How to create a patchable Target Type

To create a target type and properties for a patchable target be sure to use the -CanPatch switch parameter to mark it as being patchable.

A patchable target type can be used to create target items that are patchable. Only target items that are created with a target type that has the CanPatch attribute are able to be patched.

The following example lists the minimum properties required to create a patchable target type:

$hostType = Set-RpsTargetType -Name 'EsxHost' -IsRoot -CanPatch
$null = Set-RpsTypeProperty -Parent $hostType -Name 'ComputerName' -PropertyType Text -IsRequired
$null = Set-RpsTypeProperty -Parent $hostType -Name 'IPAddress' -PropertyType Text -IsRequired
$null = Set-RpsTypeProperty -Parent $hostType -Name 'RunPackagesOnSma' -PropertyType Boolean -DefaultValue 'True'
$null = Set-RpsTypeProperty -Parent $hostType -Name 'OsType' -PropertyType Text - DefaultValue 'ESX'
$null = Set-RpsTypeProperty -Parent $hostType -Name 'Architecture' -PropertyType Text - DefaultValue 'x86'
$null = Set-RpsTypeProperty -Parent $hostType -Name 'OsVersion' -PropertyType Text - DefaultValue '10.12.10'

Description of the type properties:

| Property Name    | Property Type | Description   |
| ---------------- |:--------------:| ------------:|
| ComputerName     | text           | Name of the Target |
| IPAddress        | text           | IP Address of the Target |
| RunPackagesOnSma | boolean        | Indicates whether to deploy Packages from SMA instead of from the target itself (SMA acts as a proxy) |
| OsType           | text           | OS Type (e.g. Linux, Windows, ESX) |
| Architecture     | text           | Architecture of the Target |
| OsVersion        | text           | OS Version |