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Chapter 4. Advanced API Methods and Commands

RHN Satellite 5.5 supports provisioning using the XML-RPC API.

The following API methods are used for kickstart profile and tree maintenance:

Table 4.1. XML-RPC Methods

XML-RPC Namespace	Usage
`kickstart`	Create, import, and delete kickstart profiles. Also used to list available kickstart trees and profiles.
`kickstart.tree`	Create, rename, update, and delete kickstart trees.
`kickstart.filepreservation`	List, create, and delete file preservation lists that can be associated to a kickstart profile. Once a file preservation list has been created, it can be associated to a kickstart profile by calling the `kickstart.profile.system.add_file_preservations` API method.
`kickstart.keys`	List, create, and delete cryptography keys (GPG/SSL) that can be associated to different kickstart profiles. Note Once a cryptography key has been created, it can be associated to a kickstart profile by calling the `kickstart.profile.system.add_keys` API method.
`kickstart.profile`	Manipulate IP ranges, change the kickstart tree and the child channels, download the kickstart files associated with a profile, manipulate advanced options, manipulate custom options, and add pre- and post-scripts to a kickstart profile.
`kickstart.profile.keys`	List, add (associate), and remove (disassociate) activation keys associated to a kickstart profile.
`kickstart.profile.software`	Manipulate the list of packages associated to a kickstart profile.
`kickstart.profile.system`	Manage file preservations, manage cryptography keys, enable/disable configuration management and remote commands, setup partitioning schemes, and setup locale information associated to a given kickstart profile.

The following API methods calls are used to re-provision a host and schedule guest installs:

For more information on API calls refer to the API documentation available at https://satellite.example.com/rpc/api.