Create ConfigMgr 2007 Console Extensions

Create ConfigMgr 2007 Console Extensions

Scope

Extend the console with custom VBS scripts

Process

Create a new XML to call your custom tools with the correct SUB

XML File Contents

<ActionDescription Class="Group" DisplayName="<Right Click Menu Name>" MnemonicDisplayName="<Right Click Menu Name>" Description="<Status Bar Description>" SqmDataPoint="53">

<ActionGroups>

<ActionDescription Class="Executable" DisplayName="<Right Click Menu Action Name>" MnemonicDisplayName="<Right Click Menu Action Name>" Description="<Status Bar Description>">

<Executable>

<FilePath>wscript.exe</FilePath>

<Parameters> "<SCRIPT File LOCATION>" ##SUB:Name##</Parameters>

</Executable>

</ActionDescription>

</ActionGroups>

</ActionDescription>

SUBs

**(Full list found in the adminconsole.xml where the ConfigMgr Console is installed)

##SUB:__Server##

##SUB:__Namespace##

##SUB:Name##

##SUB:PackageID##

##SUB:ProgramName##

##SUB:SiteCode##

##SUB:SiteName##

##SUB:NetworkOSPath##

##SUB:AddressType##

##SUB:Order##

##SUB:value##

##SUB:ItemName##

Copy XML to Console Action Folder

SCCM Client Action Folders Location

<SCCM Installation Location>AdminUI\XMLStorage\Extensions\Actions\

                ***GUID Folders may need to be created

Common SCCM Client Action GUID Folders

·         Single Machine Actions: 7ba8bf44-2344-4035-bdb4-16630291dcf6

·         Root-level collections: fa922e1a-6add-477f-b70e-9a164f3b11a2

·         Sub Collections: dbb315c3-1d8b-4e6a-a7b1-db8246890f59

·         Collection instance: f91c082d-bb83-44db-8ab9-907607b1dc44

·         Programs: de41d5d8-3845-4e67-9657-0121f06f5e27

·         Advertisements: a1ad0705-ce2d-4981-96f5-8f0faad47396

·         Site Systems:  49696c48-9c3a-4d4a-bb38-473394700d43

Additional GUIDs can be found using adminconsole.xml where the ConfigMgr Console is installed or GUID.zip found on myITforum.com

·         Extract GUID.Zip to C:\GUID.

·         Copy all the subfolders located in C:\GUID\ to <SCCM Installation    Location>AdminUI\XMLStorage\Extensions\Actions\

·         Restart your SCCM Console.

Update VBS to accept an argument

There are many arguments that can be passed from the ConfigMgr console to your scripts.  The computer name argument is ##SUB:Name## found in the XML file example above.  This will pass the computer name as an argument to the vbscript.  You will need to add a few lines to your vbscript for this to work.

At the top of your script type or paste

Set args = WScript.Arguments

If you are running a script against a computer name then where you specify the computername like strComputerName = ‘.’ You will need to make it strComputerName = args(0)

With those two edits to your vbscript the ConfigMgr Console should pass the computer name to the vbscript to run the expected actions.

References

http://www.snowland.se/2008/05/28/sccm-console-extensions/

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/gramsey/archive/2008/05/05/sccm-2007-console-extensions-guid-locator.aspx