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Introduction In a previous post I showed you how you can check for network connectivity before starting a task sequence in Configuration Manager 2012 R2. In this post I'll add a newer script to also check for storage (SAS, SATA, SCSI, Storage). The added code gives you new abilities to deal with hardware that has changed for whatever reason and it allows you to quickly identify the problem, and identify the storage vendor id and device id so that you can go looking for drivers. As storage is a must (the task sequence must write temp files on your hard disc and also copy packages) adding this change to the script was inevitable. I hope you like the results. Get the new script. Here's the updated script CheckForNetwork.zip simply replace the earlier script with this one as documented in the process detailed here. Note: if you downloaded the script prior to 2015/4/22 then please download it again as there's a newer version here with fixes and logging added. The new script logs to X:\Windows\Temp\SMSTSLOG\checkfornetwork.log See the results After implementing the new script in your boot image this is what you'll see when it detects missing storage drivers. As you can see from the message it provides the following info a reason for the popup (no storage detected) lists the detected storage controller lists the PNP Device ID identifies the Computer model and gives the user some options click OK to reboot. click CANCEL to open a CMD prompt if further troubleshooting is needed In addition to the above, it also checks for network (if and only if the storage check above passes), and in the event of a network connectivity failure you'll see this which provides the following info a reason for the popup (no network connectivity) lists the detected Network Card lists the PNP Device ID identifies the Computer model and gives the user some options click YES to retry (for example if the network cable was not connected) click CANCEL to open a CMD prompt if further troubleshooting is needed click OK to reboot. Well that's it, I hope you like the update ! please test it and give me feedback cheers niall

I havnt tried it but you could script it to create the required recovery partitions (two, one for recovery boot files and one for the recovery image) in GPT mode, and then script it to copy the backup image to that special partition, recovery partitions are special, they are hidden and marked with certain GPT GUID's as described in another post by me on UEFI Refresh scenarios.

read the guide again, you got the location wrong it should be... xcopy ".\*.*" "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows" /D /E /C /I /Q /H /R /Y /S

yes, use the UUID address instead

Parallels for Mac Management has been mentioned by many as a very good add-on for ConfigMgr, it even allows OSD for Macs.

follow this guide and use a file or select single computer http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4505-how-can-i-import-computers-into-sccm-2012-using-a-file/

what happens when you try to enroll a device ? be specific please did you follow all the steps in my guide step by step ?

ok well if you see what it says, then did you verify that the client in question is approved ?

using required task sequences is risky, always make sure you know exactly what computers are in that collection otherwise you could regret it later, I recommend optional particularly when you are new to SCCM, as regards your problem, you can indeed start the task sequence in windows and as long as your task sequence restarts to Windows PE as one of the first steps. The step should check if you are in Windows PE and if not, reboot.

no idea what you are trying to say, can you try explaining your issue better, maybe use screenshots...

can you clarify what you mean here please

There is no way that anyone can help you with this lack of information, you must tell us what you are trying to do and what has failed, be descriptive, if you can't do it in english use a translator.

sorry but you are not providing enough detail to help you, if you cannot explain how you are trying to install the client then we cannot guess... why are you manually installing it ?

how are you trying to manually install it ?

are you trying to manually install the client or what, go into details please as to what you have tried and what has failed. also it looks like your dns isn't working...

did you read the log ? if you are updating the schema then use an appropriate account with the correct permissions as clearly laid out in the guides.

did you follow this ? http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4466-using-sccm-2012-rc-in-a-lab-part-5-enable-the-endpoint-protection-role-and-configure-endpoint-protection-settings/

are you attempting UEFI network boot here ? because i'm pretty sure that device is in UEFI mode, i.e. does your infrastructure support UEFI network boot ? if you are using dhcp scope options for the SCCM WDS ip, then you'll need to use iphelpers instead for UEFI to work.

it might help if you go into some details, as to what you are trying to do and what happened when you tried, maybe even post a screenshot of the failure.

while on the same subject - http://www.niallbrady.com/2010/05/22/sent-out-an-advertisement-you-wish-you-hadn-t/

glad you got it working but i'll stand by my original comment, you should be capturing the image on virtual machines and deploying that reference image to your Surface Pro 3's (and other devices)

<![LOG[Failed to get client identity (80004005)]LOG]!><time="09:07:20.811+480" date="03-30-2015" check the DATE in the bios. it must match today's date.

ok you must have made some error in the script, please re-download it, and retest it after changing only the ip addresses

that line must run otherwise the network will never initialize and neither will winpe. I've tested this over and over and it works great, so something is up on your end, if have access to virtual machines to test this and have teamviewer i can take a look.

I haev not tested it with SCCM 2007, please do and report back how it goes