[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat Certification 7.0, 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 7.0 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-backend-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-baremetal-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-cloud-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-openstack-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-software-7.0-20190918.2.el8.noarch.rpm

redhat-certification-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-backend-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-baremetal-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-cloud-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-openstack-7.0-20190918.2.el7.noarch.rpm

redhat-certification-backend-7.0-20190918.el6.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-cloud-7.0-20190918.el6.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-7.0-20190913.el6.noarch.rpm
redhat-certification-hardware-preview-7.0-20190913.el6.noarch.rpm

This release includes enhancements and bug fixes as follows:

1. RHCert WUI has been redesigned and following features have been incorporated:
   a. New login page with the new Red Hat logo.
   b. The Certifications, Sandbox and Result files tabs are now
aligned to left navigation bar.
   c. The new certification request can now be made via "New
Certification" button or a plus sign on top navigation bar.
   d. A "Result File Import" button has been added to the top
navigation bar which allows multiple result files to be uploaded and
provides drag and drop file uploading.

2. Support for the upcoming Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 release is
added to the RHOSP Plugin (Cinder, Manila, Neutron), Nova, and
Baremetal certifications.

3. A new precheck is added in the RHOSP Manila Shares test to verify
that the manila network is configured for Neutron and not standalone,
and that multitenancy is enabled when driver handles share servers
(DHSS) is supported and enabled.

4. A new OpenStack Configuration test is added for RHOSP 15 Manila and
Neutron certifications. This test verifies that OVN is enabled.

5. A bug is fixed which may allow a cloud image configured to use the
CDN to incorrectly report a "Pass" result.

6. Two new checks are added to the Supportable test for RHEL 8
Application certifications:
   a. RPMFreshness, will verify that important updates and security
are installed
   b. SELinux Enforcing, will verify that SELinux is enabled and in
enforcing mode

7. A bug is fixed which may cause the Software Modules subtest to
incorrectly FAIL on RHEL 8.0 in Cloud Image Certification and
Application Certifications.

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