pool_update
Class: pool_update
Pool-wide updates to the host software
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Pool-wide updates to the host software | 
Enums
update_after_apply_guidance
| Values: | restartHVM | This update requires HVM guests to be restarted once applied. | 
|  | restartPV | This update requires PV guests to be restarted once applied. | 
|  | restartHost | This update requires the host to be restarted once applied. | 
|  | restartXAPI | This update requires XAPI to be restarted once applied. | 
livepatch_status
| Values: | ok_livepatch_complete | An applicable live patch exists for every required component | 
|  | ok_livepatch_incomplete | An applicable live patch exists but it is not sufficient | 
|  | ok | There is no applicable live patch | 
Fields
enum update_after_apply_guidance set
after_apply_guidance
[RO/constructor]
What the client should do after this update has been applied.
| Default value: | {} | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | What the client should do after this update has been applied. | 
bool
enforce_homogeneity
[RO/constructor]
Flag - if true, all hosts in a pool must apply this update
| Default value: | false | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | Flag - if true, all hosts in a pool must apply this update | 
host ref set
hosts
[RO/runtime]
The hosts that have applied this update.
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | The hosts that have applied this update. | 
int
installation_size
[RO/constructor]
Size of the update in bytes
| Default value: | 0 | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Size of the update in bytes | 
string
key
[RO/constructor]
GPG key of the update
| Default value: | "" | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | GPG key of the update | 
string
name_description
[RO/constructor]
a notes field containing human-readable description
| Default value: | "" | 
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | a notes field containing human-readable description | 
string
name_label
[RO/constructor]
a human-readable name
| Default value: | "" | 
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | a human-readable name | 
(string → string) map
other_config
[RW]
additional configuration
| Default value: | {} | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | additional configuration | 
string
uuid
[RO/runtime]
Unique identifier/object reference
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | Unique identifier/object reference | 
VDI ref
vdi
[RO/constructor]
VDI the update was uploaded to
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | VDI the update was uploaded to | 
string
version
[RO/constructor]
Update version number
| Default value: | "" | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Update version number | 
Messages
void
add_to_other_config
(session ref, pool_update ref, string, string)
Add the given key-value pair to the other_config field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
|  | string key | Key to add | 
|  | string value | Value to add | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | additional configuration | 
void
apply
(session ref, pool_update ref, host ref)
Apply the selected update to a host
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | The update to apply | 
|  | host ref host | The host to apply the update to. | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Apply the selected update to a host | 
void
destroy
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Removes the database entry. Only works on unapplied update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | The update to destroy | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Removes the database entry. Only works on unapplied update. | 
enum update_after_apply_guidance set
get_after_apply_guidance
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the after_apply_guidance field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | What the client should do after this update has been applied. | 
pool_update ref set
get_all
(session ref)
Return a list of all the pool_updates known to the system.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | references to all objects | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Pool-wide updates to the host software | 
(pool_update ref → pool_update record) map
get_all_records
(session ref)
Return a map of pool_update references to pool_update records for all pool_updates known to the system.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | records of all objects | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Pool-wide updates to the host software | 
pool_update ref set
get_by_name_label
(session ref, string)
Get all the pool_update instances with the given label.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | string label | label of object to return | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | references to objects with matching names | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Pool-wide updates to the host software | 
pool_update ref
get_by_uuid
(session ref, string)
Get a reference to the pool_update instance with the specified UUID.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | string uuid | UUID of object to return | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | reference to the object | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Pool-wide updates to the host software | 
bool
get_enforce_homogeneity
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the enforce_homogeneity field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | Flag - if true, all hosts in a pool must apply this update | 
host ref set
get_hosts
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the hosts field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | The hosts that have applied this update. | 
int
get_installation_size
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the installation_size field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Size of the update in bytes | 
string
get_key
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the key field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | GPG key of the update | 
string
get_name_description
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the name/description field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | a notes field containing human-readable description | 
string
get_name_label
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the name/label field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | a human-readable name | 
(string → string) map
get_other_config
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the other_config field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | additional configuration | 
pool_update record
get_record
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get a record containing the current state of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | all fields from the object | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Pool-wide updates to the host software | 
string
get_uuid
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the uuid field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | Unique identifier/object reference | 
VDI ref
get_vdi
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the vdi field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 4.0 (rio) | VDI the update was uploaded to | 
string
get_version
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Get the version field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
| Minimum role: | read-only | 
| Result: | value of the field | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Update version number | 
pool_update ref
introduce
(session ref, VDI ref)
Introduce update VDI
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | VDI ref vdi | The VDI which contains a software update. | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Result: | the introduced pool update | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Introduce update VDI | 
void
pool_apply
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Apply the selected update to all hosts in the pool
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | The update to apply | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Apply the selected update to all hosts in the pool | 
void
pool_clean
(session ref, pool_update ref)
Removes the update's files from all hosts in the pool, but does not revert the update
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | The update to clean up | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Removes the update's files from all hosts in the pool, but does not revert the update | 
enum livepatch_status
precheck
(session ref, pool_update ref, host ref)
Execute the precheck stage of the selected update on a host
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | The update whose prechecks will be run | 
|  | host ref host | The host to run the prechecks on. | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Result: | The precheck pool update | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.1 (ely) | Execute the precheck stage of the selected update on a host | 
void
remove_from_other_config
(session ref, pool_update ref, string)
Remove the given key and its corresponding value from the other_config field of the given pool_update. If the key is not in that Map, then do nothing.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
|  | string key | Key to remove | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | additional configuration | 
void
set_other_config
(session ref, pool_update ref, (string → string) map)
Set the other_config field of the given pool_update.
| Parameters: | session ref session_id | Reference to a valid session | 
|  | pool_update ref self | reference to the object | 
|  | (string → string) map value | New value to set | 
| Minimum role: | pool-operator | 
| Published in: | XenServer 7.3 (inverness) | additional configuration |