Problem deploying Windows 2003

[ctelfer]

I am successfully deploying all flavors of Windows server 2008. However I can not get W2003 to deploy. It goes through the tasks up until deploying the image, then reboots, but goes into perpetual reboots immediately after showing the windows splash. Any ideas?

[anyweb]

can yuo post your log as well please

[ctelfer]

can yuo post your log as well please

Where is it located?

Can't find a ccm folder and not in temp.......

[ctelfer]

Where is it located?

Can't find a ccm folder and not in temp.......

OK, found it, here it is..........smsts.log

[ctelfer]

I have a hunch it's the usb confusing the deployment, going to try with a cd.

[ctelfer]

I have a hunch it's the usb confusing the deployment, going to try with a cd.

Nope, same problem using a CD. It appears that the disk is no longer bootable after the setup windows and configmgr task in the "setup operating system" group.

[PhilC]

I've been googling around the error I was experiencing, apparently you need to add in some additional taks and things to get the dell servers partioned properly. Looks like Dell have actually written a custom GUI for SCCM to help with deploying the OS to them:

 

Dell Deployment Pack for SCCM

You can customise loads of stuff including the BIOS, RAID and partitions. So I am going to give this a whirl and see how I get on.

 

Thanks For the help so far.

 

Phil

[ctelfer]

Just so this thread does not go off topic, my server is HP.

[Peter van der Woude]

I think you should use a step Apply Driver Package, because by doing this you can specify which Mass Storage driver it has to use.

[ctelfer]

Thank You Peter, that worked, and I didn't know that option existed so I learned something new too!