Deployment share connection issue since MDT 2008 / WAIK 1.1

[Peter Fischer]

Since we switched from BDD2007 with WAIK 1.0 on a W2k3 server to MDT 2008 and
WAIK 1.1 on a W2k8 server with WDS, we see the following behaviour:
When a machine has booted successfully the WinPE image from WDS and the
connection to WDS server configured in bootstrap.ini should be established
the following error happens:

"A connection to the deployment share .... could not be made.
DHCP lease was not obtained for any network device!
Possible Cause: Check physical conntection"

Ipconfig output on the computer shows, that versus the error computer got an
IP lease.
Additionally it is possible to map the distribution share manually from the
computer.

Did anyone else see this behaviour and knows the cause or a solution? Is
this a timing problem?

Thanks for any hints.

[Richie Lucas]

Hi Peter,

This is a known bug with Windows PE 2.1.

You are indeed correct that it is a timing problem.

Resolution can be found here :

http://www.deployvista.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/52/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Network Timeout bug in Windows PE 2.1 causes MDT 2008 Lite Touch to fail.

Symptoms:
You get the following error message in MDT 2008 Lite Touch Deployment even
though you have the correct nic drivers in Windows PE and the correct
bootstrap.ini settings. "A connection to the deployment share
\\Server\Distribution$ could not be made. The Deployment will not proceed"

Cause:
A network initializion timeout issue in wpeinit.exe in Windows PE 2.1 causes
MDT 2008 Lite Touch Deployments to fail.

Workaround:
Give WIndows PE 2.1 a few more seconds by editing startnet.cmd on your
LiteTouch_x86.wim (or iso) to look like below

startnet.cmd

wpeutil InitializeNetwork
ping localhost
wpeinit

If you want the Deployment Workbench to include the updated startnet.cmd
every time you update the Deployment Point just follow the below steps

Configure MDT to use the updated startnet.cmd

Create a folder named D:\ExtraFiles\Windows\System32 and copy the updated
startnet.cmd to it.
In the Deployment Workbench, right-click the Deployment Point and select
Properties.
In the Windows PE Tab, in the Extra directory to add textbox, type in
D:\ExtraFiles
Click OK

Hope this helps :)

[Peter Fischer]

Hi Richie,

yes, this solution helped me to solve this bug.

Thanks!

[loufarr]

This same fix just worked for me on a Win7 2010 deployment, using a virtual server on a blade. Thank you. I have a new question regarding the startnet.cmd file.

Would I also be able to utilize it to create an immediate connection to a licensing server by, for example, modifying
the hosts file on the deployed image. If there is an easier way, would that be somewhere within the Deployment Workbench 2010?

Lou Farr

RichieLuca wrote:

Hi Peter,This is a known bug with Windows PE 2.1.
05-Jun-08

Hi Peter,

http://www.deployvista.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/52/language/en-US/Default.aspx

startnet.cmd

Hope this helps :)

"Peter Fischer" wrote:

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:26 PM
PeterFische wrote:

Deployment share connection issue since MDT 2008 / WAIK 1.1

Since we switched from BDD2007 with WAIK 1.0 on a W2k3 server to MDT 2008 and
WAIK 1.1 on a W2k8 server with WDS, we see the following behaviour:
When a machine has booted successfully the WinPE image from WDS and the
connection to WDS server configured in bootstrap.ini should be established
the following error happens:

"A connection to the deployment share .... could not be made.
DHCP lease was not obtained for any network device!
Possible Cause: Check physical conntection"

Ipconfig output on the computer shows, that versus the error computer got an
IP lease.
Additionally it is possible to map the distribution share manually from the
computer.

Did anyone else see this behaviour and knows the cause or a solution? Is
this a timing problem?

Thanks for any hints.

On Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:26 AM
RichieLuca wrote:

Hi Peter,This is a known bug with Windows PE 2.1.
Hi Peter,

http://www.deployvista.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/52/language/en-US/Default.aspx

startnet.cmd

Hope this helps :)

"Peter Fischer" wrote:

On Friday, June 06, 2008 5:56 AM
PeterFische wrote:

Hi Richie,yes, this solution helped me to solve this bug.Thanks!
Hi Richie,

yes, this solution helped me to solve this bug.

Thanks!

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