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Available methods

Description

Provides methods to create kickstart files

Namespace: kickstart

Method: createProfile

Description:
Import a kickstart profile into RHN.

Parameters:

string sessionKey
string profileLabel - Label for the new kickstart profile.
string virtualizationType - fully_virtualized, para_virtualized, or none.
string kickstartableTreeLabel - Label of a kickstartable tree to associate the new profile with.
string kickstartHost - Kickstart hostname (of a satellite or proxy) used to construct the default download URL for the new kickstart profile.
string rootPassword - Root password.

Returns: int - 1 if successful, exception otherwise.

Method: createProfileWithCustomUrl

Description:
Import a kickstart profile into RHN.

Parameters:

string sessionKey
string profileLabel - Label for the new kickstart profile.
string virtualizationType - fully_virtualized, para_virtualized, or none.
string kickstartableTreeLabel - Label of a kickstartable tree to associate the new profile with.
boolean downloadUrl - Download URL, or 'default' to use the kickstart tree's default URL.
string rootPassword - Root password.

Returns: int - 1 if successful, exception otherwise.

Method: importFile

Description:
Import a kickstart profile into RHN.

Parameters:

string sessionKey
string profileLabel - Label for the new kickstart profile.
string virtualizationType - fully_virtualized, para_virtualized, or none.
string kickstartableTreeLabel - Label of a kickstartable tree to associate the new profile with.
string kickstartFileContents - Contents of the kickstart file to import.

Returns: int - 1 if successful, exception otherwise.

Method: importFile

Description:
Import a kickstart profile into RHN.

Parameters:

string sessionKey
string profileLabel - Label for the new kickstart profile.
string virtualizationType - fully_virtualized, para_virtualized, or none.
string kickstartableTreeLabel - Label of a kickstartable tree to associate the new profile with.
string kickstartHost - Kickstart hostname (of a satellite or proxy) used to construct the default download URL for the new kickstart profile. Using this option signifies that this default URL will be used instead of any url/nfs/cdrom/harddrive commands in the kickstart file itself.
string kickstartFileContents - Contents of the kickstart file to import.

Returns: int - 1 if successful, exception otherwise.

Method: listKickstartableChannels

Description:
List kickstartable channels for the logged in user.

Parameters:

string sessionKey

Returns:

 array
  struct (channel)
  int "id"
 string "label"
 string "name"
 string "arch_name"
 string "summary"
 string "description"
 string "gpg_key_url"
 string "gpg_key_id"
 string "gpg_key_fp"
 string "end_of_life"
 string "parent_channel_label"

Method: listKickstartableTrees

Description:
List the available kickstartable trees for the given channel.

Parameters:

string sessionKey
string channelLabel - Label of channel to search.

Returns:

 array
  struct (kickstartable tree)
  int id
 string label
 string base_path
 int channel_id
 string boot_image