You create a software updates deployment package, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, by creating an instance of the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class and populating the properties.

To create a software updates deployment package

  1. Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.

  2. Create the new package object by using the SMS_SoftwareUpdatesPackage class.

  3. Populate the new package properties.

  4. 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:

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Call CreateSUMDeploymentPackage(swbemServices, 			_
								"New SUM Deployment Package",   _
								"New SUM Package Description",  _
								2, 						_
								"\\ServerOne\SUM_TestPackageSource")

Example of the method call in C#:

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SUMSnippets.CreateSUMDeploymentPackage(WMIConnection,
									 "New SUM Deployment Package",
									 "New SUM Package Description",
									 2,
									 "\\\\ServerOne\\SUM_TestPackageSource");
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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
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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.

See Also