You enable or disable the Hardware Inventory Client Agent, in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, by modifying the site control file settings.
To enable or disable the Hardware Inventory Client Agent
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Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
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Make a connection to the Hardware Inventory Client Agent section of the site control file by using the SMS_SCI_ClientComp class.
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Loop through the array of available properties, making changes as needed.
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Commit the changes to the site control file.
Example
The following example method enables or disables the Hardware Inventory Client Agent by using the SMS_SCI_ClientComp class to connect to the site control file and change properties.
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
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Sub EnableDisableHardwareInventoryClientAgent(swbemServices, swbemContext, siteCode, enableDisableFlag) ' Load site control file and get hardware inventory client client agent section. swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & siteCode & """", "Refresh", , , swbemContext Set objSWbemInst = swbemServices.Get("SMS_SCI_ClientComp.Filetype=1,Itemtype='Client Component',Sitecode='" & siteCode & "',ItemName='Hardware Inventory Agent'", , swbemContext) ' Display client agent settings before changing the properties. Wscript.Echo " " Wscript.Echo "Properties - Before Change" Wscript.Echo "---------------------------" Wscript.Echo objSWbemInst.ClientComponentName Wscript.Echo objSWbemInst.Flags & " (0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled)" ' Set client agent by setting the Flags value to 0 or 1 using the enableDisableFlag variable. objSWbemInst.Flags = enableDisableFlag ' Save the new client agent settings. objSWbemInst.Put_ , swbemContext swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & siteCode & """", "Commit", , , swbemContext ' Refresh in-memory copy of the site control file and get the client component section. swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & siteCode & """", "Refresh", , , swbemContext Set objSWbemInst = swbemServices.Get("SMS_SCI_ClientComp.Filetype=1,Itemtype='Client Component',Sitecode='" & siteCode & "',ItemName='Hardware Inventory Agent'", , swbemContext) ' Display the client agent settings after change. Wscript.Echo " " Wscript.Echo "Properties - After Change" Wscript.Echo "---------------------------" Wscript.Echo objSWbemInst.ClientComponentName Wscript.Echo objSWbemInst.Flags & " (0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled)" End Sub |
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public void EnableDisableHardwareInventoryClientAgent(WqlConnectionManager connection, string siteCode, string enableDisableFlag) { try { IResultObject siteDefinition = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_SCI_ClientComp.FileType=1,ItemType='Client Component',SiteCode='" + siteCode + "',ItemName='Hardware Inventory Agent'"); // Display client agent settings before changing the properties. Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Properties - Before Change"); Console.WriteLine("---------------------------"); Console.WriteLine(siteDefinition["ClientComponentName"].StringValue); Console.WriteLine(siteDefinition["Flags"].StringValue + " (0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled)"); // Set client agent by setting "Flags" value to 0 or 1 by using the enableDisableFlag variable. siteDefinition["Flags"].StringValue = enableDisableFlag; // Save the settings. siteDefinition.Put(); // Verify the change by reconnecting and getting the value again. IResultObject siteDefinition2 = connection.GetInstance(@"SMS_SCI_ClientComp.FileType=1,ItemType='Client Component',SiteCode='" + siteCode + "',ItemName='Hardware Inventory Agent'"); // Display client agent settings after changing the properties. Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Properties - After Change"); Console.WriteLine("--------------------------"); Console.WriteLine(siteDefinition2["ClientComponentName"].StringValue); Console.WriteLine(siteDefinition2["Flags"].StringValue + " (0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled)"); } catch (SmsException ex) { Console.WriteLine("Failed. Error: " + ex.InnerException.Message); throw; } } |
The example method has the following parameters:
Parameter |
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Description |
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A valid connection to the SMS Provider. |
swbemContext |
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A valid context object. For more information, see How to Add a Configuration Manager Context Qualifier by Using WMI. |
siteCode |
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The site code. |
enableDisableFlag |
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Determines whether the Hardware Inventory client agent is enabled or disabled. |
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
Tasks
How to Read and Write to the Configuration Manager Site Control File by Using Managed CodeHow to Read and Write to the Configuration Manager Site Control File by Using WMI
Reference
SMS_SCI_Component Server WMI ClassConcepts
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDKConfiguration Manager Inventory
About Configuration Manager Inventory
About the Configuration Manager Site Control File