PatchingJob - createRPMLinuxPatchingJobWithTargetGroup-2


PatchingJob - createRPMLinuxPatchingJobWithTargetGroup-2

Description:

This command creates a patching job using an existing RPMLinux catalog. The job is run against a server group. 

This command returns a handle to the newly created Patching Job. The handle can be used in other commands that need to reference the Patching Job.

The jobGroupName argument provides the fully qualified path to the parent group. The targetGroupName argument provides the target group name for the new Patching job. The catalog name provides the fully qualified path for the already defined catalog.

The include/exclude list text file contains entries for smart groups and/or depot objects one on each line. The depot objects and the smart group must be available in the catalog before running this command. To include or exclude a depot object or a smart group, add the following in the include or exclude file:

  • (Depot object) NAME#<name of the depot object>
    Example: NAME#APSB-0611
  • (Smart group) GROUP#<complete path to the smart group>
    Example: GROUP#/Catalog/TestCatalog1/smartGroup1

Command input:

Variable Name

Variable Type

Description

jobName

String

Name of the job.

groupName

String

Parent group for this job.

targetGroupName

String

Name of the target server group.

catalogName

String

RPMLinux catalog group for this job.

includeFile

String

Include file path.

excludeFile

String

Exclude file path.

setInstallMode

Boolean

True to set the install mode, false otherwise.

packageNameOptionsForAnalysis

Integer

Specify one of the following package name options for analysis:

1 - By Complete Package Name

2 - By Package Name Only (This is the default option.)

Example

The following example creates a Patching Job using an existing catalog. The job is run against a CentOS Server group.

blcli PatchingJob createRPMLinuxPatchingJobWithTargetGroup CentOSjob "/Patching Jobs" "/CentOSTarget" /Catalogs/addons //testserver/c/include1.lst //testserver/c/exclude1.lst true 1

 

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