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All Build & Captures Fail For Past Month

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Good Afternoon All -

 

Got a big issue going on. For at least the past 2-3 weeks, my Build & Captures have been failing. It doesn't matter what OS I'm deploying, what Image I'm using, etc - they all fail at the same point. Here's some background info:

 

My company has 4 sites - Tennessee, San Diego, Mexico, & Ireland.

- Tennessee - Primary SCCM Server with all roles, but DP & MP which are on seperate, local server.

- San Diego - Secondary Site which holds DP & couple other roles

- Mexico - - Secondary Site which holds DP & couple other roles

- Ireland - - Secondary Site which holds DP & couple other roles

 

Here's an example of a B&C TS that fails. This B&C has the following configuration:

- Uses the default x86 boot image

- Restarts in PE

- Partitions NTFS (Quick)

- Applies OS (Win 7 SP1 x86 Enterprise - same image proven to work previously)

- Applies Windows Settings

- No Product Key

- Specifies Local Admin Password

- Specific Timezone

- Applies Network Settings

- Join WORKGROUP

- Setup windows and ConfigMgr

-Standard ConfigMGR Package Chosen

- SMSCACHESIZE=8000

- SMSSLP=TNSCCM01.abc.com

- SMSMP=TNDP01.abc.com

- FSP=TNDP01.abc.com

- Install Updates

- All Updates

- Install Software

- Installs 7 packages which work when deployed individually - nothing special

- Capture the Reference Machine

- Prepare ConfigMgr Client

- Capture the Reference Machine

- Captures to a local share with tested credentials

 

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1. Advertise the TS to a New, empty collection

2. Make avaliable to boot media

3. Mandatory to run as soon as possible

4. Ignore maint windows & Allow restarts

5. Access content directly, user remote DP if no local avaliable

6. Use unprotected if protected no avaliable

 

How the TS goes...

 

1. I boot to USB media that I created. I use the same USB for OSD deployments as everything's on one DP so it's proven

2. It boots up and I click Next - it finds B&C TS and starts

3. It partitions and formats - 1-2 minutes - Reboots

4. "Running Action: Setup Windows and ConfigMGR" - 5-10 minutes - Reboots

5. "Completing installation" is in bold at end of Win7 install list - 5 minutes - Reboot

6. Starting Windows /w logo - 1 minute

7. "Checking Video Performance" - 1 minute

8. "Running Action: Setup Windows and ConfigMGR"

- Installs Client

- Deinstalls SMS Legacy Client or SMS 2.0 Client

- Initializing ConfigMGR Client..................................................................................................

 

After waiting a LONG time, the power management takes over and eventually the screen goes to only the SCCM wallpaper.

 

The log files are attached.

 

I'm sure it's related, but also, I cannot inject drivers / update dist points for my boot images. I ran into this a couple of moths ago and ended up reinstalling WAIK which fixed it for a little while. I haven't tried that yet, but have run a repair on it from the WAIK installation files.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you very much for your help! - Ben

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One more thing too...

 

I have also tried recreating & using the ConfigMGR Package which also failed. I created it with these steps...

 

1. Created new package by definition

2. Browsed to ccmsetup.msi (i think) - Once opened, I had choice to choose "Configuration Manager Client Upgrade." (below screenie)

3. Updated dist points and tried with packages - nogo

 

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New Information...

 

Just to see what happened, I took one of the B&C Task Sequences and created Standalone Media with it. I figured that perhaps it would work or at least give clues as it could possibly tell me if it was network issues or not.

 

Well, I copied it to a bootable USB and started it. Unfortunatly, it "froze" at the exact same part as when the TS is deployed as normal.

 

Any ideas? Thanks!

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