Hi, My SCCM server was working fine for OS deployment - i.e. PXE service point installed correctly, images distributed correctly, smspxeimages$ present and accounted for, WDS working correctly. About 5 days ago our SCCM server crashed and it looks like some thing has gone horribly wrong. #1) The smspxeimages$ folder is missing #2) I am getting critical errors in the site system status pointing to the smspxeimages$ share #3) I cannot remove the PXE service point because I get the error "This PXE service point contains packages. Remove all packages from the PXE service point before removing the PXE service point role from this site system". #4) The WDS service cannot start. I have looked through other people's issues with removing the PXE service point so that they can remove/reinstall WDS but I still cannot remove it. i.e. I have removed EVERY SINGLE OS/Boot Image/Driver package that has been distributed to \\SCCMSERVER\smspxeimages$ and \\SCCMSERVER by going to: Operating System Deployment/Operating System Images/right click the Distribution Points node and select "Manage Distribution Points"/"Delete the package from selected distribution points". My PXESetup.log has not had any entries for the last 5 days. So what is the next step in troubleshooting? Thanks in advance! BTW: I noticed this problem when my test workstation stopped's PXE booting with Error PXE-E53

Hi, Take a look at this article - http://www.myitforum.com/forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=167067&mpage=1#167124 Basically you need to find a method to remove the packages from the "dead DP".Kent Agerlund | http://scug.dk/ | The Danish community for System Center products

Hi I ran the following query (exact syntax) use SMS_AK1 select * from packages where ShareName like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' select * from contentdpmap where ServerPath like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' select * from pkgservers where NALPATH like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' select * from pkgstatus where pkgserver like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' select * from DPInfo where ServerName like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' The result is: "Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 Invalid object name 'packages '" I have looked for the Packages table in the SMS_AK1 database (I assume it should be called dbo.packages) and I cannot see it. Running the query without the first SELECT statment is successful and returns 2 packages each in the select queries for pkgservers and pkgstatus I assume running the delete commands without a package table from the first SELECT statement will cause more problems?

Hi, Before messing with the database you should know that it is absolutly not supported, and the proper way of fixing the issue would be to call Microssoft support. Select * from pkgservers Where NALPath Like '%dp%' Select * from pkgstatus where pkgserver like '%dp%' Select * from contentdpmap where serverpath like'%dp%' Delete from pkgservers where NALpath like '%dp%' Delete from pkgstatus where pkgserver like '%dp%' Delete from contentdpmap where serverpath like '%dp%' Kent Agerlund | http://scug.dk/ | The Danish community for System Center products

in the SMS_AK1 database (I assume it should be called dbo.packages) and I cannot see it. No need to worry about that table; it is also not there in my testlab, so it's no default ConfigMgr table

Could I just clarify one thing, Your query uses the %dp% wildcare which in my case equates to %procyonsys01" This returns ALL packages on this SCCM server. Should I not be only deleting those packages that are showing errors in dismgr.log? i.e. the following query returns those "failing" packages" in dismgr.log use SMS_AK1 select * from pkgservers where NALPATH like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' select * from pkgstatus where pkgserver like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' So I should only be running: delete from pkgservers where NALPATH like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' delete from pkgstatus where pkgserver like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' Is that correct?

Hi guys, You are legends! Deleted the 2 rows from pkgservers & pkgstatus and I removed the PXE service point. I have now removed WDS and rebooted the SCCM server. I am just about to re-install WDS and configure the PXE Service point again. Hopefully all goes well! Cheers guys!

Having the same problem and was working on it for 2 hours. I went into: Site Maintenance Under SQL Commands- new command Fill up the info and use : delete from pkgservers where NALPATH like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' delete from pkgstatus where pkgserver like '%\\procyonsys01\smspxeimages$%' Monitor the progress in smsdbmon.log Dada ! Works like a charm, I was able to delete PXE role. Thx, help me a lot.