Package node

A Package node represents a software package in your environment and is linked to all Host nodes which contain it.

Package node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Package is created, updated or destroyed. Package nodes are identical in behavior to Patch nodes, see Patch-node.

Creation

Package nodes are created when they are first detected on a host. The generated key of a Package node consists of the following critical properties;

name
version
revision
epoch
architecture (for example: i386, x86_64)
OS information.

Package nodes are shared by all host nodes with the same package installed, the same architecture and that are running the same OS.

Update

A Package node is never updated because its key consists of the critical properties described above, and a change to any of these properties will result in a new Package node being created.

Removal

To remove a Package node manually, find the necessary Package node, select it in the list and pick Destroy from the Actions list.

Attributes and relationships of the Package node

The attributes of the Package node are described in the following table:

UI Name Attribute Name and Type	Description
Name name : string	Package name
Vendor vendor : string	Package vendor
Version version : string	Package version
Epoch epoch : int	Package epoch - only populated on Linux
Revision revision : string	Package revision
Operating System os : string	Operating System this Package is for
Not shown in UI key : string	Unique key
Architecture arch : string	CPU type Package runs under
Description description : string	Package description
Solaris Full Name pkgname : string	Full Solaris package name

The relationships of the Package node are described in the following table:

UI Name	Relationship	Description
Hosts	InstalledSoftware: HostedSoftware: Host: Host	Hosts with this Package
Associated To Business Applications	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: BusinessApplicationInstance	Business Application associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Business Services	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: BusinessService	Business Service associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Technical Services	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: TechnicalService	Technical Service associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Candidate Software Instances	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: CandidateSoftwareInstance	Candidate Software Instance associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Hosts	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: Host	Host associated in some way to this Package
Associated To MF Parts	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: MFPart	MF Part associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Mainframes	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: Mainframe	Mainframe associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Management Controllers	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: ManagementController	Management Controller associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Network Devices	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: NetworkDevice	Network Device associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Printers	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: Printer	Printer associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Runtime Environments	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: RuntimeEnvironment	Runtime Environment associated in some way to this Package
Associated To SNMP Managed Devices	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: SNMPManagedDevice	SNMP Managed Device associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Software Components	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: SoftwareComponent	Software Component associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Software Containers	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: SoftwareContainer	Software Container associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Software Instances	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: SoftwareInstance	Software Instance associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Storage Devices	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: StorageDevice	Storage Device associated in some way to this Package
Associated To Virtual Machines	Associate: Inference: InferredElement: VirtualMachine	Virtual Machine associated in some way to this Package
Contributes To Business Application	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: BusinessApplicationInstance	Business Application whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Business Service	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: BusinessService	Business Service whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Technical Service	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: TechnicalService	Technical Service whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Host	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: Host	Host whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To IP Address	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: IPAddress	IP Address whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Runtime Environment	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: RuntimeEnvironment	Runtime Environment whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Software Component	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: SoftwareComponent	Software Component whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Software Container	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: SoftwareContainer	Software Container whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Software Instance	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: SoftwareInstance	Software Instance whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package
Contributes To Virtual Machine	Contributor: Inference: InferredElement: VirtualMachine	Virtual Machine whose attributes have been partly or wholly determined from this Package