Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements

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06/29/2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

In System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, the SMS Provider and associated technologies can be programmed by using the following programming languages.

Managed Code

The Configuration Manager SDK provides Microsoft .NET Framework libraries for accessing the SMS Provider and also for extending the Configuration Manager console.

Note

You can also use the System.Management namespace for accessing the SMS Provider, but this approach is not documented in the Configuration Manager SDK.

Programming the SMS Provider with managed code has the following requirements:

Installed Configuration Manager site server
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider .NET Framework assembly.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft .NET Framework version 4

NET Framework

You should have version 4 of the .NET Framework installed on the development computer and on the computers you want to deploy your .NET Framework application to. The .NET Framework redistributable package is available from the Microsoft Download Center. It is also installed as part of Visual Studio 2010.

Configuration Manager Console User Interface Extension

Programming Configuration Manager console extensions has the following requirements:

Installed Configuration Manager site server
Installed Configuration Manager console
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider .NET Framework assembly.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4

For more information, see Configuration Manager Console Extension

For specific information about deploying System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager console extensions, see Configuration Manager Console Extension Deployment

VBScript

You can use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to access the SMS Provider.

The scripting samples are provided in VBScript and use WMI to access Configuration Manager. For more information, see How to Use Configuration Manager Objects with WMI.

Programming the SMS Provider with VBScript has the following requirements:

Installed Configuration Manager site server
Windows Script Host

For more information about scripting with WMI, see Windows Management Instrumentation.

C++

C++ examples are provided for some Configuration Manager technologies where C++ is the most appropriate development language. In most cases, C++ developers should use the VBScript samples as a guide. For more information about using WMI with C++, see Creating a WMI Application Using C++.

Other Languages

For languages that are not based on the .NET Framework, use the VBScript samples as a starting point for accessing Configuration Manager through WMI.

Important

For more information about general System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager requirements, see Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager.

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