New-CMPackage

New-CMPackage

Creates a Configuration Manager package.

Syntax

Parameter Set: New
New-CMPackage -Name <String> [-Description <String> ] [-Language <String> ] [-Manufacturer <String> ] [-Path <String> ] [-Version <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: NewPackageByDefinitionNoSourceFileWithExisted
New-CMPackage -FromDefinition -PackageDefinitionName <String> -PackageNoSourceFile [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: NewPackageByDefinitionNoSourceFileWithNew
New-CMPackage -FromDefinition -PackageNoSourceFile -PackagePath <String> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: NewPackageByDefinitionSourceFileWithExisted
New-CMPackage -FromDefinition -PackageDefinitionName <String> -SourceFileType <SourceFileType> {AlwaysObtainSourceFile | CreateCompressedVersionOfSourceFile} -SourceFolderPath <String> -SourceFolderPathType <SourceFolderPathType> {LocalFolderOnSiteServer | UncNetworkPath} [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: NewPackageByDefinitionSourceFileWithNew
New-CMPackage -FromDefinition -PackagePath <String> -SourceFileType <SourceFileType> {AlwaysObtainSourceFile | CreateCompressedVersionOfSourceFile} -SourceFolderPath <String> -SourceFolderPathType <SourceFolderPathType> {LocalFolderOnSiteServer | UncNetworkPath} [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The New-CMPackage cmdlet creates a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager package. A package is a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager object that contains the content files and instructions for distributing programs, software updates, boot images, operating system images, and drivers to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager clients.

Parameters

-Description<String>

Specifies a description for the package. You can use a maximum of 128 characters.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-FromDefinition

Indicates that Configuration Manager creates the package from a package definition file.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Language<String>

Specifies the language version of the package. You can use a maximum of 32 characters in a format that you choose to use to identify the language version. Configuration Manager uses the Language property together with Manufacturer, Name, and Version to identify a package. For example, you can have an English version and a German version of the same package.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Manufacturer<String>

Specifies a manufacturer name to help you identify the package. You can use a maximum of 32 characters.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Name<String>

Specifies a name for the package.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PackageDefinitionName<String>

Specifies the name of a package definition file.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PackageNoSourceFile

Indicates that the package does not require source files to be present on client devices.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PackagePath<String>

Specifies a share name or path that Configuration Manager creates for the package source files on distribution points.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Path<String>

Specifies the location of the files to add to the package.

You can specify either a full local path or a UNC path. Make sure that this location contains all the files and subdirectories that the program needs to complete, including any scripts.

Aliases

PackageSourcePath

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SourceFileType<SourceFileType>

Specifies the source file type. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- AlwaysObtainSourceFile

-- CreateCompressedVersionOfSourceFile

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SourceFolderPath<String>

Specifies the location of the source files for the package.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SourceFolderPathType<SourceFolderPathType>

Specifies the source folder path type. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

-- LocalFolderOnSiteServer

-- UncNetworkPath

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Version<String>

Specifies a version number for the package.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Examples

Example 1: Create a package

This command creates a Configuration Manager package named ScriptsPackage01.

PS C:\> New-CMPackage -Name "ScriptsPackage01"

Example 2: Create a package and add a description

This command creates a Configuration Manager package named ScriptsPackage02 and adds the specified description to the package.

PS C:\> New-CMPackage -Name "ScriptsPackage02" -Description "This package deploys scripts that run on a recurring schedule."

Get-CMPackage

Set-CMPackage

Remove-CMPackage