en-US/about_PSCMContentMgmt.help.txt
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about_PSCMContentMgmt SHORT DESCRIPTION An overview of the PSCMContentMgmt module. LONG DESCRIPTION Distribution Points are undoubtedly the most common site system type to install on servers at remote sites. This module aims to help you manage them by giving you functions to: * Query distribution points and distribution point groups, and identify what content objects are distributed to them * Compare distributed content objects between two distribution points or distribution point groups * Redistribute or distribute content objects returned by this module to other distribution points or distribution point groups * Invoke the DP content library cleanup tool * Export and import .pkgx files * Find any object with any given Configuration Manager ID Several of the functions in this module are wrappers for cmdlets in the Configuration Manager module. PSCMContentMgmt does not attempt to reinvent the wheel from these cmdlets, but instead provide a simpler workflow for managing distribution points and their content. The simple workflow offers you: * Pipeline support so you can easily progress through the motions for tasks such as querying content on a distribution point and distributing it to another, or finding all content objects which failed to distribute and initiate a redistribution * Consistent property names when dealing with different types of content objects * Provide functionality which the Configuration Manager module does not provide (e.g. content redistribution or import .pkgx files) Where any of the functions return an object with the property `ObjectID`, it will always return `PackageID` for all content objects (Packages, Driver Packages, Boot Images etc) except for Applications/Deployment Types where the `CI_ID` is always retrieved. This enables you to have a property ready to use for Applications with any of the cmdlets from the Configuration Manager module. The Configuration Manager module notoriously returns generic error messages (if any) for most of its cmdlets/functions. Since this module is mostly nothing more than a wrapper for most cmdlets/functions, I just forward those messages on to you so please bear that in mind. To find out more information on how to use this module with the above features described, see the MORE HELP section below. MORE HELP For more help on how to use all capaibilities of this module, run: Get-Help about_PSCMContentMgmt* |