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

 

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