Hi (SCCM 2007 R3) I am trying to depoly OS to new computer. i have made a TS and advertised to unknown computers..But smspxe says device not found.. I tried adding device manually using Computer Association .. now pxe can found the device but still ignore request from the laptop/desktop Tried everything,, reinstalling WDS and PXE.. unknown computer support option enabled in pxe point... But noot working...Everytime logs says device not found and ognore request..... <![LOG[================= PXE Provider loaded. =====================]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.658+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="smspxe.cpp:142"> <![LOG[Init Policy Provider settings]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.658+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:232"> <![LOG[Machine is running Windows Longhorn. (NTVersion=0X601, ServicePack=0)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:1740"> <![LOG[Reloading PXE Provider Settings. cached=0]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:297"> <![LOG[Loaded PXE settings from reg key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Identification: SMS Site Settings: Server: BGSSCCM SiteCode: BGS Parent SiteCode: <empty> ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:389"> <![LOG[Cannot read the registry value of MACIgnoreListFile (80070002)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:456"> <![LOG[Loaded PXE settings from reg key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SMS\PXE: PXE Settings: IsActive: Yes SupportUnknownMachines: Yes MACIgnoreListFile: <empty> ResponseDelay: 0 CacheExpire: 3600 HTTP Port: 80 HTTPS Port: 443 IISSSLState: 0x0 BindPolicy: Exclude <empty> TRK: <non empty> SiteSignCert: <empty> Root CA Certs: <empty> PXE GUID: dcbc3df8-e4d0-4170-b3ce-794cb002ef77 PXEPassword: <empty> ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:571"> <![LOG[Loaded TFTP settings from reg key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSSERVER\Providers\WDSTFTP: TFTP Settings: Directory: E:\RemoteInstall ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:754"> <![LOG[MAC Ignore List Filename in registry is empty]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:766"> <![LOG[Loaded Database settings from reg key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SMS\PXE: Database Settings: Server: SCCMSQL Database: MSSQLSCCM\SMS_BGS User: bgs\sysadmin Password: <hidden> Use Integrated Security: Yes Impersonation Required: Yes ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:964"> <![LOG[PXE Provider Settings Changed]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:317"> <![LOG[Querying Database for Cert with GUID: dcbc3df8-e4d0-4170-b3ce-794cb002ef77]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:628"> <![LOG[inside GetPxeCert]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="SmsPXE" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:776"> <![LOG[Parsing Database name 'MSSQLSCCM\SMS_BGS' for SQL named instance.]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.674+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="SmsPXE" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="mpdbconnection.cpp:958"> <![LOG[Executing PxeGetCert(dcbc3df8-e4d0-4170-b3ce-794cb002ef77)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="SmsPXE" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:806"> <![LOG[CDatabaseProxy :: GetPxeCert succeeded: dcbc3df8-e4d0-4170-b3ce-794cb002ef77 \\BGSSCCM <non empty>]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="SmsPXE" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:878"> <![LOG[Loaded PXE settings from DB: PXE Cert: <non empty> ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:632"> <![LOG[Site Code: , Parent Site Code: ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:637"> <![LOG[Executing PXE_GetSiteTypeAndDefaultMP(BGS)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:934"> <![LOG[GetSiteTypeAndDefaultMP: SiteType=2 DefaultMP=bgssccm.test.au ]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:981"> <![LOG[Site Type: 2]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:643"> <![LOG[GetUnknownMachineResource (BGS,x86):]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.768+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:1126"> <![LOG[GetUnknownMachineResource: 4d866ec8-d7cf-4c37-a2bc-327edeca8731, 5]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.783+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:1164"> <![LOG[GetUnknownMachineResource (BGS,x64):]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.783+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:1126"> <![LOG[GetUnknownMachineResource: 3dde4ea5-1bf6-4cb6-ad44-9dbb7cf24827, 4]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.783+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:1164"> <![LOG[Loaded PXE settings from DB: Unknown machine GUIDs: (x86) 4d866ec8-d7cf-4c37-a2bc-327edeca8731, (x64) 3dde4ea5-1bf6-4cb6-ad44-9dbb7cf24827]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.783+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="provsettings.cpp:648"> <![LOG[Initializing PXEPerfObject.]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.799+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="smspxe.cpp:404"> <![LOG[Parsing Database name 'MSSQLSCCM\SMS_BGS' for SQL named instance.]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.830+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="mpdbconnection.cpp:958"> <![LOG[Executing LookupDevice(, 00:00:00:00:00:00)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.830+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:394"> <![LOG[CDatabaseProxy :: LookupDevice succeeded: 0 0 0 0]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.846+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4980" file="database.cpp:444"> <![LOG[Failed to read PXE settings. The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 80070002; Source: Windows)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.846+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="3" thread="4980" file="bootimagecache.cpp:119"> <![LOG[Failed to read PXE settings. The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 80070002; Source: Windows)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.846+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="3" thread="4980" file="bootimagecache.cpp:119"> <![LOG[PXE Provider finished loading.]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.908+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="1" thread="4980" file="smspxe.cpp:188"> <![LOG[[010.001.001.100:67] Recv From:[000.000.000.000:68] Len:548 150c870]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3696" file="smspxe.cpp:663"> <![LOG[[010.001.001.100:67] Recv From:[010.001.002.010:67] Len:548 182da70]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3696" file="smspxe.cpp:663"> <![LOG[Parsing Database name 'MSSQLSCCM\SMS_BGS' for SQL named instance.]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4916" file="mpdbconnection.cpp:958"> <![LOG[Executing LookupDevice(25D71CCA-4722-11E0-B103-49086701C0CA, 64:31:50:11:87:4E)]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4916" file="database.cpp:394"> <![LOG[Parsing Database name 'MSSQLSCCM\SMS_BGS' for SQL named instance.]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3312" file="mpdbconnection.cpp:958"> <![LOG[CDatabaseProxy :: LookupDevice succeeded: 0 0 5419 1]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4916" file="database.cpp:444"> <![LOG[MAC=64:31:50:11:87:4E SMBIOS GUID=25D71CCA-4722-11E0-B103-49086701C0CA > Device found in the database. MacCount=1 GuidCount=0]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.954+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="4916" file="pxehandler.cpp:341"> <![LOG[Executing LookupDevice(25D71CCA-4722-11E0-B103-49086701C0CA, 64:31:50:11:87:4E)]LOG]!><time="14:53:32.985+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3312" file="database.cpp:394"> <![LOG[CDatabaseProxy :: LookupDevice succeeded: 0 0 5419 1]LOG]!><time="14:53:33.000+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3312" file="database.cpp:444"> <![LOG[MAC=64:31:50:11:87:4E SMBIOS GUID=25D71CCA-4722-11E0-B103-49086701C0CA > Device found in the database. MacCount=1 GuidCount=0]LOG]!><time="14:53:33.000+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3312" file="pxehandler.cpp:341"> <![LOG[[010.001.001.100:67] Recv From:[000.000.000.000:68] Len:548 11bbcb0]LOG]!><time="14:53:41.016+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3696" file="smspxe.cpp:663"> <![LOG[Ignoring req from [000.000.000.000:68] Dest Server:[010.001.001.055]]LOG]!><time="14:53:41.016+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="0" thread="3696" file="pxeutil.cpp:114"> Any help would be really good.. Sam

is this the computers mac address ? <![LOG[MAC=64:31:50:11:87:4E SMBIOS GUID=25D71CCA-4722-11E0-B103-49086701C0CA > Device found in the database. MacCount=1 GuidCount=0]LOG]!> if so it's not unknown and therefore will not be running an advertisement in the unknown computers collection, you could delete the computer record in sccm and try pxe booting again (might need to restart the wds service to clear the cache) alternatively, add the computer (via computer association or whatever method you wish) to a collection that has a task sequence advertised to it cheers niall My step by step SCCM Guides I'm on Twitter > ncbrady

I have ran into the same problem with Unknown Computer Support. Often times restarting WDS works... Not always though, my servers sometimes take some time to go.

Hi, Did you have your boot images updated on the DP? Have you double checked your computer association is created correctly? Have a look at this blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2011/01/05/troubleshooting-the-pxe-service-point-and-wds-in-configuration-manager-2007.aspx Also I saw this error from your pasted log: <![LOG[Failed to read PXE settings. The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 80070002; Source: Windows)]LOG]!><time="14:52:41.846+-600" date="07-25-2011" component="smspxe" context="" type="3" thread="4980" file="bootimagecache.cpp:119"> As I know sometimes even the TS successed this error may occures. Hope this will help. Thanks

Hi All Thanks a lot for your support.... Still I am stuck there.. Now even SCCM not responding to machines that exist in database.. Like I tried to advertise a TS to an existing collection I made which has few machines... In log it says device found but ignore request... I restarted whole SCCM machine twice... Confirmed TS is advertised to specific collection.. Dont know what else I can d o!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, have a look at the following posts: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrsetup/thread/e0d6887a-b7e8-47a8-808f-ae9d3fd654f0/ (Do you have SCCM SP1/SP2 installed?) http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2011/01/05/troubleshooting-the-pxe-service-point-and-wds-in-configuration-manager-2007.aspx (Error: 80070002: The system cannot find the file specified- can be ignored and is not relevant. It does not indicate that there are any problems) http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/751-pxe-e53-no-boot-filename-received/ (delete your X86 bootimage package and recreate it, then distribute it, then update the DP's) and (set the Network acces account as domain account) and at last: (1) Stop the“Windows Deployment Services Server” service (2) Delete the “PXEBootFiles” and "BootImages" folder from C:\Windows\Temp (3) Start the “Windows Deployment Services Server” service My ConfigMgr blog: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter: @henkhoogendoorn

and at last: (1) Stop the“Windows Deployment Services Server” service (2) Delete the “PXEBootFiles” and "BootImages" folder from C:\Windows\Temp (3) Start the “Windows Deployment Services Server” service Sorry Henk I am not sure how to quote you without the whole thing. My experience in that last part I have had to remove PXE Service Point, WDS, and the boot images from c:\windows\temp on a few of my servers.

Sorry Henk I am not sure how to quote you without the whole thing. My experience in that last part I have had to remove PXE Service Point, WDS, and the boot images from c:\windows\temp on a few of my servers. When deploying a device multiple times, and startover again within 15 minutes, there will be a error message displayed. This is default WDS (Windows Deployment Services) behaviour, and can be solved with restarting the WDS service. If that's not the solution, deleting "PXEBootFiles" and "BootImages" folders in "C:\Windows\Temp" can also do the trick. In my opinion it's not needed to remove the PSP, WDS and boot images to make it functional again after that.My ConfigMgr blog: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter: @henkhoogendoorn