SoftLayer Container Utility Microsoft Windows UpdateServices UpdateItem

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Overview

SoftLayer_Container_Utility_Microsoft_Windows_UpdateServices_UpdateItem models a single Microsoft Update as reported by SoftLayer's private Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) services. All servers purchased with Microsoft Windows retrieve updates from SoftLayer's WSUS servers by default.

Warning! Even though our API is object based, XML-RPC can only return data as array values. The SOAP implementation treats data as object properties.

Local Properties

description

A short description of a Microsoft Windows Update.

  • Type: string



failed

Flag indicating that this patch failed to properly install

  • Type: boolean



kbArticleNumber

A Windows Update's knowledge base article number. Every Windows Update can be referenced on the Microsoft Help and Support site at the URL http://support.microsoft.com/kb/<article number>.

  • Type: integer



requiresReboot

Flag indicating that a reboot is needed for this update to be fully applied

  • Type: boolean

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