DP Content Manager

A WinForms-based PowerShell GUI for managing MECM (Configuration Manager) distribution point content across large environments. View content status across all DPs, redistribute failed content, remove orphaned content, validate integrity, and analyze storage.

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• PowerShell 5.1
• .NET Framework 4.8+
• Configuration Manager console installed (ConfigurationManager PowerShell module)

Quick Start

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File start-dpcontentmgr.ps1

1. Open File > Preferences and enter your Site Code and SMS Provider
2. Click Refresh All to connect and load data

Features

Dual View

View	Primary Axis	Detail Panel
Content View	Rows = content objects (apps, packages, SUDPs, etc.) with per-DP status counts	Per-DP breakdown for selected content
DP View	Rows = distribution points with content status counts and total size	Content list for selected DP

Content Types

• Applications
• Packages (legacy)
• Software Update Deployment Packages
• Boot Images
• OS Images
• Driver Packages
• Task Sequence referenced content

Scale-Optimized Status Queries

Uses a single WMI bulk query (SMS_PackageStatusDistPointsSummarizer) to retrieve all content-to-DP status in one call, with O(n) hashtable aggregation. Designed for 300+ DP environments where per-object CM cmdlet iteration would take 40+ minutes.

Why WMI here: No ConfigurationManager PowerShell cmdlet exposes bulk per-DP content state across all content objects. The summarizer class is the only way to get this data in a single query. Similarly, single-DP redistribution uses SMS_DistributionPoint RefreshNow because Start-CMContentDistribution only handles initial distribution. All other operations (content retrieval, validation, removal) use CM cmdlets.

Actions

• Redistribute Selected -- Redistribute failed content to its failed DPs
• Validate Selected -- Trigger server-side content integrity validation (hash check)
• Remove Selected -- Remove content from all its distribution points
• Remove Orphaned -- Detect and remove content on DPs that no longer has a source object in MECM

Storage Analysis

View > Storage Analysis opens a sorted breakdown of estimated content size per DP with export to CSV.

Filtering

• Content type dropdown (All, Application, Package, SU Deployment Pkg, etc.)
• Status filter (All, Failed Only, In Progress, Installed)
• Real-time text filter across content name and package ID

Export & Reporting

• CSV -- Full grid data for the active tab
• HTML -- Self-contained styled report with color-coded status cells

UI

• Dark mode and light mode with full theme support
  • Custom ToolStrip renderer (no light borders/gradients in dark mode)
  • Owner-draw tab headers
• Color-coded grid rows (red = failed, orange = in progress)
• Detail panels with RichTextBox info and sub-grids
• Live log console showing operation progress
• Window position, size, splitter distance, and active tab persistence across sessions

Project Structure

dpcontentmgr/
  start-dpcontentmgr.ps1          Main WinForms application
  Module/
    DPContentMgrCommon.psd1       Module manifest (v1.0.0)
    DPContentMgrCommon.psm1       Core module (27 exported functions)
  Logs/                           Session logs (auto-created)
  Reports/                        Exported reports

Preferences

Stored in DPContentMgr.prefs.json. Accessible via File > Preferences.

Setting	Description
DarkMode	Toggle dark/light theme (requires restart)
SiteCode	3-character MECM site code
SMSProvider	SMS Provider server hostname

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Jason Ulbright