New-ASDistributionConnectionEx

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0

Note:Starting in AdminStudio 2020, New-ASDistributionConnection is obsolete and New-ASDistributionConnectionEx should used instead.

AdminStudio has a generic platform API, New-ASDistributionConnectionEx, to support creating distribution connections.It accepts XML as an input parameter.

Example

New-ASDistributionConnectionEx -XmlPath "C:\test data\ConfigMgr.xml"

Example XML Input Files

The following are examples of XML input files for different distribution platforms:

• Configuration Manager
• Intune
• WorkSpace ONE
• Altiris
• Microsoft AppV Server
• Citrix XenApp

Configuration Manager

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<ConfigMgr>

<DistributionInformation>

<PluginId>EDFBE09C-E305-4ABF-BEEB-77032335ACB7</PluginId>

<Name></Name>

<Server></Server>

<SiteCode></SiteCode>

</DistributionInformation>

<DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

</DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<ShareInformation>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

<ShareFolderPath></ShareFolderPath>

</ShareInformation>

</ConfigMgr>

Intune

Note:The UseClientSecret switch is false by default.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<Intune>

<PluginId>E36D3170-FBEA-4288-9A30-34313599D9DE</PluginId>

<Name></Name>

<UseClientSecret>False</UseClientSecret>

<ClientId></ClientId>

<TenantIdOrTenantName></TenantIdOrTenantName>

<ClientSecret></ClientSecret>

</Intune>

WorkSpace ONE

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<WorkspaceONE>

<DistributionInformation>

<PluginId>F9A0BED5-1B8F-4D1E-BF6C-C724D083BFC7</PluginId>

<Name></Name>

<Server></Server>

<SiteCode></SiteCode>

</DistributionInformation>

<DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

false

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

</DistributionSystemAuthentication>

</WorkspaceONE>

Altiris

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<Altiris>

<DistributionInformation>

<PluginId>DD86877B-D338-490A-B579-93DFB09B71AE</PluginId>

<Name></Name>

<Server></Server>

<SiteCode></SiteCode>

</DistributionInformation>

<DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

</DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<ShareInformation>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

<ShareFolderPath></ShareFolderPath>

</ShareInformation>

</Altiris>

Microsoft AppV Server

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<AppVServer>

<DistributionInformation>

<PluginId>FE347079-E08D-4782-9557-9B21BCD0FE8A</PluginId>

<Name></Name>

<Server></Server>

<SiteCode></SiteCode>

</DistributionInformation>

<DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

</DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<ShareInformation>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

<ShareFolderPath></ShareFolderPath>

</ShareInformation>

</AppVServer>

Citrix XenApp

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<XenApp>

<DistributionInformation>

<PluginId>D8F3EF54-D321-4A5E-A08F-18F5689D829A</PluginId>

<Name></Name>

<Server></Server>

<SiteCode></SiteCode>

</DistributionInformation>

<DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

</DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<ShareInformation>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

true

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName></UserName>

<Password></Password>

<ShareFolderPath>/ShareFolderPath>

</ShareInformation>

</XenApp>

Example XML Template for Configuration Manager

The following is an example of how a populated template for Configuration Manager would look like.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<ConfigMgr>

<DistributionInformation>

<PluginId>EDFBE09C-E305-4ABF-BEEB-77032335ACB7</PluginId>

<Name>CMServer</Name>

<Server>10.80.150.234</Server>

<SiteCode>CM5</SiteCode>

</DistributionInformation>

<DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

false

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName>ar\administrator</UserName>

<Password>password</Password>

</DistributionSystemAuthentication>

<ShareInformation>

<UseWindowsAuthentication>

false

</UseWindowsAuthentication>

<UserName>ar\administrator</UserName>

<Password>password</Password>

<ShareFolderPath>\\10.80.150.234\Publish</ShareFolderPath>

</ShareInformation>

</ConfigMgr>

Note:Though AdminStudio supports Casper distribution server and a connection to the same can be created from the Application Manager user interface, creating a connection to Casper using AdminStudio PowerShell APIs aren't supported.