hacker summit 2013 tot rhns api

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Begin Programming Your RedHat Network Satellite Server

George Hacker

Curriculum Manager, Red Hat, Inc.June 14, 2013


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Session/Unit Goals

Upon completion o t!i" unit, #ou "!ould $e a$le to%

&e"cri$e t!e practical u"e" or t!e Red Hat 'et(ork )*I

Gi+e an o+er+ie( o $a"ic RH' )*I program "tructure

Modi# and (rite "imple program" u"ing t!e RH' )*I


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RHN Application Programming Interace

)pplication programming interace pro+ided $# RH'

Red Hat 'et(ork )*I u"e"%

Cu"tom uerie"

Reporting )utomated RH' admini"tration

Red Hat 'et(ork )*I unctionalit# continue" to e-pand

+er# /atellite "er+er !a" rele+ant )*I documentation !ttp%satellite.fqdnr!napidoc


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Supported Programming !anguages

ork" (it! language" (it! MR*C client "upport

Mo"t common language" u"ed are *erl and *#t!on

*erl

Reuire" perl5rontierR*C package

'o additional reuirement" or *#t!on


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RHN API Program Structure

*rogram" (!ic! u"e t!e RH' )*I !a+e a con"i"tentpattern

Connect to t!e /atellite "er+er +ia MR*C li$rar#

In mo"t ca"e", aut!enticate a" a +alid u"er

'ormal /atellite "er+er permi""ion"role" appl#

*erorm uerie" and operation" o intere"t

og out 6onl# (!en aut!enticated7


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API "et#ods $ RHN Sotware/Server Admin

api

*ro+ide" getVersionand systemVersionmet!od"

preferences

Met!od" or locale and time8one coniguration

proxy

*ro+ide" met!od" to manage RH' *ro-ie"

satellite

*ro+ide" RH' /atellite management met!od"


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API "et#ods $ User/%rgani&ation "anagement

auth

*ro+ide" login and logout met!od"

org

*ro+ide" met!od" or 9rgani8ation management

user

*ro+ide" met!od" or RH' u"er admini"tration


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API "et#ods $ '#annel "anagement

channel

*ro+ide" met!od" or managing /ot(are C!annel"

configchannel

*ro+ide" met!od" or Coniguration C!annel management

errata

*ro+ide" met!od" to manage RH' errata

packages

Met!od" t!at "earc! or and delete" package" (it!in RH'


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API "et#ods $ S(stems "anagement

activationkey

*ro+ide" met!od" or managing )cti+ation :e#"

kickstart

*ro+ide" met!od" to manage kick"tart proile"

schedule

Met!od" to "earc! and manage "c!eduled e+ent"

system

*ro+ide" met!od" or uerie" and management o regi"tered "#"tem"

systemgroup

*ro+ide" met!od" or /#"tem Group admini"tration


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Sample Perl Script

#!/usr/bin/perluse Frontier::Client;

my " $ %https://satellite&example&com/rpc/api%;my user $ %rhn'username%;my pass $ %rhn'pass(ord%;

my client $ ne( Frontier::Client)url $* "+;my session $ client'*call)%auth&login%, user, pass+;

my systems $ client'*call)%system&listser-ystems%, session+;

foreach my system ).systems+ print system'*%name%0&12n1;0

client'*call)%auth&logout%, session+;


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Sample P(t#on Script

#!/usr/bin/pythonimport xmlrpclib

" $ 1https://satellite&example&com/rpc/api1user $ 1rhn'username1ps(d $ 1rhn'pass(ord1

client $ xmlrpclib&-erver)", verbose$3+session $ client&auth&login)user, ps(d+

list $ client&user&list4assigned4system4groups)session, user+for group in list: print group&get)%name%+

client&auth&logout)session+


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Practice )*ercise $ RHN API Programming

og into #our (ork"tation

U"ername% "tudent

*a""(ord% "tudent

RH' /atellite credential" U"ername% "ummitXX

*a""(ord% red!at

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http://satellite/http://satellite/


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+#ank You or Attending,

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