Pxe Problem

[king13p]

Hi, I have a problem with an SCCM client trying to boot to PXE.

My setup includes one server which has AD, DNS and DHCP installed, and 1 server as the SCCM Server with WDS.

 

I also have 1 client machine with no OS loaded. I'm trying to have it boot with PXE. However it doesn't boot to the SCCM boot file, it tries to boot

 

to the WDS boot file. I have configured it so WDS won't load till 10 seconds in. So the delay is set. If I try to press F12 then it errors out as I don't

 

have any WDS boot Image set. I have added the client machine into SCCM and assigned the task of deploying win 7 32 bit to the machine by taking its

 

Bios Guid and Mac Address. The task is assigned and advertised and all distribution points have been updated. I'm wondering if I don't have the settings inside

 

DHCP all correct. I've seen so many variances of what should be there and I am unsure of what Option 66 and 67 should be set to. Can somebody post what those should be at? Thanks

[Trevor Sullivan]

Is the client system on the same subnet as the SCCM server / WDS service? If so, remove DHCP options 66/67 -- it will broadcast out and get these options from the PXE service.

 

Did you go into the WDS console and configure WDS after installing the Windows role? If so, remove and re-install WDS, and do not configure it. Don't even open the WDS console.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers,

Trevor Sullivan

http://trevorsullivan.net

http://twitter.com/pcgeek86

[king13p]

Is the client system on the same subnet as the SCCM server / WDS service? If so, remove DHCP options 66/67 -- it will broadcast out and get these options from the PXE service.

 

Did you go into the WDS console and configure WDS after installing the Windows role? If so, remove and re-install WDS, and do not configure it. Don't even open the WDS console.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers,

Trevor Sullivan

http://trevorsullivan.net

http://twitter.com/pcgeek86

 

 

Yes, The Client is on the same subnet, I removed Both DHCP Options but still no luck. I went into WDS and configured it as mentioned in the Deploying Windows Vista guide, Delay PXE Response to 10 Seconds.

 

However I just went back into server roles to uninstall WDS and then Reinstalled it without configuring. Now when a client boots it just sits at DHCP..... and never boots to anything. I have a task to deploy win 7

 

to a collection with 1 Machine added. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[mickblanko]

i made a similar mistake when first trying to setup PXE boot. i configured WDS after installing it and that seemed to cause alot of issues. i blew away the VM and tried again, but this time i let SCCM configure WDS. that how i've done it ever since and my PXE setups have never caused an issue since then.

 

good luck