Package com.vmware.appliance.update

The com.vmware.appliance.update package provides interfaces for updating the software in the appliance.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Pending	The Pending interface provides methods to manipulate pending updates.
PendingTypes	Defines the data types of the Pending API service.
Policy	The Policy interface provides methods to set/get background check for the new updates.
PolicyTypes	Defines the data types of the Policy API service.
Staged	The Staged interface provides methods to get the status of the staged update.
StagedTypes	Defines the data types of the Staged API service.

Class Summary

Class	Description
CommonInfo	The CommonInfo class defines common update information.
CommonInfo.Builder	Builder class for CommonInfo.
CommonInfo.Category	The Category enumeration class defines update type.
CommonInfo.Priority	The Priority enumeration class defines the update installation priority recommendations.
CommonInfo.Severity	The Severity enumeration class defines the severity of the issues fixed in the update.
PendingDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the Pending API service.
PendingStub	Remote stub implementation of the Pending API service.
PendingTypes.Info	The Info class contains the extended information about the update.
PendingTypes.Info.Builder	Builder class for PendingTypes.Info.
PendingTypes.PrecheckResult	The PrecheckResult class contains estimates of how long it will take install and rollback an update as well as a list of possible warnings and problems with installing the update.
PendingTypes.PrecheckResult.Builder	Builder class for PendingTypes.PrecheckResult.
PendingTypes.Question	The Question class describes a item of information that must be provided by the user in order to install the update.
PendingTypes.Question.Builder	Builder class for PendingTypes.Question.
PendingTypes.Question.InputType	The InputType enumeration class defines representation of field fields in GUI or CLI.
PendingTypes.SourceType	The SourceType enumeration class defines the supported types of sources of updates.
PolicyDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the Policy API service.
PolicyStub	Remote stub implementation of the Policy API service.
PolicyTypes.Config	The Config class defines automatic update checking and staging policy.
PolicyTypes.Config.Builder	Builder class for PolicyTypes.Config.
PolicyTypes.DayOfWeek	The DayOfWeek enumeration class defines the set of days.
PolicyTypes.Info	The Info class defines automatic update checking and staging policy.
PolicyTypes.Info.Builder	Builder class for PolicyTypes.Info.
PolicyTypes.Time	The Time class defines weekday and time the automatic check for new updates will be run.
PolicyTypes.Time.Builder	Builder class for PolicyTypes.Time.
ServiceInfo	The ServiceInfo class describes a service to be stopped and started during the update installation.
ServiceInfo.Builder	Builder class for ServiceInfo.
StagedDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the Staged API service.
StagedStub	Remote stub implementation of the Staged API service.
StagedTypes.Info	The Info class contains information about the staged update.
StagedTypes.Info.Builder	Builder class for StagedTypes.Info.
StructDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the top-level types in com.vmware.appliance.update package.
Summary	The Summary class contains the essential information about the update.
Summary.Builder	Builder class for Summary.
UpdateFactory	UpdateFactory is responsible for creating instances of services contained inside the com.vmware.appliance.update package and also has the subpackages reference to access respective subpackage services.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
CommonInfo.Category.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
CommonInfo.Priority.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
CommonInfo.Severity.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
PendingTypes.Question.InputType.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
PendingTypes.SourceType.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
PolicyTypes.DayOfWeek.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.

Package com.vmware.appliance.update Description

The com.vmware.appliance.update package provides interfaces for updating the software in the appliance. The package is available starting in vSphere 6.5.