Use start-cmContentDistribution to get content status

Question

A part of the script logic is as follows

    `#load config mgr module`
    `# set-location to sitecode`
    `# create pkg source dir`
    `# add content to pkg source dir`
    `# create pkg, pkg program`

Next step is to use start-cmContentDistribution
I was wondering if there is anyway for the script to halt/suspend execution until package content is successfully distributed to all DPs
Have tried the following to no help:

$job = start-job -scriptBlock {start-cmContentDistribution -packageID 'abc123' -distributionPointGroupName 'dpGrp1' } 
wait-job $job
$res = receive-job $job -keep

In former case, control moves over to the line after start-cmContentDistribution cmdlet after initiating distribution, in the latter the $job variable shows a status of 'complete', without initiating distribution.

Answer 1

Hi,

Hope the below script helps. If we get the "completed" value of $distribution_status, we can continue other tasks

$Time1 = Get-Date  
start-cmContentDistribution -packageID 'test03' -distributionPointGroupName 'dpGrp1'  
$PackageId = (Get-CMApplication -Name 'test03').PackageID  
$distribution_status = "started"  
#if the distribution is not completed within 2 hours, exit the loop  
while($timediff.totalminutes -lt 120)  
{  
 $Time2 = Get-Date  
 $TimeDiff = New-TimeSpan $Time1 $Time2  
 #$timediff.totalminutes  
  
 $all_finished = (Get-CMDistributionStatus -Id $PackageId).numbersuccess -eq (Get-CMDistributionStatus -Id $PackageId).targeted  
 if ($all_finished)  
 {  
 $distribution_status = "completed"  
 break  
 }  
 else   
 {  
 start-sleep -s 300  
 #"sleeping 5 minutes ..."  
 }  
}  
write-host $distribution_status  
# other tasks  

Alex

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