How to Configure a Software Distribution Mandatory Advertisement for Wake On LAN
Updated: November 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
You can configure an existing mandatory advertisement for Wake On LAN by using the SMS_Advertisement class and properties.
To configure a mandatory advertisement for Wake On LAN
Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Get the specific advertisement using the provided advertisement ID.
Replace the AdvertFlags property value with the value indicating Wake On LAN.
Save the advertisement with the new property
Example
The following example method configures a software distribution mandatory advertisement for Wake On LAN.
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
Sub SetWOLOnAdvertisment(connection, existingAdvertisementID)
' Define a constant with the hexadecimal value for WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED.
Const WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED = &H00400000
Dim advertisementToModify
' Get the specific advertisement instance to modify.
Set advertisementToModify = connection.Get("SMS_Advertisement.AdvertisementID='" & existingadvertisementID & "'")
' List the existing property values.
Wscript.Echo " "
Wscript.Echo "Values before change: "
Wscript.Echo "--------------------- "
Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Name: " & advertisementToModify.AdvertisementName
Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Flags (integer): " & advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags
' Set the new property value.
advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags = advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags OR WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED
' Save the advertisement.
advertisementToModify.Put_
' Output the new property values.
Wscript.Echo " "
Wscript.Echo "Values after change: "
Wscript.Echo "--------------------- "
Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Name: " & advertisementToModify.AdvertisementName
Wscript.Echo "Advertisement Flags (integer): " & advertisementToModify.AdvertFlags
End Sub
public void SetWOLOnAdvertisment(WqlConnectionManager connection, string existingAdvertisementID) { // Define a constant with the hexadecimal value for WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED. const Int32 WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED = 0x00400000; try { // Get the specific advertisement instance to modify. IResultObject advertisementToModify = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_Advertisement.AdvertisementID='" + existingAdvertisementID + "'"); // List the existing property values. Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Values before change:"); Console.WriteLine("_____________________"); Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Name: " + advertisementToModify["AdvertisementName"].StringValue); Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Flags (integer): " + advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue); // Modify the AdvertFlags value to include the WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED value. advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue = advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue | WAKE_ON_LAN_ENABLED; // Save the advertisement with the new value. advertisementToModify.Put(); // Reload the advertisement to verify the change. advertisementToModify.Get(); // List the existing (modified) property values. Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Values after change:"); Console.WriteLine("_____________________"); Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Name: " + advertisementToModify["AdvertisementName"].StringValue); Console.WriteLine("Advertisement Flags (integer): " + advertisementToModify["AdvertFlags"].IntegerValue); } catch (SmsException ex) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to modify advertisement. Error: " + ex.Message); throw; } }
Compiling the Code
The C# example requires:
System
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine
adminui.wqlqueryengine
microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider
mscorlib
Robust Programming
For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.
The example method has the following parameters:
Parameter
Type
Description
connection
swebemServices
Managed: WqlConnectionManager
VBScript: SWbemServices
A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
existingAdvertisementID
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The ID of the advertisment.