IBM DevOps Package Manager - Process Steps

• Create Package
• Install Package
• Rollback Package
• Uninstall Package
• Verify Install

Create Package

Create package from files.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Content Directory	String	The directory containing the content of the package.	Yes
Output Directory	String	The directory to output the created package file to.	Yes
PACKAGER_HOME	String	Location of the DevOps Package Manager.	No
Package Dependencies	String	A list of Package IDs that this Package will depend on. Enter each dependency on a separate line. Package ID is in the form NAME#VERSION	No
Package Name	String	The name of the package.	Yes
Package Type	String	The type of the package.	Yes
Package Version	String	The version of the package.	Yes

Install Package

Install package on target.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Force Install	Boolean	Attempt to install package even if it already installed. NOTE: THIS WILL ERASE ANY EXISTING INVENTORY / ROLLBACK DATA FOR THIS PACKAGE.	No
Install Properties	String	Properties given to the package manager during installation. Enter each property on a separate line. Entries will most likely be in the form: -Dkey=value	No
Inventory	String	Inventory name to use on the agent.	No
PACKAGER_HOME	String	Location of the DevOps Package Manager.	No
Package Path	String	The path to the package file relative to the working directory.	Yes
Skip dependency checking	Boolean	Skips the dependency checking during install/uninstall. This is not suggested to use.	No
User impersonation name	String	User account name on the agent to impersonate.	No
User impersonation password	Password	Password for the impersonated account on the agent. Only needed on Windows.	No

Rollback Package

Rollback package on target.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Inventory	String	Inventory name to use on the agent.	No
PACKAGER_HOME	String	Location of the DevOps Package Manager.	No
Package Name	String	The name of the package to be rolled back one version, or a Package ID to roll back to the specified version.	Yes
Rollback Properties	String	Properties given to the package manager during rollback. Enter each property on a separate line. Entries will most likely be in the form: -Dkey=value	No
Skip dependency checking	Boolean	Skips the dependency checking during install/uninstall. This is not suggested to use.	No
User impersonation name	String	User account name on the agent to impersonate.	No
User impersonation password	Password	Password for the impersonated account on the agent. Only needed on Windows.	No

Uninstall Package

Uninstall package on target.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Inventory	String	Inventory name to use on the agent.	No
PACKAGER_HOME	String	Location of the DevOps Package Manager.	No
Package Name	String	The name of the package to be uninstalled.	Yes
Skip dependency checking	Boolean	Skips the dependency checking during install/uninstall. This is not suggested to use.	No
Uninstall Properties	String	Properties given to the package manager during uninstallation. Enter each property on a separate line. Entries will most likely be in the form: -Dkey=value	No
User impersonation name	String	User account name on the agent to impersonate.	No
User impersonation password	Password	Password for the impersonated account on the agent. Only needed on Windows.	No

Verify Install

Verify installed files.

Name	Type	Description	Required
Inventory	String	Inventory name to use on the agent.	No
PACKAGER_HOME	String	Location of the DevOps Package Manager.	No
Package Name	String	The name of the installed package to be verified.	Yes
Skip dependency checking	Boolean	Skips the dependency checking during install/uninstall. This is not suggested to use.	No
User impersonation name	String	User account name on the agent to impersonate.	No
User impersonation password	Password	Password for the impersonated account on the agent. Only needed on Windows.	No
Verification Properties	String	Properties given to the package manager during verify. Enter each property on a separate line. Entries will most likely be in the form: -Dkey=value	No