The site control file stores configuration information for an SMS site. Because the site control file is often updated, the SMS provider has a WMI SMS_SiteControlFile class that provides programmatic access to the file.

For example, you can update the site control file programmatically to create boundaries or, as in the case of the following procedure, change the site comment of the site.

Note:
Use extreme care when scripting changes to the site control file, because it is possible to irreparably damage your SMS site.

For more information about managing site control configuration, see the SMS 2003 SDK.

To use the site control file

  1. Connect to the site SMS Provider as follows:

    Set objSWbemLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
Set objSWbemServices= objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer(".", "root\sms")

Set ProviderLoc = objSWbemServices.InstancesOf("SMS_ProviderLocation")

For Each Location In ProviderLoc
		If Location.ProviderForLocalSite = True Then
			Set objSWbemServices = objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer _
				 (Location.Machine, "root\sms\site_" + Location.SiteCode)
		End If
Next

  2. Open the site control file by using SMS_SiteControlFile.GetSessionHandle. This creates a local, in-memory copy of the site control file that is identified by a session handle returned by GetSessionHandle.

    Set objSWbemContext = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemNamedValueSet")
objSWbemContext.Add "SessionHandle", ObjSWbemServices.ExecMethod("SMS_SiteControlFile", "GetSessionHandle").SessionHandle

  3. Change the site comment:

    SiteToChange = "YOURSITECODE"
objSWbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & SiteToChange & """", "Refresh", , , objSWbemContext
Set objSWbemInst = objSWbemServices.Get("SMS_SCI_SiteDefinition.Filetype=1,Itemtype='Site Definition',Sitecode='" & SiteToChange & "',ItemName='Site Definition'", , objSWbemContext)
proparray = objSWbemInst.props
WScript.Echo SiteToChange & " site comment: " & proparray(0).Value1 'Display current site comment
proparray(0).Value1 = "A New Site Comment" 'Change the site comment
objSWbemInst.props = proparray

  4. Commit changes to the site control file:

    objSWbemInst.Put_ , objSWbemContext
objSWbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & SiteToChange & """", "Commit", , , objSWbemContext
objSWbemServices.Get("SMS_SiteControlFile").ReleaseSessionHandle objSWbemContext.Item("SessionHandle").Value

Compiling the Code

  • Requires an SMS 2003 Site Server.

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