Windows Update Agent Inventory Cycle Rule

Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.AUAgentUpdate.InventoryCycleRule (Rule)

This rule triggers an inventory cycle on the Windows Update Client after the client has been updated.

Element properties:

Member Modules:

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.AUAgentUpdate.InventoryCycleRule" Target="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>Operations</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="EventDS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>System</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>WindowsUpdateClient</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>19</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <RegExExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">EventDescription</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>ContainsSubstring</Operator>

              <Pattern>Windows Update Core</Pattern>

            </RegExExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WA" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.ScriptWriteAction">

      <ScriptName>GenerateInventory.vbs</ScriptName>

      <Arguments/>

      <ScriptBody><Script> 

                        SetLocale("en-us")

                        Dim WshShell

                        Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 

                        WshShell.Run ("wuauclt /detectnow")

                        </Script></ScriptBody>

      <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>