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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 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

Relationships of the Package node

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

UI Name Relationship Description 
Container Images InstalledSoftware:
HostedSoftware:
Host:
ContainerImage 		Container Images with this Package
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 Contained Software Instances Associate:
Inference:
InferredElement:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained 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 Contained Software Instance Contributor:
Inference:
InferredElement:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained Software Instance 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

 

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