PackNALPath Method in Class SMS_NAL_Methods
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
The PackNALPath method, in Configuration Manager, encodes a network abstraction layer (NAL) path from its components. A NAL path is an abstract representation of a network path or a user account.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and defines the method.
Syntax
SInt32 PackNALPath(
String DisplayQualifiers[],
String NALType,
String NetworkOSPath,
String NetworkConnectionQualifiers[],
String NALPath
);
Parameters
DisplayQualifiers
Data type: String ArrayQualifiers: [in]
Qualifiers that are used by the Configuration Manager console. The possible values are: Display=<path, group, or user>. The value that you specify for the path must be the same as the value that you specify for NetworkOSPath. For path formats, see NetworkOSPath formats later in this topic.
NALType
Data type: StringQualifiers: [in]
The NAL type specified by the network operating system. Possible values are:
GENERIC
All providers accept this account specification. Use this value only when you specify a user or group name.
MSWNET
Windows NT.
NetworkOSPath
Data type: StringQualifiers: [in]
The network operating system path. Possible values are:
Provider
NetworkOSPath
Windows NT user names
<domain>\<user name>
Windows NT group names
<domain>\group=<group name>
Generic group names
GROUP=<group name>
Windows NT (UNC) computer names
\\<computer name>
Windows NT (UNC) share names
\\<computer name>\<share name>
NetworkConnectionQualifiers
Data type: String ArrayQualifiers: [in]
Optional. Configuration Manager component-specific qualifiers. The possible values are: SMS_SITE=<site code> [Preferred]. SMS_SITE identifies the site to which the path belongs. Preferred is optional and identifies the path to use when multiple paths are specified.
NALPath
Data type: StringQualifiers: [out]
Encoded NAL path.
Return Values
An SInt32 data type that is 0 to indicate success or non-zero to indicate failure.
For information about handling returned errors, see About Configuration Manager Errors.
Example Code
The following example encodes a NAL path for an MSWNET network operating system.
Dim clsNALMethods As SWbemObject
Dim NALPath As String
Set clsNALMethods = Services.Get("SMS_NAL_Methods")
clsNALMethods.PackNALPath Array("Display=\\<server>"), "MSWNET", _
"\\<server>", Array("SMS_SITE=<site code>"), NALPath
Remarks
Your application uses this method when creating a distribution point or defining system resources in the site control file programmatically. The method is not used to create a NAL path of an existing distribution point for an SMS_DistributionPoint Server WMI Class object. To determine the NAL path for an existing distribution point, the application should query the SMS_SystemResourceList Server WMI Class.
Requirements
Runtime Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.
Development Requirements
For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.
See Also
SMS_NAL_Methods Server WMI Class
UnPackNALPath Method in Class SMS_NAL_Methods
SMS_DistributionPoint Server WMI Class
SMS_SystemResourceList Server WMI Class