Summary
This article describes the Windows PowerShell issues that are fixed in Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Other CU3 fixes are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
2994331 Description of Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
Issues that are fixed
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Get-CMAssetIntelligenceSynchronizationPoint returns a null object, and this causes a NullReferenceException error when used together with Remove-CMAssetIntelligenceSynchronizationPoint.
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New-CMTaskSequence does not accept a null or empty value for the -InstallationProductKey parameter.
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The CertificateExpirationTimeUtc parameter is ignored by the Set-CMDistributionPoint cmdlet.
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New-CMTaskSequenceMedia returns an InvalidOperationException error when used with the CaptureMediaOption parameter.
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The New-CMMigrationJob cmdlet returns errors that resemble the following when a nested collection is pasted to the -MigrationCollection parameter:
New-CMMigrationJob : Select at least one collection to continue
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Add-CMReportingServicePoint cmdlet does not correctly create a reporting services point.
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Cmdlets that reference objects that are returned by the Get-CMDevice cmdlet trigger errors that resemble the following:
InvalidArgument: (:) [New-CMDeviceVariable], ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationException
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The -EnableProgramAfterAdvertisementMigrated parameter of the New-CMMigrationJob cmdlet does not enable the specified program.
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Set-CMAccount returns a NullReferenceException error when it's used with the inputObject parameter.
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Get-CMBaselineXMLDefinition returns no results when it's run without parameters. The -Name parameter is now required.
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Update-CMClientStatus -Force causes a confirmation window to be displayed on the client.
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Set-CMWindowsFirewallPolicy returns an exception when the -Priority parameter is specified.
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A secondary site database name is incorrectly created when New-CMSecondarySite is used with the CopySQLServerExpressOnSecondarySite parameter.
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Import-CMDriver always returns “Invalid Object Path” even when the specified driver is successfully imported.
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Common *-Item parameters, such as -WhatIf, do not function as expected with CMSite PSDrive.
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New-CMComputerAssociation returns a NullReferenceException error.
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New-CMTaskSequenceMedia returns an InvalidOperationException error when it's used with the -CaptureMediaOption parameter.
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New-CMSiteSystemServer causes PowerShell to exit unexpectedly. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2984644
Additional changes
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Multiple cmdlets are revised to better handle large (several thousand objects) result sets.
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Start-CMApplicationDeployment type runs faster in environments that contain many (75-plus) applications.
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Multiple cmdlets are revised to support wildcard characters for some parameters, including the following:
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Get-CMDeploymentPackage
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Get-CMDeploymentType
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Get-CMSiteMaintenanceTask
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Get-CMStatusReportingComponent
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Remove-CMDeploymentType
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Remove-CMDeployment
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Remove-CMUserCollectionFromDistributionPointGroup
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Remove-CMDeviceCollectionFromDistributionPointGroup
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Set-CMDeploymentType no longer lets you use –ContentLocation with AppV or AppV5X deployment types.
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Set-CMDeviceCollection now supports the setting of collection schedules with new –RefreshSchedule and –RefreshType parameters.
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Set-CMDeviceOwnership now returns clear error messages in the case of a nonexistent device name.
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Multiple cmdlets are revised to support object pipelining. These include cmdlets that are used for creating, setting, and removing site roles, applications, collections, programs, and packages.
Known issues
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The Set-CMDistributionPoint –ComputersUsePxePassword parameter may not save a valid password in the database.
