In Configuration Manager, the content location request message requests a list of locations for a package.

Input Message

A ContentLocationRequest message is sent to retrieve a list of locations for a particular package.

<ContentLocationRequest>

    <Package></Package>

    <AssignedSite></AssignedSite>

    <ClientLocationInfo>

        <ADSite></ADSite>

        <IPAddresses>

             <IPAddress></IPAdress>

        </IPAddresses>

     </ClientLocationInfo>

</ContentLocationRequest>

Output Message

A ContentLocationReply message is the XML returned in response to a ContentLocationRequest XML message.

<ContentLocationReply>

    <Sites>

        <Site>

            <MPSite></MPSite>

            <LocationRecords>

                <LocationRecord>

                    <SMBPath></SMBPath>

                    <URL></URL>

                    <ADSite></ADSite>

                    <IPSubnets>

                        <IPSubnet></IPSubnet>

                    </IPSubnets>

                    <Metric></Metric>

                </LocationRecord>

            </LocationRecords>

        </Site>

    </Sites>

</ContentLocationReply>

Remarks

You use ISmsMessaging::Invoke Method to pass the message to the location manager endpoint, MP_LocationManager. You set the target endpoint with ISmsMessage::SetTargetEndpoint Method.

The software inventory report header is passed in the Invoke.pRequest parameter.

The report body is passed by using ISmsMessageAttachment Interface. The report body attachment must be named {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002}.

The following security flags can be applied to the message:

Security Mode Required Optional

Mixed

MPAPI_SECURITY_FLAG_MIXED_MODE

None.

Native

MPAPI_SECURITY_FLAG_NATIVE_MODE

MPAPI_SECURITY_FLAG_ENABLE_CRL_CHECKING

Use ISmsMessage4::SetSecurityFlags Method to set the security flags for the message.

For information about MPAPI security flags, see MPAPI_SECURITY_FLAGS Enumeration.

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