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Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library changes for Current Branch 1702

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System Center Configuration Current Branch 1610 is the baseline for these changes. See Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library changes for Current Branch 1610 for more details.

Important changes

Documentation library updates

For the latest cmdlet library documentation, see ConfigurationManager module reference.

Removed cmdlets

The following cmdlets are no longer supported and have been removed:

  • Add-CMNokiaDeploymentType

  • Add-CMOutOfBandServicePoint

  • Add-CMSystemHealthValidatorPoint

  • Clear-CMAmtAuditLog

  • Disable-CMAmtAuditLog

  • Enable-CMAmtAuditLog

  • Enable-CMAutomaticAmtProvisioning

  • Get-CMAutomaticAmtProvisioningStatus

  • Get-CMCmdletUpdateCheck

  • Get-CMOutOfBandManagementComponent

  • Get-CMOutOfBandServicePoint

  • Get-CMSystemHealthValidatorPoint

  • Get-CMSystemHealthValidatorPointComponent

  • New-CMWiredProfileObject

  • New-CMWirelessProfileObject

  • Remove-CMAmtProvisioningData

  • Remove-CMNokiaDeploymentType

  • Remove-CMOutOfBandServicePoint

  • Remove-CMSystemHealthValidatorPoint

  • Send-CMCmdletUpdateCheck

  • Set-CMCmdletUpdateCheck

  • Set-CMNokiaDeploymentType

  • Set-CMOutOfBandManagementComponent

  • Set-CMOutOfBandServicePoint

  • Set-CMSystemHealthValidatorPointComponent

  • Update-CMAmtProvisioning

Support for importing the ConfigurationManager module by using the logical name

There is now support for importing the ConfigurationManager module by using a logical name or path.

If the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\bin or equivalent path is added to the PSModulePath variable, the following can be used:

Import-Module ConfigrationManager

Otherwise, the following can be used:

Import-Module 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\bin\ConfigurationManager'

Known issues

These are known issues with the Cmdlet Library that are not resolved in this release.

Get-CMAadConditionalAccessPolicy and Set-CMAadConditionalAccessPolicy

64-bit PowerShell environment is required for these cmdlets.

Workaround

  • None

New cmdlets

These are newly-added cmdlets for this release that add new functionality or enhance the functionality of existing cmdlets.

iOS enrollment profile

New cmdlets have been added for configuring iOS enrollment profiles.

  • Get-CMIosEnrollmentProfile

  • New-CMIosEnrollmentProfile

  • Remove-CMIosEnrollmentPRofile

  • Set-CMIosEnrollmentProfile

Cloud management gateway cmdlets

New cmdlets have been added for configuring cloud management gateway site roles.

  • Add-CMCloudManagementGatewayConnectionPoint

  • Get-CMCloudManagementGateway

  • Get-CMCloudManagementGatewayConnectionPoint

  • New-CMCloudManagementGateway

  • Remove-CMCloudManagementGateway

  • Remove-CMCloudManagementGatewayConnectionPoint

  • Set-CMCloudManagementGateway

  • Set-CMCloudManagementGatewayConnectionPoint

  • Start-CMCloudManagementGateway

  • Stop-CMCloudManagementGateway

Data Warehouse Service point cmdlets

New cmdlets have been added for configuring Data Warehouse Service point site roles.

  • Add-CMDataWarehouseServicePoint

  • Get-CMDataWarehouseServicePoint

  • Remove-CMDataWarehouseServicePoint

  • Set-CMDataWarehouseServicePoint

Deployment cmdlets

Several new cmdlets have been written and improvements made around deployment and deployment monitoring scenarios.

Content distribution status

Get-CMDistributionStatus is a new cmdlet that can be used to get the distribution status of any content object such as applications, settings, or program packages.

Get deployments

Cmdlets have been created to get the object associated with an actual deployment.

  • Get-CMApplicationDeployment

  • Get-CMBaselineDeployment

  • Get-CMConfigurationPolicyDeployment

  • Get-CMPackageDeployment

  • Get-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment

  • Get-CMTaskSequenceDeployment

Deployment creation

Cmdlets have been created for creating new deployments. These cmdlets supersede pre-existing Start-CM*Deployment cmdlets.

  • New-CMApplicationDeployment

  • New-CMBaselineDeployment

  • New-CMConfigurationPolicyDeployment

  • New-CMPackageDeployment

  • New-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment

  • New-TaskSequenceDeployment

Improved object pipeline support

Set-CM*Deployment, Remove-CM*Deployment, and Get-CM*DeploymentStatus now fully support the object pipeline.

Start-CM<feature>Deployment cmdlets have been deprecated

The following Start-CM<feature>Deployment cmdlets have been deprecated. The replacement cmdlets may differ in parameter names but should have identical, and in some cases improved, functionality.

  • Start-CMApplicationDeployment (replaced by New-CMApplicationDeployment)

  • Start-CMPackageDeployment (replaced by New-CMPackageDeployment)

  • Start-CMBaselineDeployment (replaced by New-CMBaselineDeployment)

  • Start-CMConfigurationPolicyDeployment (replaced by New-CMConfigurationPolicyDeployment)

  • Start-CMTaskSequenceDeployment (replaced by New-CMTaskSequenceDeployment)

  • Start-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment (replaced by New-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment)

Get-CMResultantSettings

This cmdlet will retrieve the resultant client settings for a collection, device, or user.

Operating system upgrade package updates

New cmdlets have been added for creating and modifying operating system upgrade package update schedules.

  • Clear-CMOperatingSystemUpgradeUpdateSchedule

  • Get-CMOperatingSystemUpgradeUpdateSchedule

  • New-CMOperatingSystemUpgradeUpdateSchedule

  • Remove-CMOperatingSystemUpgradeUpdateSchedule

Remove-CMSoftwareUpdateFromGroup

This cmdlet will remove a software update from a software update group.

Cmdlet changes

The following changes have been made to existing cmdlets for this release. Changes may be new functionality, bug fixes, or deprecations, and may be breaking. If you use one of the cmdlets or feature areas listed in this section, please carefully review the changes to understand how they may affect your use.

Miscellaneous changes

Bugs that were fixed

Large SMS_EmbeddedPropertyList objects used by certain provider classes may not be properly consumed by the cmdlet framework, leading to undefined behavior when getting or setting these values.

Certain combinations of changes to antimalware policies or client settings can cause an invalid policy to be generated. When in this state, the SMS Provider will return an "Instance is not a valid client agent config" error.

Cmdlets for configuring management points and software update points have added the EnableCloudGateway parameter to enable these roles for use with the cloud management gateway.

Site maintenance window configuration

Non-breaking changes

CMMaintenanceWindow cmdlets now support configuring maintenance windows for sites. The output of Get-CMSite can be pipelined into New, Remove, or Set-CMMaintenanceWindow to configure the maintenance windows for a site.

Add-CMDeploymentType

Breaking changes

Support for creating Nokia deployment types has been removed.

Add-CMDeviceAfinityToUser

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet may fail unexpectedly with an ObjectNotFound error.

Add-CMDistributionPoint

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet allows you to configure a distribution point as Internet-capable when HTTPS is not enabled.

Non-breaking changes

Added AllowProxyTraffic parameter.

Previously unused InstallInternetServer parameter now changes distribution point configuration.

Deprecations

UseComputerAccount parameter has been deprecated. To use a computer account, set UserName to $null.

Add-CMEnrollmentPoint

Bugs that were fixed

Enrollment point role missing configuration settings in created object.

Add-CMEnrollmentProxyPoint

Non-breaking changes

Added ServiceHost parameter to allow specifying a remote enrollment point.

Add-CMIntuneSubscription

Bugs that were fixed

ContactEmail parameter cannot be set to null or empty value.

Add-CMMulticastServicePoint

Bugs that were fixed

UserName does not validate for correct DOMAIN\user formatting.

StartUdpPort and EndUdpPort parameters do not validate values for certain incorrect configurations.

StartIPAddress and EndIPAddress parameters do not validate values for certain incorrect configurations.

Non-breaking changes

UseAnyRangeIP parameter added.

Deprecations

ClientTransferRate parameter is no longer supported.

Approve-CMUserDeviceAffinityRequest

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet allows approving a previously processed affinity request.

Convert-CMSchedule

Bugs that were fixed

InputObject parameter does not accept pipelined schedule object.

Deny-CMUserDeviceAffinityRequest

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet allows denying a previously processed affinity request.

Get-CMAlert

Bugs that were fixed

Cannot retrieve client health or endpoint protection alerts.

Get-CMSiteStatusMessage

Non-breaking changes

ComputerName, Severity, and SiteCode parameters now accept array values.

Added MessageId, Module, Component, and FilterHashTable parameters for further filtering.

All string-based filter parameters now accept wildcards.

Get-CMWindowsEnrollmentProfilePackage

Bugs that were fixed

Cannot specify cmdlet without parameters.

Import-CMComputerInformation

Breaking changes

Cmdlet will fail if importing a record that already exists and the new MergeIfExist parameter is not specified.

Import-CMDriver

Bugs that were fixed

When ImportFolder is used, driver packages may use more space than expected.

Install-CMClient

Non-breaking changes

Added support for pipelined objects from Get-CMDevice and Get-CMResource.

Invoke-CMRemoteControl

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet does not accept a pipelined object from Get-CMSiteSystemServer.

Cannot target a site system server for remote control if it is not also a client machine.

New-CMActiveDirectoryForest

Non-breaking changes

Added UserName parameter to allow for configuring the discovery account.

Added AddPublishingSite parameter.

New-CMApplicationDeployment

Non-breaking changes

Added UpdateSupersedence parameter.

New-CMBoundaryGroup

Breaking changes

FastLink is the only supported value for the hash table in the AddSiteSystemServer parameter. Support for all other values has been removed.

New-CMCertificateProfilePfx

Bugs that were fixed

KeyStorageProvider parameter value may not apply as expected to the newly created certificate profile.

New-CMGlobalCondition

Breaking changes

Support for creating Nokia global conditions has been removed.

New-CMProgram

Non-breaking changes

Added AddSupportedOperatingSystemPlatform parameter.

New-CMSoftwareUpdateAutoDeploymentRule

Bugs that were fixed

MicrosoftAsVendor parameter value may not be applied to rule.

Non-breaking changes

Added Vendor parameter to support third-party patches.

Added GenerateFailureAlert parameter.

New-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment

Non-breaking changes

Added RequirePostRebootFullScan parameter.

New-CMStandaloneMedia

Non-breaking changes

Added MediaStartDate and MediaExpirationDate parameters to support media expiration.

Added Application, DriverPackage, and Package parameters for adding additional media content.

New-CMStatusMessageQuery

Bugs that were fixed

Created query may not appear in the expected administrator console location.

New-CMWindowsEnrollmentProfile

Bugs that were fixed

EnrollmentProxyPoint parameter can be set to a null or empty value.

SiteCode parameter value may cause validation error to occur in administrator console.

Remove-CMResource

Bugs that were fixed

Removal of a resource does not remove state migration associations.

Remove-CMWindowsEnrollmentProfilePackage

Bugs that were fixed

AmbiguousParameterSet error may be raised when running the cmdlet.

Set-CMActiveDirectoryForest

Non-breaking changes

Added UserName parameter to allow for configuring the discovery account.

Added AddPublishingSite and RemovePublishingSite parameters.

Set-CMAdvancedThreatProtectionPolicy

Bugs that were fixed

Increasing or decreasing priority may cause an ObjectNotFound error to be returned.

Set-CMAntimalwarePolicy

Bugs that were fixed

WhatIf may not display the expected policy name.

Real-time protection settings cannot be changed when using a pipelined object.

Non-breaking changes

Cmdlet now accepts pipelined input from Get-CMAntimalwarePolicy.

Set-CMApplication

Non-breaking changes

Added AddSupportContact, AddOwner, RemoveSupportContact, RemoveOwner, ClearSupportContact, and ClearOwner parameters to support in-place modifications of support contacts or owners.

Set-CMAppVVirtualEnvironment

Bugs that were fixed

PassThru does not return the most up-to-date object.

Set-CMBaseline

Bugs that were fixed

PassThru does not return an SMS_ConfigurationItem object.

Non-breaking changes

Added ClearRequiredConfigurationItem, ClearProhibitedConfigurationItem, ClearOptionalConfigurationItem, ClearOSConfigurationItem, ClearSoftwareUpdate, ClearBaseline, RemoveRequiredConfigurationItem, RemoveOptionalConfigurationItem, RemoveProhibitedConfigurationItem RemoveOSConfigurationItem, RemoveSoftwareUpdate, RemoveBaseline, AddSoftwareUpdate, and AddBaseline parameters.

Set-CMBoundaryGroup

Breaking changes

FastLink is the only supported value for the hash table in the AddSiteSystemServer parameter. Support for all other values has been removed.

Set-CMCertificateProfileTrustedRootCA

Bugs that were fixed

Using object pipeline may cause a ParameterBindingException error.

Set-CMClientPushInstallation

Non-breaking changes

Added AddAccount and RemoveAccount parameters to support in-place modifications of client push accounts.

Set-CMClientSettingComputerAgent

Bugs that were fixed

HealthAttestationUrl parameter value is not required if EnableHealthAttestation or UseOnPremisesHealthAttestation are set to true.

Set-CMComputerAssociation

Non-breaking changes

Added MigrationId parameter.

Set-CMDeploymentType

Breaking changes

Support for modifying Nokia deployment types has been removed.

Set-CMDiscoveryMethod

Bugs that were fixed

PollingSchedule value may not apply correctly to the discovery method.

Set-CMDistributionPoint

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet allows you to configure a distribution point as Internet-capable when HTTPS is not enabled.

Non-breaking changes

Added AllowProxyTraffic parameter.

Previously unused InstallInternetServer parameter now changes distribution point configuration.

Deprecations

UseComputerAccount parameter has been deprecated. To use a computer account, set UserName to $null.

Set-CMEmailNotificationComponent

Non-breaking changes

Added UseSsl parameter.

Set-CMFileReplicationRoute

Bugs that were fixed

FileReplicationAccountName parameter cannot be set to null or empty value.

Set-CMHierarchySetting

Non-breaking changes

Added ExclusionCollection, ExclusionCollectionId, ExclusionCollectionName, and EnableExclusionCollection parameters for configuring client upgrade exclusions.

Set-CMIntuneSubscription

Bugs that were fixed

ContactEmail parameter cannot be set to null or empty value.

Non-breaking changes

MaximumUserDevice parameter now supports a value between 1 and 15.

Set-CMIntuneSubscriptionWindowsPhoneProperty

Bugs that were fixed

Cmdlet may unexpectedly fail with an AetCleanupFailure error.

Set-CMMaintenanceTask

Bugs that were fixed

PassThru parameter does not cause an object to be returned.

Set-CMMulticastServicePoint

Bugs that were fixed

UserName parameter does not validate value for correct DOMAIN\user formatting.

StartUdpPort and EndUdpPort parameters do not validate values for certain incorrect configurations.

StartIPAddress and EndIPAddress parameters do not validate values for certain incorrect configurations.

Non-breaking changes

UseAnyRangeIP parameter added.

Deprecations

ClientTransferRate parameter is no longer supported.

Set-CMProgram

Non-breaking changes

Added AddSupportedOperatingSystemPlatform, RemoveSupportedOperatingSystemPlatform, and RunOnAnyPlatform parameters.

Set-CMSite

Bugs that were fixed

RemoveClientRequestServiceType may not properly remove the specified value.

Non-breaking changes

Added SiteSystemCollectionBehavior, ThresholdOfSelectCollectionMax, ThresholdOfSelectCollectionByDefault, and ThresholdOfSelectCollectionMax parameters to configure device collection thresholds for a site.

Set-CMSiteSummaryTask

Bugs that were fixed

PassThru parameter does not cause an object to be returned.

Set-CMSoftwareUpdateAutoDeploymentRule

Bugs that were fixed

MicrosoftAsVendor parameter value may not be applied to rule.

Non-breaking changes

Added Vendor parameter to support third-party patches.

Added GenerateFailureAlert parameter.

Set-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment

Non-breaking changes

Added RequirePostRebootFullScan parameter.

Set-CMSoftwareUpdatePointComponent

Bugs that were fixed

EnableSynchronization and Schedule parameter usage may cause improper warning to be generated, or schedule to not be modified as expected.

Set-CMStatusFilterRule

Bugs that were fixed

Changes to Priority parameter value may not apply to the status filter rule.

Set-CMTaskSequence

Deprecations

UseDefaultText parameter has been deprecated. To use the default text, set CustomText to $null.

Set-CMWindowsEnrollmentProfile

Bugs that were fixed

Authority parameter is not available in all parameter sets.