NEW Backup ConfigMgr Device Collections

[Harshit Pandey]

Is there a script to backup device collections and user collections in Configmgr?. I need ti because we don't have any backup software for ConfigMgr VM and I have to manually backup the collections everytime.

 

[Garth]

Is there a script to backup device collections and user collections in Configmgr?. I need ti because we don't have any backup software for ConfigMgr VM and I have to manually backup the collections everytime.

No but you might be able to create one with PowerShell.
But you should really backup you CM VM. If this is a lab there are LOTS of free backups SW for VMs.

 

[mcdy]

Hello Harshit,

I think probably I have what you are looking for, I created this Script for my job.

<# ==============================================================================================
NAME: Export-SCCMSoftwareCollections.ps1
 
COMMENT: Export SCCM Windows 10 Clients Software Collections
============================================================================================== #>

# requires -version x

# change window title
$host.ui.RawUI.WindowTitle = "Export-SCCMSoftwareCollections.ps1"

## load CM CommandLets (Standard by Microsoft)
# Site configuration
$SiteCode = "001" # Site code
$ProviderMachineName = "SCCM.XXXXX.YY" # SMS Provider machine name

# Customizations
$initParams = @{}
#$initParams.Add("Verbose", $true) # Uncomment this line to enable verbose logging
#$initParams.Add("ErrorAction", "Stop") # Uncomment this line to stop the script on any errors

# Do not change anything below this line

# Import the ConfigurationManager.psd1 module
if((Get-Module ConfigurationManager) -eq $null) {
    Import-Module "$($ENV:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH)\..\ConfigurationManager.psd1" @initParams
}

# Connect to the site's drive if it is not already present
if((Get-PSDrive -Name $SiteCode -PSProvider CMSite -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) {
    New-PSDrive -Name $SiteCode -PSProvider CMSite -Root $ProviderMachineName @initParams
}

# Set the current location to be the site code.
Set-Location "$($SiteCode):\" @initParams


## Script part

$DeviceNames = (Get-CMCollectionMember -CollectionName "Windows 10 Clients").Name

foreach ($DeviceName in $DeviceNames) {

    $Applications = $Null
    $Packages = $Null

    # get Collections of device with direct rule
    $Collections = (Get-WmiObject -Namespace root/SMS/site_"$SiteCode" -Class sms_fullcollectionmembership -Filter "Name = '$DeviceName' and isDirect = '$true'")

    # get Software collections (application or package)
    $SoftwareCollections = $Collections | foreach {
        # get Name of collection
        $CollectionName = (Get-CMDeviceCollection -Id $_.CollectionID).Name
        # get deployments from collection if application=1 or package=2 / shrink to unique because some collection include multiple deployments
        Get-CMDeployment -CollectionName $CollectionName | where {$_.FeatureType -eq 1 -or $_.FeatureType -eq 2} | select ApplicationName,CollectionName,CollectionID,FeatureType
    }

    # help table to convert deployment config type
    $ApplicationDeploymentHashtable = @{1="Install";2="Uninstall"}

    # get all applications from software collections
    $Applications = $SoftwareCollections | foreach {
        if ($_.FeatureType -eq 1) {
            # set var for use in comandlet
            $CollectionID = $_.CollectionID
            $CollectionName = $_.CollectionName
            Get-CMApplication -Name $_.ApplicationName | select @{Name="Collection";Expression={$CollectionName}},@{Name="Name";Expression={$_.LocalizedDisplayName}},@{Name="Version";Expression={$_.SoftwareVersion}},Manufacturer,@{Name="CollectionID";Expression={$CollectionID}}
        }
    }

    foreach ($Application in $Applications) {
        # set var for use in comandlet
        $CollectionID = $Application.CollectionID
        $ApplicationDeployment = Get-CMApplicationDeployment -Name $Application.Name | where {$_.TargetCollectionID -eq $CollectionID}
        $Application | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Action" -Value ($ApplicationDeploymentHashtable[$ApplicationDeployment.DesiredConfigType]) -Force
    }


    # get all packages from software collections
    $Packages = $SoftwareCollections | foreach {
        if ($_.FeatureType -eq 2) {
            $_ | select @{Name="Collection";Expression={$_.CollectionName}},@{Name="Name";Expression={$_.ApplicationName}},@{Name="CollectionID";Expression={$_.CollectionID}},@{Name="Action";Expression={"Package"}}
        }
    }
    
    $Software = $Applications + $Packages

    foreach ($S in $Software) { $S | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Computer" -Value $DeviceName }

    $AllSoftware += $Software

}

I'm nearly sure you has to modify it, e.g. Server and Collections.

Cheers mcdy