RequestMachinePolicy Method in Class SMS_Client

The RequestMachinePolicy method, in Configuration Manager, initiates a request for machine policy.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and defines the method.

Syntax

UInt32 RequestMachinePolicy(  
      UInt32 uFlags  
);

uFlags
Data type: UInt32

Qualifiers: [in]

Flags identifying the policy. Possible values are:

Value	Description
0	A machine policy retrieval cycle is initiated.
1	A machine policy validation cycle is initiated, and the server and client cyclical redundancy checks (CRCs) are compared to verify that the policies are in agreement. If the policies aren't in agreement, then a resynchronization is initiated.

A UInt32 data type that is 0 to indicate success or non-zero to indicate failure.