You create an association between a reference and destination computer, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, by calling the AddAssociation Method in Class SMS_StateMigration.
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You call the DeleteAssociation Method in Class SMS_StateMigration to delete an association. |
To create an association between two computers
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Set up a connection to the SMS Provider. For more information, see About the SMS Provider in Configuration Manager.
Example
The following example method adds an association between a source and reference computer.
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
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Sub AssociateComputer(connection, referenceComputerResourceId, destinationComputerResourceId) Dim stateMigrationClass Dim inParams Dim outParams ' Get the state migration class. Set stateMigrationClass = connection.Get("SMS_StateMigration") ' Set up the parameters. Set inParams = _ stateMigrationClass.Methods_("AddAssociation").InParameters.SpawnInstance_ inParams.SourceClientResourceID = referenceComputerResourceId inParams.RestoreClientResourceID = destinationComputerResourceId ' Call the method. Set outParams = _ connection.ExecMethod( "SMS_StateMigration", "AddAssociation", inParams) End Sub |
C# | ![]() |
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public void AssociateComputer( WqlConnectionManager connection, int referenceComputerResourceId, int destinationComputerResourceId) { try { // Set up the reference and destination computer in parameters. Dictionary<string, object> inParams = new Dictionary<string, object>(); inParams.Add("SourceClientResourceID", referenceComputerResourceId); inParams.Add("RestoreClientResourceID", destinationComputerResourceId); // Create the computer association. connection.ExecuteMethod("SMS_StateMigration", "AddAssociation", inParams); } catch (SmsException e) { Console.WriteLine("failed to make the association" + e.Message); throw; } } |
The example method has the following parameters:
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
connection |
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A valid connection to the SMS Provider. |
referenceComputerResourceID |
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The Configuration Manager resource identifier for the reference computer. This is available from SMS_R_System class ResourceId property for the computer. |
destinationComputerResourceID |
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The Configuration Manager resource identifier for the destination computer. This is available from SMS_R_System class ResourceId property for the computer. |
Compiling the Code
The C# example has the following compilation requirements:
Namespaces
System
System.Collections.Generic
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine
Assembly
microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider
adminui.wqlqueryengine
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.