Hi, I'm new to OSD feature, need help in configuring and deploying OS. Steps I followed. Installed WDS and configured PXE point in the primary server. Distributed default boot image that is present in SCCM to the PXE point. SOE image are distributed to DP's. created the task sequence and advert. for the task sequence. The task is configured is like downolad the content when the task sequence run's but I'm getting error like "Unable to read task sequence configuration disk" How to install OS same as software deployment? Whether PXE server IP should be added as "help address" for this kind of deployment? Also, whether the PXE server IP should be configured in DHCP scope?Gopikrishnan.J

what are the exact errors you are seeing in SMSTS.log ? here's a post to help you find them:- Troubleshooting PXE and OSD Deployment problems Troubleshooting with the help of SMSTS.LOG and F8 and have you checked if you can browse C:\ yet ? if not (new disk) you could try diskparting the disk before starting the task sequence. Step by Step ConfigMgr 2007 Guides | Step by Step ConfigMgr 2012 Guides | I'm on Twitter > ncbrady

Usually this error message is associated with no network connectivity in WinPE. Bring up a command prompt in WinPE (press F8)and run IPConfig to confirm if there is network connectivity. To press F8 you must activate "Enable command support" on your boot image and refresh DP.My blogs: Henk's blog and Virtuall | Follow Me on: Twitter | View My Profile on: LinkedIn

here is the error log ==============================[ TSBootShell.exe ]============================== TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:39 AM 836 (0x0344) Succeeded loading resource DLL 'X:\sms\bin\i386\1033\TSRES.DLL' TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:39 AM 836 (0x0344) Debug shell is enabled TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:39 AM 836 (0x0344) Waiting for PNP initialization... TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:39 AM 896 (0x0380) Booted from fixed disk TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) !sVolumeID.empty(), HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\tscore\resolvesource.cpp,467) TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) !sTSMDataPath.empty(), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\tscore\resolvesource.cpp,1395) TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) TS::Utility::GetTSMDataPath(rsPath), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\tasksequence\bootshell\configpath.cpp,231) TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) Failed to find the current TS configuration path TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) ConfigPath::FindConfigPath(sConfigPath), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\tasksequence\bootshell\bootshell.cpp,550) TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) Failed to find the configuration path. The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 80070002; Source: Windows) TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) Execution failed with error 80070002. TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) Finalizing logging from process 832 TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) Finalizing logs to root of first available drive TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380) LOGGING: Setting log directory to "F:\SMSTSLog". TSBootShell 4/17/2012 11:12:46 AM 896 (0x0380)Gopikrishnan.J

you never answered my question... "and have you checked if you can browse C:\ yet ? if not (new disk) you could try diskparting the disk before starting the task sequence." Step by Step ConfigMgr 2007 Guides | Step by Step ConfigMgr 2012 Guides | I'm on Twitter > ncbrady

Hi Niall I'm yet to check it. before that I cound found the PXE boot is not getting ip from DHCP. when the command prot was opened I check whether the system got ip or not and no ip is assigned to it

if the computer doesn't get an IP while PXE booting (and you stated that you opened a command prompt which means winpe downloaded and launched) then you are missing network drivers in your boot wim images for your hardware that you are booting on, have you injected any network drivers into your boot images ? what hardware are you PXE booting on ? Step by Step ConfigMgr 2007 Guides | Step by Step ConfigMgr 2012 Guides | I'm on Twitter > ncbrady

I have not injected any drivers and I'm using the default boot image of SCCM. I'm testing it on Laptop How do we inject the drives. and more doubt is.. do we need to make any changes in DHCP scope option for this...

After doing below changes with the DHCP scope option now the PXE boot is getting the IP address... 66=SCCMservername 67=\\sccmservername\RemoteInstall\SMSBoot\x86\wdsnbp.com How ever now it's showing new error "PXE-E32: TFTP open timeout".

The issue has been resolved now. The issue is due to a 3rd party firewall device wich were causing the communication failure. But, now the issuue different. I tried to deploy a imgae to a machine (RAW one) by using computer accosiation/ creating task / advert. But When I try to cleare existing PXE advert the clear PXE advert window was clean. Gopikrishnan.J