How to Create 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 create a software updates deployment package, in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, by creating an instance of the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and populating the properties.
To create a software updates deployment package
Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Create the new package object by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class.
Populate the new package properties.
Save the new package and properties.
Example
The following example method shows how to create a software updates deployment package by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and class properties.
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The package location must be unique, and the updates must be available in the package source. |
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
Example of the subroutine call in Visual Basic:
Call CreateSUMDeploymentPackage(swbemServices, _
"New SUM Deployment Package", _
"New SUM Package Description", _
2, _
"\\ServerOne\SUM_TestPackageSource")
Example of the method call in C#:
SUMSnippets.CreateSUMDeploymentPackage(WMIConnection,
"New SUM Deployment Package",
"New SUM Package Description",
2,
"\\\\ServerOne\\SUM_TestPackageSource");
Sub CreateSUMDeploymentPackage(connection, _
newPackageName, _
newPackageDescription, _
newPackageSourceFlag, _
newPackageSourcePath)
' Create the new SUM package object.
Set newSUMDeploymentPackage = connection.Get("SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage").SpawnInstance_
' Populate the new SUM package properties.
newSUMDeploymentPackage.Name = newPackageName
newSUMDeploymentPackage.Description = newPackageDescription
newSUMDeploymentPackage.PkgSourceFlag = newPackageSourceFlag
newSUMDeploymentPackage.PkgSourcePath = newPackageSourcePath
' Save the new SUM package object and properties.
newSUMDeploymentPackage.Put_
' Output the new SUM package name.
Wscript.Echo "Created the new SUM Deployment Package: " & newPackageName
End Sub
public void CreateSUMDeploymentPackage(WqlConnectionManager connection, string newPackageName, string newPackageDescription, int newPackageSourceFlag, string newPackageSourcePath) { try { // Create the new SUM package object. IResultObject newSUMDeploymentPackage = connection.CreateInstance("SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage"); // Populate the new SUM package properties. newSUMDeploymentPackage["Name"].StringValue = newPackageName; newSUMDeploymentPackage["Description"].StringValue = newPackageDescription; newSUMDeploymentPackage["PkgSourceFlag"].IntegerValue = newPackageSourceFlag; newSUMDeploymentPackage["PkgSourcePath"].StringValue = newPackageSourcePath; // Save the new SUM package and new package properties. newSUMDeploymentPackage.Put(); // Output the new SUM package name. Console.WriteLine("Created the new SUM Deployment Package: " + newPackageName); } catch (SmsException ex) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to create the SUM Deployment Package. 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
VBScript: SWbemServices
A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
newDeploymentPackageName
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The new deployment package name.
newDeploymentPackageDescription
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The description for the new deployment package.
newPackageSourceFlag
Managed: Integer
VBScript: Integer
The new package source flag.
newPackageSourcePath
Managed: String
VBScript: String
The new package source path.
The package location must be unique and the updates must be available in the package source.