Configmgr 2012 PowerShell script add packages applications Drivers to Distribution Point

In my previous blog post,i discussed about how to compare 2 distribution points to see if they both have any applications mismatch or not.This blog post talks about how to distribute the missing applications to the Distribution Point/s.

I have used basic inbuilt Configmgr PowerShell commands for this activity,to know more about avilable powershell cmdlets in Configmgr,read here

Before you get started with powershell,you need to Get a list of missing applications,packages,drivers,Boot images ,OS images etc using SQL query /other method which you aware,if you would like to use SQL method,refer my previous blog post  http://eskonr.com/2012/09/sccm-report-compare-packages-on-2-dps/ .

Export the results into CSV file format which will be the input for our script to distribute these applications to Distribution Point/s.

Your csv file format should look like this:

do some excel work to replace the space with comma(,) and save it as filename.csv

output of CSV (if you open with notepad) should look like this :

PackageType,PackageName,ServerName
Package,Powershell scripts,sccmcen.eksonr.com
package,Outlook Signature,sccmcen.eksonr.com
BootImage,Bootimage X64,sccmcen.eksonr.com
Application,Adobe Reader 10.1,sccmdp01.eskonr.com
Driver,Dell Optiplex E6420,sccmcen.eksonr.com

Note:You do not need to install excel on the server from ,where you run the script.it is just csv format,works with notepad.

Below powershell script which can be used to add all types of packages like applications,packages,driver packages,boot images and OS images etc.

#Import Module
$CMModulepath=$Env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH.ToString().Substring(0,$Env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH.Length - 5)+"\ConfigurationManager.psd1"
import-module $CMModulepath -force
#Change the site Code --P01
CD P01:

#Change File Location

Import-Csv C:\Users\eswar\Desktop\add-packages.csv |`
ForEach-Object {
$PackageType = $_.PackageType
$PackageName = $_.PackageName
$ServerName = $_.ServerName

#For packages
If($PackageType -eq "Package")
{
#echo "This is a Package"
start-CMContentDistribution -PackageName  "$PackageName" -DistributionPointName "$ServerName"
}

#For applications
If($PackageType -eq "Application")
{
#echo "This is an Application"
start-CMContentDistribution -ApplicationName  "$PackageName" -DistributionPointName "$ServerName"
}

#For Driverpackages
If($PackageType -eq "Driver")
{
#echo "This is a Driver"
Start-CMContentDistribution -DriverPackageName  "$PackageName" -DistributionPointName "$ServerName"
}

 #For BootImages
If($PackageType -eq "BootImage")
{
#echo "This is a BootImage"
Start-CMContentDistribution -BootImageName  "$packagename" -DistributionPointName "$server"

  }

#For OSImage
If($PackageType -eq "OSImage")
{
#echo "This is a OSimage"
Start-CMContentDistribution --OperatingSystemImageName  "$packagename" -DistributionPointName "$server"
}

            }

Download the script from technet Gallary http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Configmgr-2012Add-packages-b47800b9

How to refresh package on multiple DP’s : http://eskonr.com/2013/09/sccm-configmgr-powershell-script-refresh-package-on-multiple-distribution-points/