[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification 6.3, Test Suite Updates, and Updated Certification Workflow Site Available

[Engineering Partner Management]

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of Red Hat
Certification 6.3 and its associated test suite package updates
(listed below). This Red Hat Certification package update *is* an
official release and should be used for all new Red Hat certification
submissions. Successful results from the previous certification test
suite will be accepted for a period of 90 days.

The updated Red Hat Certification packages listed below are available
on the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following location:

https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/282/

redhat-certification-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-backend-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-baremetal-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-cloud-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-openstack-6.3-20181213.el7.noarch.rpm

redhat-certification-backend-6.3-20181213.el6.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-cloud-6.3-20181213.el6.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-6.3-20181129.el6.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-6.3-20181129.el6.noarch.rpm

This release includes enhancements and bug fixes as follows:

1. Support added for pre-certification testing on Red Hat OpenStack
Platform 14 Public Beta for Plug-in and Baremetal certifications.

2. The following tests have been added to the Red Hat OpenStack
Platform policy and workflow Guides in support of pre-certification
testing on RHOSP 14 Public Beta:
   a. 'cinder_multi_attach_volume' test as part of block storage
plugin certification
   b. 'neutron_octavia_load_balancer' test as part of network plugin
certification

3. A 'multi-host testing' workflow has been introduced with this
release of rhcert. It supports certification test plans that contain a
requirement to perform simultaneous tests on more than one SUT:
   a. 'multi-host testing' results are submitted to Red Hat in a
single result file for a certification request which requires multiple
overcloud nodes (controller and compute).
   b. Currently Red Hat OpenStack Platform cinder, manila, and neutron
certifications will utilize this feature requiring results from a
compute and controller node during testing.

4. Partners can now provide leverage details from an existing
component, submitting the 'test Result ID' or 'pass-through
Certificate ID' directly on the 'Leverage Result' window. For details,
see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardware Certification Test Suite
User Guide.

5. For a connected system under test for RHOSP plugin certification,
rhcert will now only plan relevant tests. This will help a partner to
choose and run the correct RHOSP related tests easily as there will be
fewer options to choose from.

The complete changelog for each package may be found on the download
page by selecting the package name followed by selecting the ChangeLog
tab.

If you encounter any problems, please file bugs against the "Red Hat
Certification Program" product in Red Hat Bugzilla
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com).

We value your ongoing participation in Red Hat certification, software
development, and testing efforts. Thank you for your continued
partnership. If you have any questions or comments, please do not
hesitate to contact your partner manager or engineering account
manager.

Regards,
The Red Hat Certification Team