How to Initiate Policy Retrieval for a Configuration Manager Client

A Configuration Manager 2007 client downloads its client policy on a schedule. By default, this value is configured to every 60 minutes and is configured with the option Policy polling interval (minutes). (To identify the dialog where you can configure this option, see Computer Client Agent Properties: General Tab.) However, there might be occasions when you want to initiate ad-hoc policy retrieval from the client—for example, in a troubleshooting scenario or when testing.

Use the following procedures to initiate ad-hoc policy retrieval from the client outside its scheduled polling interval, either by using the Actions tab on the Configuration Manager client or by running a script on the computer. You must be logged onto the client computer with local administrative rights to perform these procedures.

注意

The same procedures can be used with the SMS 2003 client, which is named Systems Management in the Control Panel of the client computer.

To manually initiate client policy retrieval using the Actions tab on the Configuration Manager client

1. Select Configuration Manager in the Control Panel of the computer.

2. Click the Actions tab.

3. Click Machine Policy Retrieval and Evaluation Cycle, and then click Initiate Action.

4. Click OK to confirm the prompt, and then click OK to close Configuration Manager.

To manually initiate client policy retrieval using a script

1. Open a text editor, such as Notepad.

2. Copy and insert the following into the file:

   on error resume next
   
   dim oCPAppletMgr 'Control Applet manager object.
   dim oClientAction 'Individual client action.
   dim oClientActions 'A collection of client actions.
   
   'Get the Control Panel manager object.
   set  oCPAppletMgr=CreateObject("CPApplet.CPAppletMgr")
   if err.number <> 0 then
       Wscript.echo "Couldn't create control panel application manager"
       WScript.Quit
   end if
   
   'Get a collection of actions.
   set oClientActions=oCPAppletMgr.GetClientActions
   if err.number<>0 then
       wscript.echo "Couldn't get the client actions"
       set oCPAppletMgr=nothing
       WScript.Quit
   end if
   
   'Display each client action name and perform it.
   For Each oClientAction In oClientActions
   
       if oClientAction.Name = "Request & Evaluate Machine Policy" then
           wscript.echo "Performing action " + oClientAction.Name 
           oClientAction.PerformAction
       end if
   next
   
   set oClientActions=nothing
   set oCPAppletMgr=nothing
   

3. Save the file with a .vbs extension.

4. On the client computer, run the file using one of the following methods:

   • Navigate to the file by using Windows Explorer, and double-click the script file.

   • Open a command prompt, and type: cscript <path\filename.vbs>.

5. Click OK in the Windows Script Host dialog box.

See Also

Tasks

How to Configure the Configuration Manager Computer Client Agent

Concepts

About Client Policy in Configuration Manager

Other Resources

Tasks for Managing Configuration Manager Clients