If the process of creating a reference image does not complete properly, the details of the error are not in obvious log files.
To determine why a particular step failed, check two sources:
- SQL View v_TaskExecutionStatus contains detailed information about the final status of each step that is reported back to the server
- Failing task and component can be identified by reading last entries in the SQL view (failure will usually be 2nd or 3rd from last), then edit the task sequence and locate the corresponding step.
- Log files are created in folder C:\SMSTSLOG on the computer where the task sequence is run
- To get access to these files, boot from a WinPE disk
- Instructions for creating a WinPE boot disk are available herehere.
- Map a drive to a server share as "net use S: \\server\share /user:domain\userid password"
- Copy the log files with "copy C:\SMSTSLOG\*.* S:" or similar command