How to Configure the Software Update Point

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 configure the software update point, in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, by modifying the site control file settings.

To configure a software update point

Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Make a connection to the software update point resources section of the site control file by using the SMS_SCI_SysResUse class.
Loop through the array of available properties, making changes as needed.
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,               _
                                 SUPServerName,          _
                                 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
      
    ' Release the copy of the site control file.
    swbemServices.Get("SMS_SiteControlFile").ReleaseSessionHandle swbemContext.Item("SessionHandle").Value

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.
siteCode	Managed: String VBScript: String	The site code.
SUPServerName	Managed: String VBScript: 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:

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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