How to Configure the Software Update Point

 

Updated: November 1, 2013

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

You configure the software update point, in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, by modifying the site control file settings.

To configure a software update point

  1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.

  2. Make a connection to the software update point resources section of the site control file by using the SMS_SCI_SysResUse class.

  3. Loop through the array of available properties, making changes as needed.

  4. Commit the property changes to the site control file.

Example

The following example method configures various software update point settings by using the SMS_SCI_SysResUse class to connect to the site control file and change the software update point properties.

For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.


Sub ConfigureSoftwareUpdatePoint(swbemServices,          _
                                 swbemContext,           _
                                 siteCode,               _
                                 newUseProxy,            _ 
                                 newProxyName,           _
                                 newProxyServerPort,     _
                                 newAnonymousProxyAccess)


    ' Load site control file and get software update point section.
    swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & siteCode & """", "Refresh", , , swbemContext

    Query = "SELECT * FROM SMS_SCI_SysResUse " & _
            "WHERE RoleName = 'SMS Software Update Point' " & _
            "AND SiteCode = '" & siteCode & "'"

    Set SCIComponentSet = swbemServices.ExecQuery(Query, ,wbemFlagForwardOnly Or wbemFlagReturnImmediately, swbemContext)

    ' Only one instance is returned from the query.
    For Each SCIComponent In SCIComponentSet

         ' Display the SUP server name.
         wscript.echo "SUP Server: " & SCIComponent.NetworkOSPath                                    

        ' Loop through the array of embedded SMS_EmbeddedProperty instances.
        For Each vProperty In SCIComponent.Props

            ' Setting: UseProxy.
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "UseProxy" Then
                wscript.echo " "
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value               

                ' Modify the value.
                vProperty.Value = newUseProxy
                wscript.echo "New value " & newUseProxy
            End If

            ' Setting: ProxyName.
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "ProxyName" Then
                wscript.echo " "
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value2               

                ' Modify the value.
                vProperty.Value2 = newProxyName
                wscript.echo "New value " & newProxyName
            End If

            ' Setting: ProxyServerPort.
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "ProxyServerPort" Then
                wscript.echo " "
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value               

                ' Modify the value.
                vProperty.Value = newProxyServerPort
                wscript.echo "New value " & newProxyServerPort
            End If

            ' Setting: AnonymousProxyAccess.
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "AnonymousProxyAccess" Then
                wscript.echo " "
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value               

                ' Modify the value.
                vProperty.Value = newAnonymousProxyAccess
                wscript.echo "New value " & newAnonymousProxyAccess
            End If

        Next   

             ' Update the component in your copy of the site control file. Get the path
             ' to the updated object, which could be used later to retrieve the instance.
             Set SCICompPath = SCIComponent.Put_(wbemChangeFlagUpdateOnly, swbemContext)
    Next

    ' Commit the change to the actual site control file.
    Set InParams = swbemServices.Get("SMS_SiteControlFile").Methods_("CommitSCF").InParameters.SpawnInstance_
    InParams.SiteCode = siteCode
    swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile", "CommitSCF", InParams, , swbemContext

End Sub


public void ConfigureSoftwareUpdatePoint(WqlConnectionManager connection, 
                                    string siteCode, 
                                    string SUPServerName, 
                                    string newUseProxy,
                                    string newProxyName,
                                    string newProxyServerPort,
                                    string newAnonymousProxyAccess)
{
    try
    {

        IResultObject siteDefinition = connection.GetInstance("SMS_SCI_SysResUse.FileType=2,ItemName='[\"Display=\\\\" + SUPServerName + "\\\"]MSWNET:[\"SMS_SITE=" + siteCode + "\"]\\\\" + SUPServerName + "\\,SMS Software Update Point',ItemType='System Resource Usage',SiteCode='" + siteCode + "'");


        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, IResultObject> kvp in siteDefinition.EmbeddedProperties)
        {
            // Temporary copy of the embedded properties.
            Dictionary<string, IResultObject> embeddedProperties = siteDefinition.EmbeddedProperties;

            // Setting: UseProxy.
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "UseProxy")
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["UseProxy"]["Value"].StringValue);


                // Change the value by using the newUseProxy value that is passed in.
                embeddedProperties["UseProxy"]["Value"].StringValue = newUseProxy;
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newUseProxy);
            }

            // Setting: ProxyName.
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "ProxyName")
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["ProxyName"]["Value2"].StringValue);

                // Change the value by using the newProxyName value that is passed in.
                embeddedProperties["ProxyName"]["Value2"].StringValue = newProxyName;
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newProxyName);
            }

            // Setting: ProxyServerPort.
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "ProxyServerPort")
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["ProxyServerPort"]["Value"].StringValue);

                // Change the value by using the newProxyServerPort value that is passed in.
                embeddedProperties["ProxyServerPort"]["Value"].StringValue = newProxyServerPort;
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newProxyServerPort);
            }

            // Setting: AnonymousProxyAccess.
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "AnonymousProxyAccess")
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["AnonymousProxyAccess"]["Value"].StringValue);

                // Change the value by using the newAnonymousProxyAccess value that is passed in.
                embeddedProperties["AnonymousProxyAccess"]["Value"].StringValue = newAnonymousProxyAccess;
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newAnonymousProxyAccess);
            }

            // Store the settings that have changed.
            siteDefinition.EmbeddedProperties = embeddedProperties;
        }

        // Save the settings.
        siteDefinition.Put();

    }

    catch (SmsException ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Failed. Error: " + ex.InnerException.Message);
        throw;
    }

}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter

Type

Description

connection

  • Managed: WqlConnectionManager

  • VBScript: SWbemServices

A valid connection to the SMS Provider.

swbemContext

  • VBScript: SWbemContext

A valid context object. For more information, see How to Add a Configuration Manager Context Qualifier by Using WMI.

siteCode

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The site code.

SUPServerName

  • Managed: String

The name of the software update point server.

newUseProxy

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

Determines whether to use a proxy server.

Possible values:

"0" = false

"1" = true

newProxyName

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The proxy server name.

newProxyServerPort

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

The proxy server port.

newAnonymousProxyAccess

  • Managed: String

  • VBScript: String

Determines whether to use credentials to connect to the proxy server. If this value is set to true, then the account used to connect needs to be set in the Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator Console.

Possible values:

"0" = true

"1" = false

Compiling the Code

This C# example requires:

System

System.Collections.Generic

System.Text

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

adminui.wqlqueryengine

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

Robust Programming

For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.

.NET Framework Security

For more information about securing Configuration Manager applications, see Securing Configuration Manager Applications.

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