Windows 2008 R2 installation on Dell PowerEdge 2850

July 20, 2015, 12:10 pm

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Hello Everyone !

We have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 which came with Windows Server 2003 but i would like to perform a clean Windows 2008 installation on it. I have wiped it out and rebuild the RAID but i can't seem to find the Dell Startup and Server Management Software disc i believe before installation of new Windows the startup disc install RAID drivers and then prompts for installation of Windows. Any ideas to perform the clean installation without the Dell Startup disc or any links to download and burn the startup disc ?

Thank you !

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More Problems Multicasting With WDS - Windows Server 2012 R2

April 15, 2015, 7:45 pm

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Hello All!

I am using SCCM 2012 R2 to deploy operating systems which uses WDS. I have successfully configured multicasting to work through SCCM\WDS however the speeds and network utilization are very poor. Using a Windows 2012 R2 server [Dell PowerEdge] with a 1GB nic and clients with a 1 GB nic [Dell Latitudes & OptiPlexs] using Dell WinPE 5.0 drivers from the CAB with boot media. At best I am receiving transfer rates of an 8 GB file of 11%-14% network utilization. The time to transfer the file is about 8 minutes. I would expect to see a lot higher network utilization.

I have a few questions:

1.      Is any using multicasting with WDS or SCCM\WDS on Windows Server 2012 R2 with a 1 GB nic and 1 GB clients receiving a higher network utilization than 11%-14%?
2.      In Windows Server 2012 R2, WDS automatically configures the network profile of 10, 100, 1000 MB. Does anyone know how to determine what profile the multicast transmission is actually in? I am guessing I am in the 100 MB profile instead of 1000 MB, but want to certain.
   1.      wdsutil /get-allnamespaces /details:Clients nor do the performance monitor counters provide that information.
3.      Anyone have any suggestions to improve the transfer speed and network utilization?
   1.      I came across these performance expectations from Microsoft, but they are only for 100 MB clients. I have not found anything for 1 GB clients.
   2.      I also came across this write-up discussing how to read the WDS performance monitor counters. It states that Outgoing Packets/Second (in Bytes): This counter shows the sum of all outgoing data packets (per second) from all multicast transmissions. On a 100 Mbps network, you should expect this number to reach around 12.5 Mbps (for example, 13107200). On a 1 Gbps network, you should expect this number to reach 20 Mbps or more.
      1.  I am assume I should expect a minimum of 20% utilization of a 1 GB, can anyone confirm or deny that?
   3.      The clients are also not taxed on resources.

Any help or suggestions from the community, MVPs, and moderators would be greatly appreciated. I have had a case open with premier support for months and the support teams have been unable to determine why the speeds are what they are nor get them to increase past 11%-14%. We are almost 100% confident our network is not a fault, but still open to suggestions of that front. My theory is that WDS is placing the multicast transmissions in a slower category based on whatever proprietary algorithm Microsoft is now using to determine the network profile.

Thoughts?

-Tony

Is any license required to use Windows server 2003 resource toolkit components on Windows server 2008/2012 R2

July 22, 2015, 1:53 am

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Hi,

One of our service requires instsrv.exe and srvany.exe which were part of windows server 2003 resource toolkit and by default installed on windows server 2003. We found that these executables are not present in windows server 2012/2008 R2, and we want to install them on Windows server 2008/2012 R2. How can we do this?

We want to distribute these executables to our client with our product as redistributable

Can we download them from windows server 2003 resource toolkit and distribute them to our client? Is any license is required for that or is it free?

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Multicast NACK/Retries

December 11, 2009, 8:28 am

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Hi all,

I have another thread open regarding a specific returnc code, but here is anothe issue I am noticing on another network:
When multicasting to just one machine (obviously the master multicast client), there are many packet retries due to NACK responses form this master.
If I check performance logs I can see a ration of at least 1:5 (sends:resends)!! This is obviously slowing down multicasting.

This happens on multiple clients (individually) with different NICs (they are only out of box supported by intel at the moment).
These switches are set up for multicasting based on our previous Ghost multicasting (IGMP configured).
No collisions/errors on the switch.
There are no errors reported in the Admin/Ops event logs.


I set up two different servers on different areas and get the same result where ever I image.
I tried changing the multicast adress ranges, but no success.


Any advice? Perhaps I am missing a step in the WDS role setup?

WDS USB boot to network disk

July 23, 2015, 1:49 pm

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Our company has selected a consumer brand of laptops that does not have NIC's!  So we have bought a dongle and I am tasked with figuring out how to boot to a USB stick, get network connectivity and capture/deploy images with our WDS server.  Here is where I am having issues.  I have a USB boot disk, this will boot the capture image screen however I am not getting any network connectivity.  I have created a boot disk that does pull an IP so I know I can do this.  I have then injected the nic driver into my boot.wim file and the machine boots to the capture screen but does not pull an ip.  I have confirmed the WIM has the nic driver.  Suggestions?  WDS is 2k8r2 and we are deploying Windows 8.1.

Additional Server

July 23, 2015, 5:00 am

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Hi All,

Is there a way to add a second MS Server (in effect a standalone) to an existing MS Network without causing conflicts on that network?

We write membership tracking software for non-profit organisations.  Almost always we write using .Net and MSSQL as our database.  Installing our software is fine when we control the network. However, we recently obtained a contract to provide our software to an organisation wherein the network (2008 R2) is managed and installed by another computer vendor (The network is using the 192.168.1.... range.) and we do not want to install our software on their hardware. 

In this instance we want to put our own MS server on the network; but want to ensure that it does not interfere with the existing MS 192.168 network.  We can get the vendor to give us a specific fixed 192.168 IP address.  While the customer just wants our software installed, the existing vendor is stating that we can not add another MS Server to the network.  On another site we got around this vendor attitude by simply installing another Linux box with MySQL and making some amendments to our software to read from MySQL as opposed to MS SQL. Would it work if we were to set up our own server using second class C address range like 192.168.0.nn and let our software access the data by using that address in the connection string?

What key should i use on my existing live KMS host server to enable Windows 10 activations before the release of Server 2016?

July 24, 2015, 7:08 am

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Enterprise question.

On the face of it, this should have a a simple answer. Obviously the Windows 2010 KMS Key for my company right?

Only I don't think so, because using a Windows client (which Windows 10 is) KMS key on the KMS host only permits that version and down levelWindows client KMS activations for Vista and Windows 7/8/8.1 - No server products. Certainly in the past this has been the case.

In the past this hasn't been an issue because the server and client product have been released at the same time and you would just install the latest Windows server product KMS key on the KMS host. Once installed, this would activate both server and client OSs contacting the KMS host. For example my server currently has a Server 2012-R2_VOLUME_KMS key installed, which activates client and server versions right back to Windows 2008\Vista.

So my question is, what KMS server key am i supposed to use on the KMS server, to enable both Windows 10 activations and Windows Server 2008r2\2012r2 activations in the 6-9 months before MS release and publish a KMS key for Windows Server 2016?

Error code 0x80070714

August 24, 2012, 2:47 pm

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Im imaging a laptop computer from my WDS server and received the following error message

"Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installion are available, and restart the installation.  Error code: 0x80070714"   I have check some of the other posting and my procedure is really not complacated.  I syspre the built image without and unattended file and have it pushed up to the server.  When I start the imagging process (again with out an unattended file) it seems to go through just about the complete process then comes up with this error.  All my other images seem to work fine.

thanks for you help

Kris

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Please help with WDS/MDT not working via PXE boot

July 25, 2015, 9:50 am

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i all,

 

I am trying to install an OS (windows 10 x64 pro) onto a blank newly created VM machine via WDS.  I am using VMware Workstation 11.  To let you know what i have done, i have enabled WDS, set that up, and created a LiteTouchPE.wim file through MDT which i have added to the boot image section in WDS. Do i need to do any more than this?

 

On starting up the newly created VM it detects the DHCP server and the PXE boot process runs once i select F12.  It runs through the MDT wizard successfully.  It gets to the end where it will restart the machine, at this point i believe the installation is supposed to start copying the files over but i get the error 'An operating system wasn't found.  Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system'.

Can someone please let me know why this is happening.  I have looked around Google but cant seem to come across anyone that has had this error.  I experienced the same using VirtualBox so i presume it's something silly i am not doing correctly.

 

Many thanks,

James

MDT/ WDS Error

July 27, 2015, 2:09 am

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Hi

I have updated from MDT 2010 and ADK 2.0 (for windows 7) to MDT 2012/13 and ADK 8/8.1 (have tested both), I then generate new Boot images by updating the Deployment Share in MDT, I then add the boot wim into WDS and get the following error.

"RECOVERY Your PC needs to be repaired. The boot configuration data for your PC is missing or contains error. File: \boot\bcd Error Code: 0xc000000f

You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don’t have any installation media (Like a disc or USB device) contact your system administrator or PC Manufacturer.

Although burning the iso that is generated through MDT works and connects to the deployment share as expected.

The Server has 2008 r2 installed, although I have tried building a new server with 2012 R2 on to test with, but get the same error.

DHCP is hosted separately, I have also been through this thread

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/a164b948-1778-42bd-8d77-9cef1ca70866/image-capture-boot-image-fails-with-0xc000000f?forum=winserversetup

with a similar error but no luck.

Thanks

Setup OCSP problem (win2008 R2)

July 27, 2015, 9:00 pm

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I'm using https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770413(v=ws.10).aspx to set up OCSP on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Std. When I install Active Directory Certificate Services, can't find "OCSP" role service this check box.

Windows Server 2008 install on HP DL380 G5

February 11, 2008, 6:35 am

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I have a problem, when install new Server 2008 at HP Proliant Server DL380 G5. On upgrade installation, or new one, everything goes fine and windows crashes on blue screen at last part. In first case i go back at previous system WS2003 R2 EE, on the second case, nothing happend.

The image is downloaded from Technet Subscription downloads. But with previous istallation of RC0 everything goes fine.

 

Any clues?

net use \\localhost\c$ system error 53

July 27, 2015, 7:36 am

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I have found many posts on this, but nothing I have found has fixed the issue.  I am new to this, just trying to get a database server up.  I am on a hosted virtual server, so I was not the one to build the virtual machine.  I can ping localhost.  I can see C$ is setup correctly in Computer Management Shares. I am currently on use on the system and I have admin privilege.

When I do a net view, I get a system error 6118 'The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available' so I am looking there also.

Set local administrator password in MDT 2012

July 28, 2015, 8:49 pm

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I deploy Windows 7 by MDT 2012, every things are fine but local administrator password. I tried to set the password in Database role details, Unattended.xml in task sequence and run script in task sequence. All don't work. After deployment, can't login as administrator, saying incorrect user name or password. I log in by another user, I can see the administrator is enabled. Why doesn't it work? How to troubleshoot???

Tried to create custom image, but it keeps trying to capture instead of install

July 28, 2015, 10:35 am

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Hi,

I'm trying to test WDS, and I was able to create an initial Win7 image from the original Win7 DVD and then PXE boot to install that on another machine.

So then, I wanted to try to build a custom image and followed the steps here:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Dd637993(v=WS.10).aspx

However, if I PXE boot now, I get the original image and the new image (CUSTOMxxxx) and if I select teh CUSTOMxxxx one, it starts up and then wants to do another capture, rather than starting and doing a Windows installation using the custom image.

It seems I must've missed something after the capture, but I've gone through the procedure again and also tried booting with a completely different machine and it keeps bringing up that capture thing.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do so that I can PXE boot and install my custom image?

Thanks,

Jim

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WDS : GUI or cmdlet : Access is denied

July 29, 2015, 7:20 am

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Hi,

I installed a new Windows 2012 R2 with WDS Role.
I choose the C:\Outils\WDS\RemoteInstall folder as folder destination.

When I check the ACL on this folder I found :

I don't find anywhere this group : WDSServer !

My problem is when I use cmdlet to import image :

Import-WdsBootImage -Path "C:\Temp\Generic_x86.wim" -NewImageName "Generic Windows PE (x86)" -NewDescription "Generic Windows PE (x86)" -NewFileName "Generic_x86.wim" -SkipVerify

I get :

Import-WdsBootImage : Access is denied.

Thank you for your help.

Ludovic.

PS : I forgot this important thing : I have no problem when I use the gui msc ! But I would like to use cmdlets ...

Image Capture Boot Image Fails with 0xc000000f

April 18, 2014, 8:18 am

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I am trying to capture a Windows 8.1 Enterprise (with Update) x64 installation using WDS, but the Capture Image fails to load. I used the boot.wim from the Windows Server 2012 R2 (with Update) ISO to create a boot image in WDS and then a capture image from it. After I press F12 and the progress bar finishes the following message appears:

This only happens when I boot the capture image - the original boot image that I imported in WDS boots normally. I also tried with the Windows 8.1 (with Update) boot.wim, but the issue reoccurs. This is a Hyper-V VM on Windows Server 2012. Is this a problem with the recent update?

WDS : Import-WdsBootImage and cusomized priority

July 30, 2015, 2:36 am

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Hi,

I like cmdlets and try to use them as often as possible.
So I use them for WDS.

I use Import-WdsBootImage like this :

Import-WdsBootImage -Path "C:\Outils\Exploit\Temp\MDT\Boot\Generic_x86.wim" -NewImageName "Generic Windows PE (x86)" -NewDescription "Generic Windows PE (x86)" -NewFileName "Generic_x86.wim" -SkipVerify

But I don't find how to set a different priority than the default priority (500000) !

Thank you for your help.

Ludovic.

Multicast WDS on Server 2012 EXTREMELY Slow

February 12, 2015, 11:44 am

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I have a Windows 2012 server in a lab environment connected directly to a Cisco SG200 8 Port Gigabit switch configured for Multicasting.    I have an image that is about 8GB in size that I using to test with.   When I image just a single target machine in unicast it takes about 5 minutes to complete.   I then create a multicast of that same image in the WDS console and try imaging the same  single machine via Multicast but it take 20 minutes to complete.   I also tried this with 7 target machines but the same speed was still just as slow.

The Cisco switch has IGMP snooping enabled and I also tried enabling Multicast Storm Control but still no difference.

Any suggestions as to why the Multicast is SO slow?

Thanks

WDS Deployment Speeds

July 31, 2015, 5:57 am

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Is there a way to track the deployment speed for unicast deployments in WDS? I've seen where there is an option with wdsutil for multicast deployments but I haven't seen anything for unicast. We could have 4 machines being imaged at one time with 4 different images and I would like to see how quickly the images are being transferred to those machines.