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==Package List==
 
==Package List==
 
Displays the list of all installed packages.
 
Displays the list of all installed packages.
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{{Bullet1|Package Name|The Name of the Installed Package}}
 
{{Bullet1|Package Name|The Name of the Installed Package}}
 
{{Bullet1|Status|Shows the current status of the package}}
 
{{Bullet1|Status|Shows the current status of the package}}

Revision as of 11:36, 20 March 2020

Home > Administration > ITOM > Installed Packages Index

Introduction

Provides the ability view and manage installed packages including the ability to install / update packages via the a Package Library as well as to manually uploaded them. Packages that are provided by Hornbill are published to the package library and will be fully supported and maintained.

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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 on the Target Operating System
  • All
Show All Packages
  • Unknown
Show Packages that have no target OS defined
  • Windows 32-bit
Shows Packages targeting 32 bit Windows OS
  • Windows 64-bit
Shows Packages targeting 64 bit Windows OS
  • Windows Universal
Shows Packages targeting either 32-bit or 64-bit Windows OS
  • Status
Filters the package list on the Status
  • All
Show All Packages
  • Offline
Show only Offline Packages
  • Available
Show all Available Packages
  • Deleted
Shows all Packages that have been Deleetd
  • 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
Open the Package Library for Package Installation and Updating
Upload and install a package
Remove selected packages

Package List

Displays the list of all installed packages.

ITOM Package List
  • Package Name
The Name of the Installed Package
  • Status
Shows the current status of the package
  • Vendor
The name of the Organisation that created the package
  • Purpose
Provides a summary of the packages use, such as Active Directory Group Memberships or User admin
  • Target OS
The Operating System that the package targets
  • Version
Displays the packages 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


Information
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, to use these packages they will need to be uploaded to an instance. A valid package will have an extension of .pkg, with uploading and installation via the Upload button.

Remove a Package

Packages can be removed 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.

Information
All scheduled jobs utilising 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