How to Create a Deployment Package

Article
05/03/2011

Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

You create a software updates deployment package, in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, 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.

Note

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;
    }
}

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.

Compiling the Code

This C# example requires:

Namespaces

System

System.Collections.Generic

System.Text

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

Assembly

adminui.wqlqueryengine

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

Robust Programming

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

Security

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

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