Custom Actions in Virtual Machine Manager
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager
System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) contains the following custom actions:
| Custom Action | Description | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| AddCarmineToServersGroup | Adds the VMM server to the Local Security group created by CreateCarmineServersGroup. | vmmServer.msi |
| AddCertificate | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |
| AddPortFirewallConfig | Creates a firewall exception with rule name=HTTP (defined WSMANPORT). | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| AddPortFirewallConfigSSL | Adds a firewall exception to the defined BITSPORT with mode=ENABLE and scope=ALL. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| AddPortFirewallConfigSSLWin6 | Creates a firewall exception using AdvFirewall for the defined BITSPORT. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| AddPortFirewallConfigWin6 | Creates a firewall exception for the defined WSMANPort with an Inbound rule to allow access. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| AddServiceFirewallConfig | Creates a firewall exception for VMMAgent service with rule name = VMMAgent. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| AddServiceFirewallConfigWin6 | Creates a firewall exception for VMMAgent service with rule name = VMMAgent. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| BITSCleanup | Checks the state of any BITS job with the background file copier and cancels any BITS jobs during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| CertificateCleanup | Deletes all VMM Certificates. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| CheckAgentPackageExists | Checks whether VMM Agent is already present. Fails agent installation if it is already installed. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| CheckForSharedConfiguration | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| CleanupLeakedValues | Deletes CertThumbprint registry value from registry key path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\\Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Agent\Setup. | vmmAgent.msi |
| CommitCleanUpWindowsHotfix | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| CommitMetabaseTransaction | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |
| ConfigureIIs | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |
| ConfigureUsers | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi |
| ConfigWsman | Configures WSMAN with the following configuration:"<cfg:MaxEnvelopeSizekb>800</cfg:MaxEnvelopeSizekb>" &_ "<cfg:MaxTimeoutms>90000</cfg:MaxTimeoutms>" &_ "<cfg:MaxBatchItems>20</cfg:MaxBatchItems>" &_ "<cfg:Client>" &_ "<cfg:NetworkDelayms>5000</cfg:NetworkDelayms>" &_ "<cfg:URLPrefix>wsman</cfg:URLPrefix>" &_ "<cfg:Auth>" &_ "<cfg:Kerberos>true</cfg:Kerberos>" &_ "<cfg:Negotiate>true</cfg:Negotiate>" &_ "</cfg:Auth>" &_ "<cfg:TrustedHosts>*</cfg:TrustedHosts>" &_ "</cfg:Client>" &_ "</cfg:Config>" |
vmmServer.msi |
| CountComponentClients | Counts the number of products that have installed the given element. | AdminConsole.msi vmmEUP.msi |
| CreateCarmineServersGroup | Creates the VMM server local security group. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| CreateSSLCertificate | Creates an SSL certificate used for WinRM communication over HTTPS. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| CreateUser | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi |
| CreateUserRollback | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi |
| CreateWsmanListener | Runs VBScript to create WSMAN Listener and configures the session and WSMAN Port. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteAspNetClientFolder | Deletes the wwwroot\aspnet_client folder under the VMM Install folder. | vmmEUP.msi |
| DeleteCarmineServersGroup | This is the rollback action for CreateCarmineServersGroup. Deletes the VMM server local security group. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteCertificate | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |
| DeleteP2VDriverImportFolder | Deletes the [InstallDir]\Driver Import folder. | vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteP2VPatchImportFolder | Deletes the [InstallDir]\Patch Import folder. | vmmServer.msi |
| DeletePortFirewallConfig | Deletes the firewall exception created for WSMAN port. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeletePortFirewallConfigSSL | Deletes the firewall exception created for the BITS port. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeletePortFirewallConfigSSLWin6 | Deletes the firewall exception with the rule name matching HTTPS (BITS port). | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeletePortFirewallConfigWin6 | Deletes the firewall exception with the rule name matching HTTP (WSMAN port). | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteRegisteredSSLCertificate | Deletes the SSL certificate registered to WinRM listener for WinRM communication over HTTPS. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteServiceFirewallConfig | Deletes the firewall exception created for VMMAgent service. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteServiceFirewallConfigWin6 | Deletes the firewall exception with the rule name matching VMMAgent. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteStaleRegisteredSSLCertificate | Delete the old SSL certificate registered to WinRM listener for WinRM communication over HTTPS. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteSysprepFolder | Deletes the Sysprep binaries folder. | vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteVMMDataFolder | Deletes the [InstallDir]\VMMData folder. | vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteWsmanListener | Calls a VBScript to delete the WSMAN session. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeleteWsmanListenerWithWsmanConfigFailure | If setting of the WinRM configuration failed then delete the WinRM listener. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DeRegisterPerfCounter | Unregisters the VMM Performance Counters from the VMM Server, using the unlodctr tool. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| DetectExistingSSLCertificate | Detects if there is an already exiting SSL certificate created by VMM. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| Do_sqlLocalServers_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Do_sqlVerIndependentProgID_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| EnableBITSCompactServer | Runs "[SystemFolder]system32\PkgMgr.exe /iu:LightweightServer /quiet /norestart" to install BitsCompactServer server optional component. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| ExecServiceConfig | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| ExecServiceConfigRollback | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| ExecuteInstallHttpListener | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteInstallWindowsHotfix | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteMakeShortcutElevated | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteRegisterSectionSchema | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteRegisterUIModule | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteUnInstallHttpListener | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteUnRegisterSectionSchema | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExecuteUnRegisterUIModule | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ExportDmzFile | Exports the perimeter network information (such as user name and password) in an encrypted format to the Security.txt file during agent install on a perimeter network (also known as a DMZ) host. | vmmAgent.msi |
| ExtractSysprepCab | Calls Sysprep.exe, a self-extracting exe, to extract Sysprep binaries on the specified folder. The identity of this CA is the Property attribute used in SetExtractSysprepCab. | vmmServer.msi |
| FailInstallationDueToExistingSSlCertificate | Fails agent install if there is already an existing SSL certificate. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| GetAllIPAddresses | Gets IP addresses (up to 8) into a set of properties IPADRESS*. | vmmAgent.msi |
| InstallAspNet | Installs the appropriate version of ASP.NET on the local machine. | vmmEUP.msi |
| IsDotNetFramework20Or30Or35Or40Installed | Third party custom action. | SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi |
| MofcompAcceleratorMof | Calls mofcomp.exe on lansanDeployment.mof file. The identity of this CA is the Property attribute used in SetMofcompAcceleratorMof. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| MofcompCarmineAgentMof | Calls mofcomp.exe on VMMAgent.mof file. The identity of this CA is the Property attribute used in SetMofcompCarmineAgentMof. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| MofcompCarmineVirtualizationMof | Calls mofcomp.exe on VMMVirtulization.mof file. The identity of this CA is the Property attribute used in SetMofcompCarmineVirtualizationMof. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| MofcompNPIVMof | Calls mofcomp.exe on NPIV.mof file. The identity of this CA is the Property attribute used in SetMofcompNPIVMof. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| NetFxExecuteNativeImageCommitInstall | Part of the Wix library. | AdminConsole.msi |
| NetFxExecuteNativeImageCommitUninstall | Part of the Wix library. | AdminConsole.msi |
| NetFxExecuteNativeImageInstall | Part of the Wix library. | AdminConsole.msi |
| NetFxExecuteNativeImageUninstall | Part of the Wix library. | AdminConsole.msi |
| NetFxScheduleNativeImage | Part of the Wix library. | AdminConsole.msi |
| PreAgentInstallChecks | Checks for the Windows Installer version (specifically, the MSIDLL version using MSIGetProperty). | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| PreHostAgentInstallChecks | Checks for the following before the Agent is installed in wsmanconfig.wxs: - Whether WinRM service is missing or disabled. - Whether WinRM version is correct. - Whether the Bits and Wsman ports are correct. |
vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RegisterCmdlets | Calls the InstallUtil.exe to install the Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.dll assembly. | AdminConsole.msi vmmEUP.msi |
| RegisterPerfCounter | Registers the VMM performance counters on the VMM Server, using the lodctr tool. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RegisterStorageEventManifest | Third party custom action. | StorageService.msi |
| RegMOF | Third party custom action. | StorageService.msi |
| Remove_NativeImage_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | SharedManagementObjects.msi |
| RemoveAcceleratorMof | Runs the following command: wmic.exe /NAMESPACE:\\root PATH __Namespace WHERE Name=VirtualizationAccelerator DELETE. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveCarmineMof | Runs the WMI command-line utility (wmic.exe) to delete the specified class (WmiNamespace= “scvmm”). | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveCarmineServerFromAdminGroup | Deletes the VMM server from the Admin group on the host machine. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveCertThumbprintWhitespace | Removes white spaces from the CERTTHUMBPRINT property so that it can be inserted into the registry. | vmmAgent.msi |
| RemoveNPIVMofMapping | Runs the following command: wmic.exe /NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_NPIVLUNMappingInformation DELETE. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveNPIVMofNPIVAttributes | Runs the WMI command-line utility (wmic.exe) to delete the “MSFC_VirtualFibrePortAttributes” WMI namespace class. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveNPIVMofNPIVMethods | Runs the following command: wmic.exe /NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_FibrePortNPIVMethods DELETE. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveNPIVMofVportAttributes | Runs wmic.exe to delete the MSFC_VirtualFibrePortAttributes class. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RemoveUser | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi |
| RemoveWmiPermissions | Removes the VMM WMI namespace security. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| ReRegisterCmdlets | Calls InstallUtil.exe to install the Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.dll assembly. | AdminConsole.msi vmmEUP.msi |
| RestartBITSAndDependents | Restarts "bits" and "wuauserv" services and any services dependent on them. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RestoreHyperVPermissions | Restores the registry value VmmPreviousStoreLocation in Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Virtualization. Restarts the following services: vmms, vhdsvc, nvspwmi. |
vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackAcceleratorMof | Runs the following command: wmic.exe /NAMESPACE:\\root PATH __Namespace WHERE Name=VirtualizationAccelerator DELETE. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackAspNet | Uninstalls the appropriate version of ASP.NET on the local machine. | vmmEUP.msi |
| RollbackAspNetFolder | Deletes the wwwroot directory under the VMM Install folder during setup rollback. | vmmEUP.msi |
| RollbackCarmineMof | Runs the WMI command-line utility wmic.exe to delete the specified class (WmiNamespace= “scvmm”) during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackCarmineServersGroup | Deletes the VMM server local security group during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackCleanUpWindowsHotfix | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| RollbackCmdlets | Calls InstallUtil.exe to uninstall the Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.dll assembly. | AdminConsole.msi vmmEUP.msi |
| RollbackMetabaseTransaction | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |
| RollbackNPIVMofMapping | Runs the WMI command-line utility (wmic.exe) to delete the WMI namespace class with class name = “MSFC_NPIVLUNMappingInformation” class during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackNPIVMofNPIVAttributes | Runs “wmic.exe/NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_FibrePortNPIVAttributes DELETE” during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackNPIVMofNPIVMethods | Runs the WMI command-line utility (wmic.exe) to delete the wminamespace class with class name = “MSFC_FibrePortNPIVMethods” class during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackNPIVMofVportAttributes | Runs the WMI command-line utility (wmic.exe) to delete the “MSFC_VirtualFibrePortAttributes” WMI namespace class during installation/setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackPortFirewallConfig | Deletes the firewall exception created for WSMAN port. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackPortFirewallConfigSSL | Deletes the firewall exception created for the BITS port during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackPortFirewallConfigSSLWin6 | Deletes the firewall exception with the rule name matching HTTPS (BITS port) during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackPortFirewallConfigWin6 | Deletes the firewall exception with the rule name matching HTTP (WSMAN port) during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackServiceFirewallConfig | Deletes the firewall exception created for VMMAgent service during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackServiceFirewallConfigWin6 | Deletes the firewall exception with the rule name matching VMMAgent. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackSysprepFolder | Deletes the Sysprep binaries folder during setup rollback. | vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackWmiPermissions | Removes the WMI Namespace (“scvmm”) security. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| RollbackWsmanListener | Calls a VBScript to delete the WSMAN session during setup rollback. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| SapBiOpenReadme | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| SchedServiceConfig | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| ScheduleInstallHttpListener | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleInstallWindowsHotfix | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleMakeShortcutElevated | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleRebootIfRequired | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleRegisterSectionSchema | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleRegisterUIModule | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleUnInstallHttpListener | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleUnRegisterSectionSchema | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| ScheduleUnRegisterUIModule | Third party custom action. | WebDeploy.msi |
| SetDmzHostInfo | Sets DMZUSERNAME_PROPERTY and DMZPASSWORD_PROPERTY using MSISetProperty. | vmmAgent.msi |
| SetGroupNames | Uses MSISetProperty to set the Local Administrators group name and Authenticated Users group name. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| SetPlatformCompatible | Checks for operating system version (Windows Server 2003 SP1) and CPU type. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| SetSERVICESD | Sets SERVICESD_PROPERTY to the SDDL for the WSMAN listener SD. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| SetServicesInfo | Sets the Firewall service (MpsSvc in Win2k8, SharedAccess in Win2k3) to either 0 or 1. | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| SetWmiPermissions | Sets the VMM WMI namespacesecurity (for both Hyper-V [\\root\\virtualization ] and LAN/SAN namespaces[\\root\\scvmmAccelerator]). | vmmAgent.msi vmmServer.msi |
| SkipInstallCA | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| SqlFollowComponentsValidate_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_BackupAppGuid_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_BackupAppGuid_NewerFound_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_CheckAppDependency_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_CheckFeatureDependency_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_CheckLanguage_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_NotifyFeatureStates_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_RefCountAppGuid_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_RefCountAppGuid_NewerFound_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_RegisterAppGuid_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_RegisterAppGuid_NewerFound_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_RestoreAppGuid_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_RestoreAppGuid_NewerFound_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_ValidateAppGuid_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Sqlmsirc_ValidateAppGuid_NewerFound_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| start_stg_svc | Third party custom action. | StorageService.msi |
| StartMetabaseTransaction | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |
| SxsInstallCA | Third party custom action. | SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi StorageService.msi |
| SxsUninstallCA | Third party custom action. | SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi StorageService.msi |
| Undo_NativeImage_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | SharedManagementObjects.msi |
| Undo_sqlLocalServers_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| UnregisterCmdlets | Calls InstallUtil.exe to uninstall the Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.dll assembly during product uninstall. | AdminConsole.msi |
| UnregisterStorageEventManifest | Third party custom action. | StorageService.msi |
| UnregMOF | Third party custom action. | StorageService.msi |
| WixUIPrintEula | Part of the Wix library. | vmmAgent.msi WebDeploy.msi StorageService.msi |
| Write_NativeImage_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | SharedManagementObjects.msi |
| Write_sqlLocalServers_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| Write_sqlVerIndependentProgID_Redist_64 | Third party custom action. | DACFramework.msi SharedManagementObjects.msi SQLSysClrTypes.msi TSqlLanguageService.msi |
| WriteMetabaseChanges | Part of the Wix library. | vmmEUP.msi |