Detailed information on software components currently installed on a server is held by the components node. The components node of the response XML packet has the following structure:

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  • The component node is required. It wraps the collection of data describing a particular component. Data type: none.
  • The name node is required. It returns the software component name. Data type: string.
  • The version node is required. It returns the detailed information on the component version, or states that the component is not installed on the server. Data type: string.

A reduced response packet received from server can look as follows:

<packet>
<server>
<get>
   <result>
      <status>ok</status>
      <components>
         <component>
            <name>SSHTerm</name>
            <version>0.2.2-debian3.1.build81061120.18</version>
         </component>
...
         <component>
            <name>webalizer</name>
            <version>2.01.10-26</version>
         </component>
      </components>
   </result>
</get>
</server>
</packet>