IPC

NAME

ipc - SWUpdate IPC tool

swupdate-ipc sends a specific command to SWUpdate. The following commands are enabled:

AES

send a new aes key to SWUpdate

SETVERSION

sends a range of versions that can be accepted.

GETHAWKBIT

return status of the connection to Hawkbit.

SENDTOHAWKBIT

send data to the Hawkbit Server. A typical use case is acknowledgement for activation by an application or operator after a new software has been installed. The tool can forward the result for the activation to the hawkBit server.

SYSRESTART

send a restart command after a network update

SYNOPSIS

swupdate-ipc <cmd> [option]

Where cmd is one of the listed above.

DESCRIPTION

aes <key> <ivt>

AES key to be used for decryption

setversion <min> <max> <current>

configure the accepted range of versions

hawkbitcfg

configuration for Hawkbit Module

	-h		help
	-p		allows one to set the polling time (in seconds)
	-e		enable suricatta mode
	-d		disable suricatta mode

swupdate-sendtohawkbit <action id> <status> <finished> <execution> <detail
1> <detail 2> ..

Send Acknolwedge to Hawkbit server after an update if SWUpdate is set to wait for.

sysrestart

Used with SWU handler, allow to perform a network restart

	-r		optionally reboot the target after a successful update
	-w		waits for a SWUpdate connection instead of exit with error

-s <path>

path to progress IPC socket

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