[Hwcert-announce-list] Red Hat v7 Hardware Test Suite Release Candidate (v7-1.5-28) Now Available

Thu May 24 17:31:07 UTC 2012

Greetings Red Hat Partners,

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Red Hat v7 Hardware 
Test Suite Release Candidate (v7-1.5-28) for testing purposes with Red 
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x and 6.x releases and with Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux 6.3 test releases.

The Red Hat v7 Hardware Test Suite RC package (v7-1.5-28) is not an 
official release and should be not be used for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
certification submissions. The current Red Hat v7 Hardware Test Suite 
(v7-1.4-38) should continue to be used for all official certification 
activity.

Red Hat will update the official Red Hat Hardware Test Suite package 
before Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 GA.

The Red Hat v7 Hardware Test Suite RC (v7-1.5-28) is available at the 
following locations:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL6/v7/1.5/

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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ftp://partners.redhat.com/a166eabc5cf5df158922f9b06e5e7b21/hwcert/RHEL5/v7/1.5/

Highlights of the v7 1.5 Hardware Test Suite Release Candidate include:

* v7 can now open a new certification and upload a results package to an 
existing certification using the "submit" command. The v7-1.5 RC will 
send these requests to the Hardware Catalog test site at 
https://partner-hwcert.redhat.com.

* The kdump test will now restart the kdump service before executing. 
This avoids configuration mismatches where the kdump.conf file may have 
been updated but the changes are not yet reflected in the kdump initrd.

* The info test will check for /etc/mrg-realtime-release on Realtime 
kernels. If the release file is not found a warning is issued and the 
test will continue.

A reminder of the v7-1.5-18 hardware test suite beta highlights:

* A new InfiniBand (IB) test has been added that captures the output 
from 'ibstat' and 'ibstatus'. This test is automatically planned when an 
IB bridge or an IB serial controller is detected in lspci. Similar to 
the wlan test, it provides additional information to improve results 
review and does not replace the functional network and/or storage 
testing that is currently required of InfiniBand devices.

* The info test now verifies that the kernel on the system under test is 
a GA-release kernel. A kernel version to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
release mapping file is automatically retrieved from the Red Hat partner 
ftp site during the info test run. If the ftp site cannot be reached by 
the system under test, a warning is issued and the test continues using 
an internal mapping.

* The storage test now uses udisks in addition to hal on RHEL6 for 
hardware detection during the plan phase.

* The video test now verifies that all loaded X modules are provided by 
Red Hat, similar to the way kernel modules are verified for Red Hat 
origin in the info test. The video test also runs xvinfo, xdriinfo, and 
glxinfo to gather additional information about the X environment. These 
changes mean that the glx-utils package will be required for all 
certification work performed on v7 1.5 or higher.

* The opticalDiskTest library code has been cleaned up and reorganized. 
The associated cd, dvd, and bluray tests use the updated code.

* The network test now works in IPV6 environments.

The v7-1.5-28 package has been tested against Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 
on the x86, x86_64, ppc64, and s390x architectures. If you encounter any 
problems, please file bugs against the 'Red Hat Hardware Certification 
Program' product in Red Hat Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com).

Changelog between v7-1.5-18(Beta) and v7-1.5-28(RC):
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817154 - Kernel- Check OS kernel build fails with MRG-RT kernel
822359 - catalog url for partner site should be https rather than http
818184 - input check is needed for hardware 'category' field
707144 - Regression with BLURAY test in v7 version 1.3-43-el6
817154 - Kernel- Check OS kernel build fails with MRG-RT kernel
820972 - v7 kdump test should restart kdump service every time
817258 - submit results to catalog with filename missing ".gz"
782195 - FEAT: v7 certify should only run rtevel and hwlatdetect ...
818331 - Reboot test should not be automatically scheduled
816219 - fv storage and network tests may fail for multiple devices ...
813405 - v7 should not prompt for certification id when hardware ...
809026 - v7 trivial formatting fix
812437 - getModuleFile may return 'null'
811247 - kabi-whitelists structure changing makes kabi check fail
810497 - v7 info - make: *** No rule to make target `kernelInfo.xml'
809240 - v7 plan --model should use the same prompts as v7 plan ...
813090 - v7 plan fails when the Hardware Catalog Server is not ...
810809 - v7 tests result cannot be judged from its exit status
809942 - Traceback on continue

Changelog between v7-1.4-38(Current official) and v7-1.5-18(Beta):
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809245 - v7 1.5 should have different self.defaultCatalogURL values ...
809942 - Traceback on continue
809537 - info test kernel validation should allow more flexibility ...
809520 - v7 1.5 R14 traceback on server start
807714 - v7 1.5 R12 requires udisks package not in RHEL5
807552 - v7 info: Environment instance has no attribute ...
713368 - failed to get httptest.file if ipv6 available on both sides
649675 - RHEL5 doesn't install xen packages as dependencies by default
611409 - Test Suite should collect the information about the ...
608568 - FEAT: can v7 detect non Red Hat shipped xorg drivers ?
488745 - Add suggested IB specific commands to network test
805757 - info test missing requires for sos (sosreport)
781243 - v7 info fails to capture modules tainted for multiple signs
782189 - FEAT: v7 should be able to upload a result directly to ...
804492 - V7 should not pass the debug kernel in info when used for ...
767059 - info: kmod rpm verify command is not running
687990 - FV_CORE INFO test fails because sosreport expects user response
799897 - v7 server starts/stops returns 1
752753 - v7 server status reporting /var/v7/export is exported in v7-1.4
748753 - Unicode decode error in /var/log/messages
747990 - interactive tests run in --mode auto should fail -- code ...
750721 - audio: Warning: could not log sound card information
755473 - v7-server traceback: No such file or directory: u'/var/v7/ ...
782191 - FEAT: v7 should be able to open a new certification request
799921 - v7 1.5 R7 may trace-back on older /etc/v7.xml environment file.
782229 - FEAT: v7 certify should support component mode
746029 - FEAT: v7 should log reboot and fv guest time limit changes ...
702168 - RedHat v7-1.3-35 Hardware Test Suite: v7 server requires ...
532557 - test suite should alarm operator and fail test runs on non ...
799118 - FEAT: v7 should preserve SUT hardware information when ...
798321 - v7 plan UnboundLocalError: local variable 'controllers' ...
782197 - FEAT: v7 should support dbus udisks in place of hal/kudzu ...
755787 - RFE: rebase CD/DVD/Blu-ray tests
754919 - bluray: not choosing the most capable media type as default
705999 - v7 --help doesn't give information about "v7 save"

Known Issues List
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824306 - v7 fails to open cert if 'Make' and/or 'Model' fields empty

We value your ongoing participation in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
Hardware Certification efforts. Thank you for your continued 
partnership. If you have any questions or comments, please do not 
hesitate to contact your Partner Manager or Technical Account Manager.

Regards,

The Red Hat Hardware Certification Team