Chapter 4 Working With the Ksplice Uptrack API

Table of Contents

4.1 About the Ksplice Uptrack API

4.2 Viewing Your API User Name and API Key

4.3 Generating a New API Key

4.4 Installing the API Command-Line Tools

4.5 Ksplice Uptrack API Commands

4.5.1 About the uptrack-api-authorize Command
4.5.2 About the uptrack-api-describe Command
4.5.3 About the uptrack-api-list Command
4.5.4 Specifying the username and api_key Variables
4.5.5 Specifying a Proxy

4.6 About the API Implementation

4.6.1 API Version
4.6.2 API Authentication
4.6.3 API Request Format
4.6.4 Supported API Requests
4.6.5 Interaction Sample

4.7 Configuring the check_uptrack Nagios Plugin

4.7.1 Using the Nagios Plugins

4.8 For More Information About the Ksplice Uptrack API

This chapter describes the programming interfaces for Ksplice Uptrack.