Placement Rules

class PlacementRules(api)

Bases: FeatureBase

create(name, conditions, device_location, certificate_location=None, rule_type='X509 Certificate', get_if_already_exists=True)
Parameters

  • name (str) – Name of the placement rule.

  • conditions (List[str]) – A list of strings that define the conditions of the rule. Use PlacementRuleCondition to create the rule conditions. See Managing Placement Rules for examples.

  • device_location (Union[Object, str]) – Config Object or Distinguished Name (DN) of the folder in which to place applicable devices.

  • certificate_location (Union[Object, str]) – Config Object or Distinguished Name (DN) of the folder in which to place applicable certificates.

  • rule_type (str) – Default is ‘X509 Certificate’. ‘SSH’ may be specified instead for SSH discovery.

  • get_if_already_exists (bool) – If the objects already exists, just return it as is.

Returns

Config Object of the placement rule object.

delete(rule)

Deletes a placement rule.

Parameters

rule (Union[Object, str]) – Config Object or name of the placement rule.

get(name, raise_error_if_not_exists=True)
Parameters

  • name (str) – Name of the placement rule.

  • raise_error_if_not_exists (bool) – Raise an exception if the placement rule does not exist.

Returns

Config Object of the placement rule object.

update(rule, conditions=None, device_location=None, certificate_location=None, rule_type='X509 Certificate')

Updates a placement rule. If certain parameters are not provided, the current parameters will be rewritten to the object. In other words, only the parameters given are updated.

Parameters