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Provides the ability to view and manage installed packages, including the ability to install / update packages via the Package Library and manually upload them. Packages that Hornbill provides are published to the package library and will be fully supported and maintained.
Packages Tool Bar
- Refresh
A refresh of the list may be required to display any new devices that were discovered while you are viewing the list. - Target OS
Filters the Package list based on the Target Operating System. - Vendor
Selecting on any of these will filter the list by the selected Vendor. The content of this list will depend on the uploaded/installed packages. Packages that have been supplied by Hornbill will have the vendor ID of “private:Hornbill”. - Purpose
The Purpose Filter options like the Vendor will depend on uploaded/installed packages as the Vendor will have defined the purpose. Some examples might be; Managing Active Directory Groups, or Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management. - Library
Open the Package Library for Package Installation and Updating. - Upload
Upload and install a package. - Remove
Remove selected packages.
Packages List
Displays the list of all installed packages.
- Package Name
The Name of the Installed Package. - Status
Shows the current status of the package. - Vendor
The name of the Organization that created the package. - Purpose
Provides a summary of the package’s use, such as Active Directory Group Memberships or User admin. - Target OS
The Operating System that the package targets. - Version
Displays the package’s Version number. - Imported On
Shows the date that the package was uploaded or Installed via the Package Library. - Imported By
Display the user that Installed / Uploaded the package.
Tip
Hovering over the Information icon at the beginning of the package list entry provides a more detailed description.
Upload a Package
Packages can be provided externally, possibly from third-party vendors or via consultancy; they will need to be uploaded to an instance to use these packages. A valid package will have an extension of .pkg and is uploaded and installed via the Upload button.
Remove a Package
An administrator can remove packages by selecting one or more packages from the list and clicking on the Remove button. Once removed, the package will no longer be available for use by any new or existing IT Automation job.
Tip
All scheduled jobs utilizing the package will fail once the Job executes, the failure will appear within the Jobs Log. A failure message will also appear when opening a scheduled Job that uses the package.
Package Library
The Package Library List enables for the Installation and Updating of published packages. As new packages become available for use, they will become visible on the list and will contain an Install button next to the entry. Clicking on Install will allow for the package to be available for use, for IT Automations. Once a package has been installed any updates to the package will not automatically be made available. Updates to packages are visible via the Update button next to the entry. The package version information is also visible via the list entry, showing the latest package version and the installed version.
Package Library List
- Name
Name of the Installed Package. - Purpose
Shows a summary of what the package interfaces with. - Version
The latest version of the package listed in the package library. - Installed Version
The version of the package installed within the instance.
Toolbar and Form Controls
- Filter
Free Text filter to search by Name, Purpose. - Install
Install a Package for use within an IT Automation or Runbook. - Update
Update a Package to the latest version. - Information
Hovering over the Information at the beginning of the package list entry, a more detailed description is displayed.
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