How to Add Updates to a Deployment Package
Updated: November 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
You add updates to a software updates deployment package, in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, by obtaining an instance of the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and by using the AddUpdateContent method.
To create a software updates deployment package
Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Obtain an existing package object by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class.
Add update content to the existing package using the AddUpdateContent method.
Example
The following example method shows how to add updates to a software updates deployment package by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and the AddUpdateContent method.
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The updates must be available in the content source path (as part of the dictionary object addUpdateContentParameters in C#). If the updates exist in a package source, that package source cannot be used for more than one deployment package. |
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No VBScript example was included, as the AddUpdateContent method does not return from the method call on failure. This is a known issue and is being investigated. |
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
Example of the method call in C#:
// PREWORK FOR AddUpdatesToSUMDeploymentPackage
// Define the array of Content Ids to load into addUpdateContentParameters.
int[] newArrayContentIds = new int[] { 82 };
// Define the array of source paths (these must be UNC) to load into addUpdateContentParameters.
string[] newArrayContentSourcePath = new string[] { "\\\\ServerOne\\source1" };
// Load the update content parameters into an object to pass to the method.
Dictionary<string, object> addUpdateContentParameters = new Dictionary<string, object>();
addUpdateContentParameters.Add("ContentIds", newArrayContentIds);
addUpdateContentParameters.Add("ContentSourcePath", newArrayContentSourcePath);
addUpdateContentParameters.Add("bRefreshDPs", false);
AddUpdatestoSUMDeploymentPackage(WMIConnection,
"ABC00001",
addUpdateContentParameters);
public void AddUpdatestoSUMDeploymentPackage(WqlConnectionManager connection, string existingSUMPackageID, Dictionary<string, object> addUpdateContentParameters) { try { // Get the specific SUM Deployment Package to change. IResultObject existingSUMDeploymentPackage = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage.PackageID='" + existingSUMPackageID + "'"); // Add updates to the existing SUM Deployment Package using the AddUpdateContent method. // Note: The method will throw an exception, if the method is not able to add the content. existingSUMDeploymentPackage.ExecuteMethod("AddUpdateContent", addUpdateContentParameters); // Output a success message that the content was added. Console.WriteLine("Added content to the SUM deployment package. "); } catch (SmsException ex) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to add content to the SUM deployment package."); Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message); throw; } }
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.


The example method has the following parameters:
Parameter
Type
Description
connection
Managed: WqlConnectionManager
A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
existingSUMPackageID
Managed: String
The package ID for an existing software updates deployment package.
addUpdateContentParameters
Managed: dictionary object
The set of parameters (ContentIDs, ContentSourcePath, bRefreshDPs) that is passed into the method and used with the AddUpdateContent method call.