How to Specify the Supported Platforms for a Driver

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10/04/2022

In Configuration Manager, you specify the supported platforms of a driver in the SDMPackageXML property XML of the driver's SMS_Driver Server WMI Class object. The XML contains a node PlatformApplicabilityConditions to which you add PlatformApplicabilityCondition elements for each platform the driver supports.

Note

You should add only platforms that are listed in a SMS_SupportedPlatforms Server WMI Class object. Drivers can only be conditioned for major operating system releases, that is, it is not possible to target drivers at service packs.

Caution

The supported platforms portion of SDMPackageXML is the only part of the CI-XML schema that can be edited. You should not make changes to other parts of the XML.

The following XML demonstrates a driver that supports two platforms. For more information about the supported platforms schema, see Operating System Deployment Driver Supported Platforms Schema.

<PlatformApplicabilityConditions>  
    <PlatformApplicabilityCondition DisplayName="All x64 Windows XP Professional" MaxVersion="5.20.9999.9999" MinVersion="5.20.3790.0" Name="Win NT" Platform="x64">  
        <Query1>SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE BuildNumber = '3790' AND OSType=18 AND ProductType=1</Query1>   
        <Query2>SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor WHERE Architecture=9 AND DataWidth=64</Query2>   
        </PlatformApplicabilityCondition>  
    <PlatformApplicabilityCondition DisplayName="All x86 Windows 2000" MaxVersion="5.00.9999.9999" MinVersion="5.00.0000.0" Name="Win NT" Platform="I386">  
        <Query1>SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE BuildNumber = '2195' AND OSType=18 AND ServicePackMajorVersion >= 4</Query1>   
        <Query2>SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor WHERE Architecture=0</Query2>   
    </PlatformApplicabilityCondition>  
</PlatformApplicabilityConditions>

To validate the platform applicability requirements, use the SMS_SupportedPlatforms Server WMI Class class Condition property for the required platform.

To specify the supported platforms for a driver

Set up a connection to the SMS Provider. For more information, see SMS Provider fundamentals.
Get the SMS_Driver Server WMI Class object for the driver. The driver is identified by the key property CI_ID. For information about getting objects by using a key property, see How to Read a Configuration Manager Object by Using Managed Code
Update the driver XML.
Commit the changes back to the SMS Provider.

Example

The following example method adds a supported platform to the driver that is identified by objDriver. For example, the following calling code adds Windows XP Professional x64 operating system to the driver objDriver list of supported platforms. You can get the details for a specific platform from its SMS_SupportedPlatforms object instance.

AddSupportedPlatform objDriver, "All x64 Windows XP Professional", "5.20.9999.9999","5.20.3790.0", "Win NT","x64", "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE BuildNumber = 3790 AND OSType=18 AND ProductType=1", "SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor WHERE Architecture=9 AND DataWidth=64"

For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.

Sub AddSupportedPlatform( objDriver, sDisplayName, sMaxVersion, sMinVersion, sName, sPlatform, sQuery1, sQuery2 )  

    Dim xmlDoc  
    Dim objPlatformNode  
    Dim objAttr  
    Dim objQuery1Node  
    Dim objQuery2Node  
    Dim objPlatformsNode  
    Dim objDriverNode  

    ' Load the SDM Package XML.  
    Set xmlDoc = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.6.0")  

    xmlDoc.async = False  
    xmlDoc.loadXML(objDriver.Properties_.item("SDMPackageXML"))  
    xmlDoc.setProperty _  
     "SelectionNamespaces","xmlns:dcm='http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemsCenterConfigurationManager/2006/03/24/DesiredConfiguration'"  

    ' Create a new platform node.  
    Set objPlatformNode = xmlDoc.createNode _  
    ( 1, "PlatformApplicabilityCondition", _  
     "http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemsCenterConfigurationManager/2006/03/24/DesiredConfiguration")  

    ' Set DisplayName.  
    Set objAttr = xmlDoc.createAttribute("DisplayName")  
    objAttr.value = sDisplayName  
    objPlatformNode.setAttributeNode(objAttr)  

    ' Set MaxVersion.  
    Set objAttr = xmlDoc.createAttribute("MaxVersion")  
    objAttr.value = sMaxVersion  
    objPlatformNode.setAttributeNode(objAttr)  

    ' Set MinVersion.  
    Set objAttr = xmlDoc.createAttribute("MinVersion")  
    objAttr.value = sMinVersion  
    objPlatformNode.setAttributeNode(objAttr)  

    ' Set Name.  
    Set objAttr = xmlDoc.createAttribute("Name")  
    objAttr.value = sName  
    objPlatformNode.setAttributeNode(objAttr)  

    ' Set Platform.  
    Set objAttr = xmlDoc.createAttribute("Platform")  
    objAttr.value = sPlatform  
    objPlatformNode.setAttributeNode(objAttr)  

    ' Set Query1.  
    Set objQuery1Node = xmlDoc.createNode(1, "Query1", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemsCenterConfigurationManager/2006/03/24/DesiredConfiguration")  
    objQuery1Node.text = sQuery1  
    objPlatformNode.appendChild(objQuery1Node)  

    ' Set Query2.  
    Set objQuery2Node = xmlDoc.createNode(1, "Query2", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemsCenterConfigurationManager/2006/03/24/DesiredConfiguration")  
    objQuery2Node.text = sQuery2  
    objPlatformNode.appendChild(objQuery2Node)  

    ' Append to platforms node.  
    Set objPlatformsNode = xmlDoc.selectSingleNode("/dcm:DesiredConfigurationDigest/dcm:Driver/dcm:PlatformApplicabilityConditions")      
    objPlatformsNode.appendChild(objPlatformNode)  

    ' Increment the version number.  
    Set objDriverNode = xmlDoc.selectSingleNode("/dcm:DesiredConfigurationDigest/dcm:Driver")  
    Set objAttr = objDriverNode.attributes.getNamedItem("Version")  
    objAttr.value = objAttr.value + 1  

    ' Save the object.  
    objDriver.Properties_.item("SDMPackageXML") = xmlDoc.xml  
    objDriver.Put_  

End Sub

public void AddSupportedPlatform(  
    IResultObject driver,  
    string displayName,  
    string maxVersion,  
    string minVersion,  
    string name,  
    string platform,  
    string query1,  
    string query2)  
{  
    try  
    {  
        XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();  
        xmlDoc.LoadXml(driver["SDMPackageXML"].StringValue);  

        string dcmXmlNamespace = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemsCenterConfigurationManager/2006/03/24/DesiredConfiguration";  
        XmlNode condition = xmlDoc.CreateNode  
         (XmlNodeType.Element, "PlatformApplicabilityCondition", dcmXmlNamespace);  

        XmlAttribute displayNameAttribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("DisplayName");  
        displayNameAttribute.Value = displayName;  
        condition.Attributes.SetNamedItem(displayNameAttribute);  

        XmlAttribute osMaxVersionAttribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("MaxVersion");  
        osMaxVersionAttribute.Value = maxVersion;  
        condition.Attributes.SetNamedItem(osMaxVersionAttribute);  

        XmlAttribute osMinVersionAttribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("MinVersion");  
        osMinVersionAttribute.Value = minVersion;  
        condition.Attributes.SetNamedItem(osMinVersionAttribute);  

        XmlAttribute osNameAttribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("Name");  
        osNameAttribute.Value = name;  
        condition.Attributes.SetNamedItem(osNameAttribute);  

        XmlAttribute osPlatformAttribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("Platform");  
        osPlatformAttribute.Value = platform;  
        condition.Attributes.SetNamedItem(osPlatformAttribute);  

        // Create <Query1/> and <Query2/> child nodes.  
        // Then attach to <PlatformApplicabilityCondition/>.  
        XmlNode query1Node = xmlDoc.CreateNode  
            (XmlNodeType.Element, "Query1", dcmXmlNamespace);  
        query1Node.InnerText = query1;  
        condition.AppendChild(query1Node);  

        XmlNode query2Node = xmlDoc.CreateNode  
            (XmlNodeType.Element, "Query2", dcmXmlNamespace);  
        query2Node.InnerText = query2;  
        condition.AppendChild(query2Node);  

        XmlNode platformsNode = xmlDoc["DesiredConfigurationDigest"]["Driver"]["PlatformApplicabilityConditions"];  

         if (platformsNode == null)  
        {  
            Console.WriteLine("empty");  
        }  

        platformsNode.AppendChild(condition);  

        XmlNode driverNode = xmlDoc["DesiredConfigurationDigest"]["Driver"];  
        if (driverNode != null)  
        {  
            int driverVersion = int.Parse(driverNode.Attributes.GetNamedItem("Version").Value) + 1;  
            driverNode.Attributes.GetNamedItem("Version").Value = (driverVersion + 1).ToString();  
        }  
        else  
        {  
            throw new XmlException("Unable to find <Driver/> node while AddingSupportedPlatforms");  
        }  

        // Add the package XML to the driver.  
        StringBuilder xmlText = new StringBuilder();  
        xmlDoc.WriteContentTo(new XmlTextWriter(new StringWriter(xmlText)));  
        driver["SDMPackageXML"].StringValue = xmlText.ToString();  

       driver.Put();  
    }  
    catch (SmsException e)  
    {  
        Console.WriteLine("failed to add supported platform to driver " + e.Message);  
        throw;  
    }  
}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`driver` `objDriver`	- Managed: `IResultObject` - VBScript: SWbemObject	- A valid SMS_Driver object. For more information, see How to Import a Windows Driver Described by an INF File into Configuration Manager.
`displayName` `sDisplayName`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The display name for the condition shown in the Configuration Manager console.
`maxVersion` `sMaxVersion`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The maximum supported version.
`minVersion` `sMinVersion`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The minimum supported version.
`name` `sName`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The operating system name.
`platform` `sPlatform`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The platform name.
`query1` `sQuery1`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The first query used to identify the client platform.
`query2` `sQuery2`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The second query used to identify the client platform.

Compiling the Code

This C# example requires:

Namespaces

System

System.Collections.Generic

System.Text

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine

System.Xml

System.IO

Assembly

microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider

adminui.wqlqueryengine

Robust Programming

For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.

.NET Framework Security

For more information about securing Configuration Manager applications, see Configuration Manager role-based administration.