Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Server Automation10.50

Develop > Automation Platform Extensions (APX) > Creating an APX

Creating an APX

The following diagram shows the basic steps to creating an APX and the corresponding commands to use. For a tutorial on how to create a web APX, see Tutorial: Creating a Web Application APX. For a tutorial on how to create a program APX, see Tutorial: Creating a program APX.

Creating an APX

To create a new APX, use the apxtool new command. This command creates a set of template files you can edit to create your own APX.

You can optionally register your new APX with the apxtool new command. Registering your APX reserves the name of your APX in SA. If you do not register your APX at this step, you can register it with the apxtool import command in step 3 below.

See apxtool command.
After creating APX template files, develop your APX code by modifying the template files created by the apxtool new command and possibly adding your own files. You can test your APX code to make sure it is running correctly.
When your APX code is tested, you must import it into SA with the apxtool import command.
Run your APX either from the SA Client or from the Global Shell command line.
- From the SA Client: Select Library > By Type tab > Extensions > Program. Select an APX. Select the Actions > Run menu.
- From the Global Shell command line: Open the Global Shell from the SA Client by selecting the Tools > Global Shell menu. Run your APX by entering the command
  /opsw/apx/bin/<APX name>.
  
  For more information, see Running Extensions to SA and the SA Global Shell sections in the Server Automation Using Guide on the HPE SSO portal.

To create an APX extension that is intended to run on VMware ESXi servers, the APX extension must communicate with the ESXi server remotely using its web services interface. For more information on VMware ESXi servers, see the Virtual Server Management section in the Server Automation Using Guide on the HPE SSO portal.

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