Greetings Red Hat Partners, We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of updated Red Hat Certification 4.4 and 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 suites (redhat-certification-4.2-20161116.1 and redhat-certification-4.3-20161220) will be accepted for a period of 90 days.
redhat-certification-4.4-20170206.el7 redhat-certification-backend-4.4-20170206.el7 redhat-certification-hardware-4.4-20170128.1.el7 redhat-certification-hardware-preview-4.4-20170128.1.el7 redhat-certification-backend-4.4-20170206.el6 redhat-certification-hardware-4.4-20170128.1.el6 redhat-certification-hardware-preview-4.4-20170117.1.el6 The updated Red Hat Certification packages are available on the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following location: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/282/ A description of selected updates delivered in these packages can be found below. Removal of CI Sandboxes and Backend-Validation * CI processes no longer need to submit results to Red Hat for validation, as most testing is now performed on the vendors' premises by the CCSP and RHOSP test suites. * CI Sandboxes no longer appear in the RHCERT WUI. Local Certifications are now called Sandboxes in the WUI. Sandboxes provide a web interface for reviewing test results from CI or other non-certification testing. * Sandboxes are also used for CI remote testing - when the vendors' CI scripting is run on the rhcert LTS. The use of the --remote <SUT host> option now requires --program and --id options. Web UI Changes * The "Local Certifications" section has been renamed to "Sandboxes". These are certification runs that are not associated with an official certification request on the Hardware Catalog. * In response to user feedback, the GUI now shows a live progress display while tests are being run. CLI Reorganization The command line interface for rhcert has been reorganized to clarify the roles and operations of the command line tools. This is the first change in a series of changes intended to improve and expand the functionality of the command line tools. * The rhcert-backend command was replaced with the rhcert-cli, rhcert-util, and rhcertd commands * rhcert-cli is the CLI for client testing * rhcert-util provides utilities for results file updating and attachment extraction * rhcertd is the SUT client daemon and LTS test services (network, nfs for kdump) command Further information on each command can be found by running them with the --help option and the online documentation is being updated to use the new commands. NOTE: The command change from "rhcert-backend" to "rhcertd" will cause existing LTS systems to stop providing certification services until they are started with the new command. You will need to run the command "chkconfig rhcertd on" and then reboot the system to remove all traces of the previous tool from memory and configure the new tool to start on boot. Improved Client Registration via LAN broadcast The rhcert-cli register command invoked from the SUT listens for LTS broadcast messages on the subnet and offers to connect. This removes the need to supply IP addresses, and also provides connectivity feedback. If you encounter any problems, please file bugs against the "Red Hat Certification Program" product in Red Hat Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com). Note that this may be a change from some users who are used to using the old "Red Hat Hardware Certification Program" product. 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 -- Hwcert-announce-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/hwcert-announce-list
