SCCM 2012 Windows PowerShell Troubleshooting FAQs

This page contains the various categories for the SCCM 2012 Windows PowerShell Troubleshooting FAQs.

Error Messages

• “ERROR: [MANAGED] Cmdlet failed: Starting a command on remote server failed with the following error message: The WinRM client cannot complete the operation within the time specified.”
• “In-line script returned error output: File C:\Windows\CCM\SystemTemp\<guid>.ps1 cannot be loaded. The file C:\Windows\CCM\SystemTemp\<guid>.ps1 is not digitally signed. The script will not execute on the system.”

Cmdlets

• Add-CMDistributionPoint
  • After creating a new Remote DP with the “Add-CMDistributionPoint” PowerShell cmdlet Clients try downloading content from the first Server installed in the Hierarchy and not the new DP
  • Why does the Add-CMDistributionPoint cmdlet incorrectly set the value of the ServerRemoteName parameter to the name of the first installed Site Server?
• Add-CMStateMigrationPoint
  • After creating a new SMP with the “Add-CMStateMigrationPoint” PowerShell cmdlet Clients try contacting the first Server installed in the Hierarchy and not the new SMP
• Clear-CMPxeDeployment
  • “The method or operation is not implemented” error when running the Clear-CMPxeDeployment cmdlet
• Import-CMComputerInformation
  • “WARNING: The collection All Systems does not exist or is not suitable for adding the new device” when the Import-CMComputerInformation -CollectionName “All Systems” -ComputerName “Computer01” -MacAddress “xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx” command is run
• New-CMDeviceCollection
  • “Unable to cast object of type” error when running the New-CMDeviceCollection cmdlet together with the LimitingCollectionName option
  • Why is the “refreshschedule” parameter not defined in the “NewByLimitName” parameter set when I run the “New-CMDeviceCollection” cmdlet?
• New-CMSchedule
  • “The adapter cannot get property “GetType” for instance of SMS_ST_RecurInterval” error when the .GetType method is used for the object returned by the New-CMSchedule cmdlet
• New-CMSiteSystemServer
  • Why does PowerShell quit unexpectedly when I run the “New-CMSiteSystemServer” cmdlet?
• Start-CMDistributionPointUpgrade
  • Why does the upgrade of a Shared Distribution Point fail when I use the “Start-CMDistributionPointUpgrade” PowerShell cmdlet?
• Update-CMDistributionPoint –DeploymentTypeName
  • “Key not Found Exception” when running the Update-CMDistributionPoint –DeploymentTypeName cmdlet