Invoke installfromuri - software update

George varghese georgooty at gmail.com
Tue Jul 30 09:28:06 UTC 2013


Hi,

Anybody please reply to me.

Regards,
George


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:51 PM, George varghese <georgooty at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have following questions regarding software update profile,
>
> Qn 1. How to know the software revision and other details
>  Ans: I think that CIM_SoftwareIdentity class is used for this purpose.
>  Is it right?
>
> Qn2 : I want to implement CIM_SoftwareInstallationSerice.InstallFromURI
> method. Right now I am trying to implement it synchronous.. Later I wish to
> change it asynchronous method.
>     Ans: I shall describe the steps here.
>            1. Create the instance of CIM_ConcreteJob class. Fill the
> status as downloading
>            2. Download and install the firmware in system
>            3. Return OK as status.
> Qn3: How to the installation status? means that which class enumerating
> for this purpose?
>
>
> Please advise me.
>
> Regards,
> George
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 3:51 PM, George varghese <georgooty at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>>>  What optional features you want to implement (like Ordered
>>>> Dependencies, Software Bundles etc.).
>>>
>>> No. I am trying to implement firmware via http . So I trying to
>> implement InstallFromURI method. In this method I implement download
>> packages using CURL library to destination path. Right now I didn't fill
>> CIM_ConcreteJob instance.
>>
>> What other functionality you are missing in the profile (verification)?
>>
>> Need to enumerate current installed firmware revision.For this purpose
>> need to enumerate instance of  CIM_SoftwareIdentity  and
>> CIM_SoftwareInstallationService class. right?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Whether you are content with synchronous methods? - easy to implement.
>>
>> current implementation firmware installation done by another process. So
>> I think it should  an asynchronous. if it synchronous, take long time for
>> getting InstallFromURI method response.. right?..
>>
>>  And when you choose asynchronous, whether to make indications to notify
>>> clients?
>>
>> how to make notification to client. Please give samples about indication.
>>
>>
>> How to represent your jobs in separate thread or process?
>>
>> Yes. firmware upgrade process already done, thats in another process . So
>> we need to query the status to that process .Inter Process
>> Communication(IPC) . using messsage queue mechanism
>>
>> Regards,
>> George
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Michal Minář <miminar at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  On 25.7.2013 10:32, George varghese wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Michal Minář <miminar at redhat.com><miminar at redhat.com>wrote:
>>> >
>>> >     Hi George
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >     On 24.7.2013 20:35, George varghese wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>     Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >>     I am trying to implement software update provider for firmware
>>> updating. I have done following things.. 1. Created a new instance of
>>> CIM_SoftwareInstallationService.
>>> >>     2. Downloaded URI link
>>> >     >>Maybe I get you wrong. Isn't the provider supposed to download
>>> the package from given URI and install it? >>Why doing it yourself.
>>> >
>>> > 2. I described here the code sequence. download the package from the
>>> given URI and install by provider..
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>     3. Then set success as method, KUint32_Set(&result, 0);
>>> KSetStatus(status, OK); in spec I shall copied herre the body content of
>>> response, <n1:InstallFromURI_OUTPUT> <n1:ReturnValue>0</n1:ReturnValue>
>>> </n1:InstallFromURI_OUTPUT> </s:Body> I don't know how to put description
>>> here, for this which method I shall calling.
>>> >>     4. I don't know about CIM_ConcretJob class details. How to fill
>>> this class properties values.
>>> >
>>> >     >>You don't need to use CIM_ConcreteJob at all, if the synchronous
>>> invocation is sufficient. In that case just ??>>return "Job Completed with
>>> No Error", "Failed" or any other value < 4096.
>>> >
>>> > I think the installation process may be asynchronous. That case which
>>> class enumerating for knowing the download status.. ..    If user shall
>>> initiate the same process, what is the response value... for this which
>>> class I need to enumerate?
>>> Look here:
>>> http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/cim-html/2.34.0/CIM_ConcreteJob.html
>>> Search for "PercentComplete" property. You may also provide indications
>>> user can subscribe to.
>>> This way he doesn't need to poll for status. With asynchronous
>>> invocation there are just a few
>>> possible values you can return: "Unspecified Error" (2) or "Method
>>> Parameters Checked - Job Started" (4096).
>>> Return the first one if parameters are invalid or the job could not be
>>> started, otherwise start the job, make instance of CIM_ConcreteJob, return
>>> it as an Out parameter and make 4096 the return value of method.
>>>
>>> >
>>> > >>All the requirements are listed in Job Control Profile (DSP1103) and
>>> Software Update
>>> >
>>> >     >>profile. For implementation (in python) you may check out our
>>> openlmi->>providers/src/python/lmi/common/JobManager.py.
>>> >
>>> > No, provider implementation should be in C language.
>>> >
>>> > What things we consider for implementing software update provider?
>>> What optional features you want to implement (like Ordered Dependencies,
>>> Software Bundles etc.).
>>> What other functionality you are missing in the profile (verification)?
>>> Whether you are content with synchronous methods? - easy to implement.
>>> And when you choose asynchronous, whether to make indications to notify
>>> clients?
>>> How to represent your jobs in separate thread or process?
>>>
>>> >
>>> >>     Regards,
>>> >>     George
>>> >>
>>> >>
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