sysadm/docs/api_reference/classes/beadm.rst

.. _beadm:

beadm
*****

The beadm class is used to manage boot environments.

Every beadm class request contains several parameters:

+---------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Parameter**                   | **Value**     | **Description**                                                                                                      |
|                                 |               |                                                                                                                      |
+=================================+===============+======================================================================================================================+
| id                              |               | any unique value for the request; examples include a hash, checksum, or uuid                                         |
|                                 |               |                                                                                                                      |
+---------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| name                            | beadm         |                                                                                                                      |
|                                 |               |                                                                                                                      |
+---------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| namespace                       | sysadm        |                                                                                                                      |
|                                 |               |                                                                                                                      |
+---------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| action                          |               | supported actions include "listbes", "renamebe", "activatebe", "createbe", "destroybe", "mountbe", and "umountbe"    |
|                                 |               |                                                                                                                      |
+---------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

The rest of this section provides examples of the available *actions* 
for each type of request, along with their responses. 

.. index:: listbes, beadm

.. _List Boot Environments:

List Boot Environments
======================

The "listbes" action retrieves the list of boot environments. For each 
boot environment, the response includes its name, its flags (where  "R" 
is active on reboot, "N" is active now and "-" is inactive), the date it
was created, its mount point, its nickname, and its size.


**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "action" : "listbes"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "name" : "beadm",
   "namespace" : "sysadm",
   "id" : "fooid",
   "args" : {
      "action" : "listbes"
   }
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "listbes": {
      "11.0-CURRENTJAN2016-up-20160128_150853": {
        "active": "NR",
        "date": "2016-01-28",
        "mount": "/",
        "nick": "14:57",
        "space": "10.2G"
      },
      "initial": {
        "active": "-",
        "date": "2016-01-28",
        "mount": "-",
        "nick": "07:00",
        "space": "1.2G"
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 }
 
.. index:: renamebe, beadm

.. _Rename a Boot Environment:

Rename a Boot Environment
=========================

The "renamebe" action renames the specified boot environment. When using
this action, specify the new name as the "source" and the boot 
environment as the "target".


**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "source" : "newname",
   "action" : "renamebe",
   "target" : "bootthingy"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "namespace" : "sysadm",
   "name" : "beadm",
   "id" : "fooid",
   "args" : {
      "source" : "newname",
      "target" : "bootthingy",
      "action" : "renamebe"
   }
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "renamebe": {
      "source": "newname",
      "target": "bootthingy"
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 }
 
.. index:: activatebe, beadm

.. _Activate Boot Environment:

Activate Boot Environment
=========================

The "activatebe" action activates the specified boot environment 
(target) so that it will be the default at next boot.


**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "target" : "bootthingy",
   "action" : "activatebe"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "name" : "beadm",
   "args" : {
      "action" : "activatebe",
      "target" : "bootthingy"
   },
   "namespace" : "sysadm",
   "id" : "fooid"
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "activatebe": {
      "target": "bootthingy"
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 }
 
.. index:: createbe, beadm

.. _Create Boot Environment:

Create Boot Environment
=======================

The "create" action creates a new boot environment. Specify the name of 
the boot environment as the "newbe". By default, this action clones the 
active boot environment. To specify another, inactive boot environment, 
also include "clonefrom" to specify which boot environment to clone from.

**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "action" : "createbe",
   "newbe" : "red",
   "clonefrom" : "green"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "id" : "fooid",
   "args" : {
      "newbe" : "red",
      "clonefrom" : "green",
      "action" : "createbe"
   },
   "namespace" : "sysadm",
   "name" : "beadm"
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "createbe": {
      "clonefrom": "green",
      "newbe": "red"
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 }
 
.. index:: destroybe, beadm

.. _Destroy a Boot Environment:

Destroy a Boot Environment
==========================

The "destroybe" action destroys the specified "target" boot environment 
and forcefully unmounts it.


**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "target" : "red",
   "action" : "destroybe"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "id" : "fooid",
   "args" : {
      "action" : "destroybe",
      "target" : "red"
   },
   "name" : "beadm",
   "namespace" : "sysadm"
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "destroybe": {
      "target": "red"
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 } 
 
.. index:: mountbe, beadm

.. _Mount a Boot Environment:

Mount a Boot Environment
========================

The "mountbe" action mounts the specified boot environment. Use the 
optional "mountpoint" argument to specify the mount point.

**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "mountpoint" : "/tmp/mounteddir/",
   "action" : "mountbe",
   "be" : "green"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "id" : "fooid",
   "namespace" : "sysadm",
   "name" : "beadm",
   "args" : {
      "mountpoint" : "/tmp/mounteddir/",
      "be" : "green",
      "action" : "mountbe"
   }
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "mountbe": {
      "be": "green",
      "mountpoint": "/tmp/mountdir"
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 }
 
.. index:: umountbe, beadm

.. _Unmount a Boot Environment:

Unmount a Boot Environment
==========================

The "umountbe" action forcibly unmounts the specified boot environment, 
even if it is in use.

**REST Request**

::

 PUT /sysadm/beadm
 {
   "action" : "umountbe",
   "be" : "green"
 }

**WebSocket Request**

.. code-block:: json

 {
   "name" : "beadm",
   "namespace" : "sysadm",
   "id" : "fooid",
   "args" : {
      "be" : "green",
      "action" : "umountbe"
   }
 }

**Response**

.. code-block:: json

 {
  "args": {
    "umountbe": {
      "be": "green"
    }
  },
  "id": "fooid",
  "name": "response",
  "namespace": "sysadm"
 }