How to Configure the Software Update Point

Article
10/04/2022

You configure the software update point, in Configuration Manager, by modifying the site control file settings.

To configure a software update point

Set up a connection to the SMS Provider.
Make a connection to the software update point resources section of the site control file by using the SMS_SCI_SysResUse class.
Loop through the array of available properties, making changes as needed.
Commit the property changes to the site control file.

Example

The following example method configures various software update point settings by using the SMS_SCI_SysResUse class to connect to the site control file and change the software update point properties.

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


Sub ConfigureSoftwareUpdatePoint(swbemServices,          _  
                                 swbemContext,           _  
                                 siteCode,               _  
                                 newUseProxy,            _   
                                 newProxyName,           _  
                                 newProxyServerPort,     _  
                                 newAnonymousProxyAccess)  

    ' Load site control file and get software update point section.  
    swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile.Filetype=1,Sitecode=""" & siteCode & """", "Refresh", , , swbemContext  

    Query = "SELECT * FROM SMS_SCI_SysResUse " & _  
            "WHERE RoleName = 'SMS Software Update Point' " & _  
            "AND SiteCode = '" & siteCode & "'"  

    Set SCIComponentSet = swbemServices.ExecQuery(Query, ,wbemFlagForwardOnly Or wbemFlagReturnImmediately, swbemContext)  

    ' Only one instance is returned from the query.  
    For Each SCIComponent In SCIComponentSet  

         ' Display the SUP server name.  
         wscript.echo "SUP Server: " & SCIComponent.NetworkOSPath                                      

        ' Loop through the array of embedded SMS_EmbeddedProperty instances.  
        For Each vProperty In SCIComponent.Props  

            ' Setting: UseProxy.  
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "UseProxy" Then  
                wscript.echo " "  
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName  
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value                 

                ' Modify the value.  
                vProperty.Value = newUseProxy  
                wscript.echo "New value " & newUseProxy  
            End If  

            ' Setting: ProxyName.  
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "ProxyName" Then  
                wscript.echo " "  
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName  
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value2                 

                ' Modify the value.  
                vProperty.Value2 = newProxyName  
                wscript.echo "New value " & newProxyName  
            End If  

            ' Setting: ProxyServerPort.  
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "ProxyServerPort" Then  
                wscript.echo " "  
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName  
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value                 

                ' Modify the value.  
                vProperty.Value = newProxyServerPort  
                wscript.echo "New value " & newProxyServerPort  
            End If  

            ' Setting: AnonymousProxyAccess.  
            If vProperty.PropertyName = "AnonymousProxyAccess" Then  
                wscript.echo " "  
                wscript.echo vProperty.PropertyName  
                wscript.echo "Current value " &  vProperty.Value                 

                ' Modify the value.  
                vProperty.Value = newAnonymousProxyAccess  
                wscript.echo "New value " & newAnonymousProxyAccess  
            End If  

        Next     

             ' Update the component in your copy of the site control file. Get the path  
             ' to the updated object, which could be used later to retrieve the instance.  
             Set SCICompPath = SCIComponent.Put_(wbemChangeFlagUpdateOnly, swbemContext)  
    Next  

    ' Commit the change to the actual site control file.  
    Set InParams = swbemServices.Get("SMS_SiteControlFile").Methods_("CommitSCF").InParameters.SpawnInstance_  
    InParams.SiteCode = siteCode  
    swbemServices.ExecMethod "SMS_SiteControlFile", "CommitSCF", InParams, , swbemContext  

End Sub


public void ConfigureSoftwareUpdatePoint(WqlConnectionManager connection,   
                                    string siteCode,   
                                    string SUPServerName,   
                                    string newUseProxy,  
                                    string newProxyName,  
                                    string newProxyServerPort,  
                                    string newAnonymousProxyAccess)  
{  
    try  
    {  

        IResultObject siteDefinition = connection.GetInstance("SMS_SCI_SysResUse.FileType=2,ItemName='[\"Display=\\\\" + SUPServerName + "\\\"]MSWNET:[\"SMS_SITE=" + siteCode + "\"]\\\\" + SUPServerName + "\\,SMS Software Update Point',ItemType='System Resource Usage',SiteCode='" + siteCode + "'");  

        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, IResultObject> kvp in siteDefinition.EmbeddedProperties)  
        {  
            // Temporary copy of the embedded properties.  
            Dictionary<string, IResultObject> embeddedProperties = siteDefinition.EmbeddedProperties;  

            // Setting: UseProxy.  
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "UseProxy")  
            {  
                Console.WriteLine();  
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);  
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["UseProxy"]["Value"].StringValue);  

                // Change the value by using the newUseProxy value that is passed in.  
                embeddedProperties["UseProxy"]["Value"].StringValue = newUseProxy;  
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newUseProxy);  
            }  

            // Setting: ProxyName.  
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "ProxyName")  
            {  
                Console.WriteLine();  
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);  
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["ProxyName"]["Value2"].StringValue);  

                // Change the value by using the newProxyName value that is passed in.  
                embeddedProperties["ProxyName"]["Value2"].StringValue = newProxyName;  
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newProxyName);  
            }  

            // Setting: ProxyServerPort.  
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "ProxyServerPort")  
            {  
                Console.WriteLine();  
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);  
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["ProxyServerPort"]["Value"].StringValue);  

                // Change the value by using the newProxyServerPort value that is passed in.  
                embeddedProperties["ProxyServerPort"]["Value"].StringValue = newProxyServerPort;  
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newProxyServerPort);  
            }  

            // Setting: AnonymousProxyAccess.  
            if (kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"] == "AnonymousProxyAccess")  
            {  
                Console.WriteLine();  
                Console.WriteLine(kvp.Value.PropertyList["PropertyName"]);  
                Console.WriteLine("Current value: " + embeddedProperties["AnonymousProxyAccess"]["Value"].StringValue);  

                // Change the value by using the newAnonymousProxyAccess value that is passed in.  
                embeddedProperties["AnonymousProxyAccess"]["Value"].StringValue = newAnonymousProxyAccess;  
                Console.WriteLine("New value    : " + newAnonymousProxyAccess);  
            }  

            // Store the settings that have changed.  
            siteDefinition.EmbeddedProperties = embeddedProperties;  
        }  

        // Save the settings.  
        siteDefinition.Put();  

    }  

    catch (SmsException ex)  
    {  
        Console.WriteLine("Failed. Error: " + ex.InnerException.Message);  
        throw;  
    }  

}

The example method has the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`connection`	- Managed: `WqlConnectionManager` - VBScript: SWbemServices	A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
`swbemContext`	- VBScript: `SWbemContext`	A valid context object. For more information, see How to Add a Configuration Manager Context Qualifier by Using WMI.
`siteCode`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The site code.
`SUPServerName`	- Managed: `String`	The name of the software update point server.
`newUseProxy`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	Determines whether to use a proxy server. Possible values: "0" = `false` "1" = `true`
`newProxyName`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The proxy server name.
`newProxyServerPort`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	The proxy server port.
`newAnonymousProxyAccess`	- Managed: `String` - VBScript: `String`	Determines whether to use credentials to connect to the proxy server. If this value is set to true, then the account used to connect needs to be set in the Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator Console. Possible values: "0" = `true` "1" = `false`

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.

.NET Framework Security

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