How to: Exectue a ConfigMgr 2012 Auto Deployment Rule (ADR)

August 15, 2012 Leave a comment

Here’s a quick example for how to initiate an ADR using PowerShell:

(gwmi sms_autodeployment -namespace root\sms\site_cas -computer MyServer -filter "Name='FEP Updates'").EvaluateAutoDeployment()

Replace CAS with your site code, and MyServer with the server name. My ADR is “FEP Updates”, so replace that with the desired ADR to run. Remember that ADRs are dependent on the WSUS synchronization, so if you re-evaluate the ADR without a new WSUS synchronization, you may not see any change in your ADR.

If you really want to party, and desire to re-run all ADRs, run the following command:

gwmi sms_autodeployment -namespace root\sms\site_cas -computer MyServer | foreach-object {$_.EvaluateAutoDeployment()}

This will find all ADRs, and call the EvaluateAutoDeployment method on each one.
Happy Scripting,

Greg

ramseyg@hotmail.com

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How To: Enable Defrag on Server 2008R2 and Windows 7 Using ConfigMgr Setttings Management

August 14, 2012 1 Comment

We found several systems recently where defrag was not enabled. Thanks to a little help from the TechNet forums, I was able to create a Compliance Settings Rule using PowerShell. Create a new compliance settings configuration item as follows:

      1. Choose a name (Such as Enable Defrag).
      2. Choose the supported platforms (all Windows 7, all Server 2008 R2)
      3. Create a new Setting, choose Script for the setting type, and Boolean for the data type.
      4. Paste the PowerShell code below for the Discovery Script: 
        # Used by the RegisterTaskDefinition method
$TASK_CREATE_OR_UPDATE = 0x6

# Specify the computer name
$computerName = "localhost"
# Specify the task's name
$taskName = "\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag"

$taskService = new-object -comobject "Schedule.Service"
$taskService.Connect($computerName)
$taskFolder = $taskService.GetFolder("\")
$registeredTask = $taskFolder.GetTask($taskName)
$registeredTask.Enabled = $TRUE
$taskDefinition = $registeredTask.Definition
$taskDefinition.Triggers | % {$_.Enabled}
      5. Paste the PowerShell code below for the Remediation Script. 
        $TASK_CREATE_OR_UPDATE = 0x6

# Specify the computer name
$computerName = "localhost"
# Specify the task's name
$taskName = "\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag"

$taskService = new-object -comobject "Schedule.Service"
$taskService.Connect($computerName)
$taskFolder = $taskService.GetFolder("\")
$registeredTask = $taskFolder.GetTask($taskName)
$registeredTask.Enabled = $TRUE
$taskDefinition = $registeredTask.Definition
$taskDefinition.Triggers | foreach-object { $_.Enabled = $TRUE }
[Void] $taskFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition($taskName, $taskDefinition,
 $TASK_CREATE_OR_UPDATE, $NULL, $NULL, $taskDefinition.Principal.LogonType)
      6. Create a new Compliance Rule tab of the configuration item, where Enabled = True, as shown next:
      7. Add this configuration item to a baseline and deploy to a collection. Note that in order to  execute Compliance Management scripts that use Powershell, you may need to modify the client setting named “PowerShell Execution Policy”  to Bypass.

Download EnableDefragOnServer08andWindows7.ps1.





				


				

					

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