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mrobson316 -> Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 9:54:23 AM)

Anyone having difficulties deploying to unknown computers with R2? Works fine if I pre-stage the account. I've enabled the option to support this feature and have created the advert as per SteveR's blog http://blogs.msdn.com/steverac/default.aspx

Getting an error in the smspxe.log file on the MP:

[010.140.127.142:4011] Recv From:[010.140.127.142:9000] Len:274 3b58a18 smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:23 884 (0x0374)
Parsing Database name 'SCCM_D2\SMS_POC' for SQL named instance. smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:23 7780 (0x1E64)
Executing LookupDevice(46746E94-D140-497A-8C46-5463A8F006FD, FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF) smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:23 7780 (0x1E64)
CDatabaseProxy :: LookupDevice succeeded: 0 0 0 0 smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:23 7780 (0x1E64)
MAC=FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF SMBIOS GUID=46746E94-D140-497A-8C46-5463A8F006FD > Device not found in the database. smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:23 7780 (0x1E64)
[010.140.127.142:67] Recv From:[010.136.098.001:67] Len:548 ba7388 smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:24 884 (0x0374)
[010.140.127.142:67] Recv From:[010.136.098.001:67] Len:548 ba8498 smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 884 (0x0374)
Ignoring req from [010.136.098.001:67] Dest Server:[010.210.144.033] smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 884 (0x0374)
[010.140.127.142:4011] Recv From:[010.136.098.168:68] Len:548 3b59b28 smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 884 (0x0374)
[010.140.127.142:4011] Recv From:[010.136.098.168:68] Len:299 3b5ac38 smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 884 (0x0374)
Parsing Database name 'SCCM_D2\SMS_POC' for SQL named instance. smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 7780 (0x1E64)
Executing GetBootAction(1969, IBLONPSD33X121) smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 7780 (0x1E64)
No Boot Action for Device (1969) found smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 7780 (0x1E64)
ProcessDatabaseReply: No Advertisement found in Db for device smspxe 01/10/2008 14:00:28 7780 (0x1E64)
 
even though the advert has been created and has a mandatory assignment

cheers
Mark



hcortez463 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 10:11:30 AM)

you would have to enable the function in the pxe service and boot disk.. recreated your boot media and give a shot.. <--- thats the problem i had :)



mrobson316 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 11:21:12 AM)

It's already enabled in the PXE service config. How is this configured in the boot disk?

thanks for the reply.



hcortez463 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 11:33:08 AM)

when you created boot media, their is a new option to enable unknown PC,, make sure that is selected,



mrobson316 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 11:36:39 AM)

Ah yes, but I'm not using any boot media, just trying to get PXE boot working first.



hcortez463 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 11:43:22 AM)

for giggles, i would test that to make sure yout pxe point is working properly.   I have  a couple of sights that you can look at to tshoot,  Other config is that that i had to change the TS to the new unknown computers collection.  Ill find the links and post in a bit



mrobson316 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 12:27:43 PM)

PXE SP is working, I can deploy to machines that have been pre-staged in the database, it's just unknown machines that aren't picking up the adverts.

But I'd appreciate any links that may help.

Cheers
Mark.



hcortez463 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/1/2008 12:36:44 PM)

k ill ill look for them.Last qustion are you targeting the TS to the unknown Computers collection.  



mrobson316 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/2/2008 2:40:22 AM)

Yes.

cheers



mrobson316 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/2/2008 7:34:43 AM)

Figured this out, after much hair loss!!  The 'All Unknown Computers' collection was defined as:

select SMS_R_UNKNOWNSYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_UNKNOWNSYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_UNKNOWNSYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_UNKNOWNSYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_UNKNOWNSYSTEM.Name from SMS_R_UnknownSystem where Decommissioned = "0"

Now, there are 4 entries in my UnknownSystem table, 2 decommissioned & 2 not. Once the collection was updated to include the 2 decommissioned entries I had in the table, it worked a treat.

Strange.




hcortez463 -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/2/2008 8:04:58 AM)

thats a first, good catch.. :)



aboren -> RE: Deploying Images to unknown computers (10/8/2008 5:03:28 AM)

ID advice on using custom solutions for deploying "Unknown" computers.
Very easy to slip & accidently install computers you do not want to install & you have better control over different deployments if you make rolebased installations.

Jus a tip.



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