Issue getting WDS to Install for PXE in SCCM 2012 SP1 Primary Site

Hi All

I'm trying to get PXE boot working from our SCCM 2012 box but it never actually gets to the point of installing WDS when I check the box for PXE booting. I don't have  SMSPXE.log since it never gets to that point and the distmgr.log  never reaches that point either. I've tried

  • uncheck pxe boot option - restart - re-check
  • uncheck pxe-boot - restart - install wds - leave it unconfigured - reboot - check pxe boot
  • uncheck pxe-boot - uninstall the vcredist 2008 packages - rebooting - install vcredist - check pxe boot option
  • the above with installing wds unconfigured

Below is the relevant portions of the distmgr.log file after I enable the pxe boot option no matter what manner of software is installed. We are running it on a VM in a Hyper-V 2012 enviornment in Windows 2008 SP2 x64. This issue is similar to this link WDS PXE Secondary Site Issues but mine is on the Primary Site.

ConfigureDP	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:09 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
DP registry settings have been successfully updated on TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
STATMSG: ID=9500 SEV=I LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER" SYS=TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL SITE=001 PID=2728 TID=4008 GMTDATE=Thu Mar 28 17:48:10.083 2013 ISTR0="["Display=\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=001"]\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\" ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=1 AID0=404 AVAL0="["Display=\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=001"]\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\"	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
STATMSG: ID=9503 SEV=I LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER" SYS=TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL SITE=001 PID=2728 TID=4008 GMTDATE=Thu Mar 28 17:48:10.084 2013 ISTR0="["Display=\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=001"]\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\" ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=1 AID0=404 AVAL0="["Display=\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=001"]\\TUSC2012.TALISKERUTAH.LOCAL\"	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
ConfigurePXE	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
CcmInstallPXE	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
RegQueryValueExW failed for Software\Microsoft\SMS\DP, PxeInstalled	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
RegReadDWord failed; 0x80070002	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Running: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\vcredist_x64.exe /q /l C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\vcredist.log	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Waiting for the completion of: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\vcredist_x64.exe /q /l C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\vcredist.log	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:10 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Run completed for: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\vcredist_x64.exe /q /l C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\vcredist.log	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Created the DP mutex key for WDS.	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Finding Wimgapi.Dll	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
MsiEnumRelatedProducts failed	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
FindProduct failed; 0x80070103	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
MsiEnumRelatedProducts failed	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
FindProduct failed; 0x80070103	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
GetFileAttributesW failed for	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
FindWimgapiDll failed; 0x80070002	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Running: msiexec.exe /quiet /i c:\program files\microsoft configuration manager\wim\wimgapi.msi /log c:\program files\microsoft configuration manager\wim\wimgapi.log	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Waiting for the completion of: msiexec.exe /quiet /i c:\program files\microsoft configuration manager\wim\wimgapi.msi /log c:\program files\microsoft configuration manager\wim\wimgapi.log	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:14 AM	4008 (0x0FA8)
Sleep 30 minutes...	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:29 AM	4668 (0x123C)
Created policy provider trigger for ID 16777217	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:29 AM	4656 (0x1230)
Sleep 30 minutes...	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:34 AM	4668 (0x123C)
Sleep 30 minutes...	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	3/28/2013 11:48:39 AM	4668 (0x123C)



  • Edited by TCSysAdmin Thursday, March 28, 2013 6:18 PM
March 28th, 2013 6:16pm

HI again, sorry for the late reply.

By saying that WDS don't get configured, I mean that when i enabled the PXE functionality, the WDS role got installed but the folder remote install wasn't created.

I ahve now actually gone back to an earlier snapshot from before I started play with the PXE settings of the VM and now nothing happens when activating PXE on the distribution point, but not even the smspxe.log is created.

The Account used is a local admin and the distribution point is located on the primary site server.

EDIT: in the events log, it states the following:SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER on computer XXX.XXXX.XXX reported: SIte comoponent Manger failed to to install on this site system.

On error (source: MsiInstaller) below:

Product Application Web Service -- Internal Error 25001. 80070490

I havent mentioned it earlier, but the Server OS is Server 2012.

I hope this might help you help me :)


 
  • Edited by PerAhlgren Monday, July 08, 2013 2:29 PM Missing info added
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July 5th, 2013 9:57pm

Having the same issue, any hope?

July 9th, 2013 1:55pm

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/enterprise-software/117955-sccm-2012-wds-service-not-installed.html
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September 10th, 2013 11:14am

I ran into a similar  problem in my SCCM 2012 R2 CU1 environment. WDS was not installing when "PXE" was enabled on the distribution point. I saw similar errors in the smsdpprov.log. The server OS is Windows 2012 which no longer uses the ServerManagerCmd.exe command. My install was failing on the PowerShell commands. Turned out our platform team removed the WDS payload from the the servers built SxS storage.

December 19th, 2014 5:06pm

Are you still having problems with this or did you get it worked out? 
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April 22nd, 2015 10:01am

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