changeNoteAndPass.php

<?php
// Include SoftLayer Client
require_once './softlayer-api-php-client/SoftLayer/SoapClient.class.php';

// Define our vars
$apiUser = '';
$apiKey = '';
$serverId = 12345;
$newPassword = '1234abcd';

// Create the necessary SLAPI clients
$hardwareService = SoftLayer_SoapClient::getClient('SoftLayer_Hardware_Server', $serverId, $apiUser, $apiKey);
$passwordService = SoftLayer_SoapClient::getClient('SoftLayer_Software_Component_Password', Null, $apiUser, $apiKey);

// templateObject which only includes the id and changed property(notes)
$hardwareTemplate = new stdClass();
$hardwareTemplate->notes = "Testing Note";
$hardwareTemplate->id = $serverId;

// Edit the hardware object and store the result
$hardwareResult = $hardwareService->editObject($hardwareTemplate);

// Define object mask to retrieve the password object's id. We list id on each level to limit returned properties
$objectMask = <<<END
    mask[
        id,
        operatingSystem[
            id,
            passwords[
                id,
                password
            ]
        ]
    ]
END;

// Set the mask and pull down the server info
$hardwareService->setObjectMask($objectMask);
$server = $hardwareService->getObject();

// Create templateObject for the password with only the id and changed properties(password)
$passwordTemplate = new stdClass();
$passwordTemplate->id = $server->operatingSystem->passwords[0]->id;
$passwordTemplate->password = $newPassword;

// Set the init parameter and edit the object, storing the results
$passwordService->setInitParameter($passwordTemplate->id);
$passwordResult = $passwordService->editObject($passwordTemplate);

print "Hardware Edit: $hardwareResult - Password Edit: $passwordResult\n\r";