OS Provisioning - How to copy log files from WinPE and troubleshoot failing...
Problem: OS Deployment template actions are failing. To determine the cause of the failures it's helpful to take a look at the log files, but WinPE is loaded onto a RAM drive and the logs disappear...
View ArticleUse LANDESK remote control to view a computer in WinPE provisioning
If you are provisioning computers in another office or on another floor, it's very helpful to view the WinPE environment while the provisioning template is running. Follow these steps to use LANDESK...
View ArticleUtilize LDMS to push file to specific folder
This guide is design to assist users as a general overview in pushing a file to a specific destination: Go to the Distribution directory.Select OS Deployment.Go to My TemplatesCreate new...
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Error: PXE-E53: No boot filename received
IssueWhen attempting to PXE boot, the following error appears:PXE Boot fails.No F8 option is recieved by clients.Unable to PXE Boot machines.Unable to network boot machines.CauseNo PXE representatives...
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How to capture image file in 2G chunks
Description: when we create disconnected provisioning template on LDMS 9.6 sp2, we can't choose the file system to format USB drive, the default files system is FAT32,FAT32 only support the max size...
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How To: Troubleshoot Inject Script action during OS Provisioning
Date reviewed: 6/10/2015Problem: Your provisioning template is failing to inject the unattend.xml script correctly, or the unattend.xml is injecting but not being utilized by Windows. You may see a...
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How to: Mount the boot.wim using ImageX and Change the Core Name in the boot.wim
This document applies to LANDESK Management Suite 9.6IssueWhen running a Provisioning tempate the following error may occur:"error:(80001003H)Can't create file...
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How To: Change the HII Driver download location within the Patch Manager...
This article applies to LANDESK Management Suite 9.6Problem:When downloading HII drivers through Patch Manager, the path is hard-coded to "C:\Program...
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How to: Force HIIClient to download the HII Repository from preferred server
Applies to LANDesk Management Suite 9 SP3 and greater HIIClient is the client-side portion of hardware-independent imaging (HII) in LANDESK Management Suite. HIIClient.exe is run on target machines,...
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How to install USB 3.0 devices during OS Provisioning
Requires Access To:LDMS console, HII Driver library and boot.wim image files.Background Information:The USB3.0 stack is a special case. It contains a USB controller, a USB3.0 Root Hub, and, for Intel...
View ArticleSystem Migration Assistant Deployment Guide Version 6.0
Purpose This document contains Lenovo's System Migration Assistant (SMA) Deployment Guide Version 6.0. LDMS uses SMA when performing Profile Migration.
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Issue - Local Users Password Not Working After Profile Migration
Symptom After migrating a Local User with Profile Migration, you are unable to sign into the account with the previously defined password.Cause If you are migrating background users whose account names...
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How to add drivers to the WinPE Image (formerly KB #3469)
This document was formerly KB article 3469.DescriptionIf the WinPE image used for OS Deployment does not already contain a driver for certain hardware such as the network adapter or the SATA, SCSI, or...
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Provisioning template action fails with error requiring the preferred server...
By applying a template with action to map a drive it fails and shows in the maptopreferredhandler.log that the credential for the preferred sever are not correct."Could not get credentials for...
View ArticleHow to configure preferred servers as a PXE representative and host a web...
This article applies to LANDESK Management Suite 9.6 SP1 and laterInformation LANDESK Management Suite 9.6 SP1 includes support for OS Provisioning clients to download vBoot related files from a PXE...
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How to create a partition based OSD Image Capture Script
Create image capture script a. Open the LDMS console. Click Tools > Distribution >OS Deploymentb. Right click on All OSD/Profile Migration Scripts and select a new script based on the imaging...
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Issue: Unable to boot machine after imaging - Corrupt MBR
IssueSome computers, most notably Lenovo machines, after being imaged will not boot. The only solution is to repair the MBR.. On Lenovo machines, this most commonly presents itself as a blank screen...
View ArticleError: "TFTP Timeout" when attempting to PXE Boot
IssuePXE Boot fails with a "TFTP TIMEOUT" error. This can also present as the following errors: PXE T04 PXE-E36PXE-E32PXE Error M0F CauseThe most likely cause is that the LANDESK PXE MTFTP service is...
View ArticleHow to provision multiple devices with the same serial number at the same time
Issue Fortunately it doesn't happen to many times, but I've seen a couple of times now that a company ordered computers that are pretty good priced, but pieced together by your local friendly...
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