Re: RIS failure
From: Alexey Zhilenko (AlexeyZhilenko_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/27/04
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Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:57:07 -0800
Thank you.
I'm going to perform all steps from begining on Virtual Machine.
I hope it helps.
"NIC Student" wrote:
> Hmm, have you loaded GPMC and checked the policies carefully? The
> User>RIS>Client Install Wizard>disabled prevent access to the os menu
> choices exactly as you describe.
>
>
> --
> Scott Baldridge
> Windows Server MVP, MCSE
>
>
> "Alexey Zhilenko"
> > Thank you for collaboration.
> >
> > I've checked all settings you said.
> > It's correct.
> > I mean GP, its overriding, sif file permissions.
> >
> > About our servers and OS.
> > We use Win2003 Server.
> > I'm trying to set up RIS at first time.
> > And there are to images created from CD.
> > Every has permissions to allow reading for everybody now.
> > Check of server succeds.
> >
> > I have window nooses.osc during the installation.
> >
> >
> >
> > "NIC Student" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Alexey,
> >>
> >> Very unusual. If your target machine's HAL doesn't match that of a
> >> RIPREP
> >> image, the image will not appear in the list. Certainly the cd-based
> >> image
> >> will appear unless the *.sif has ntfs permissions applied to it that are
> >> preventing it from being displayed. Can you verify that?
> >>
> >> At what point do you see the error message? What exact window? Is it
> >> the
> >> custom install choices menu? Please verify that a GPO is not preventing
> >> you
> >> from seeing custom images ("Choice Options" of Remote Installation
> >> Services
> >> under User Configuration). Make sure that "Disabled" is not selected.
> >> Ensure that another GPO is not set to "no override". I recommend GPMC
> >> for
> >> this analysis:
> >>
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx
> >>
> >> What server version are you using? What service pack?
> >>
> >> Has RIS ever worked correctly?
> >>
> >> Do you have a cd-based image available or was it removed somehow? Check
> >> to
> >> see if the *.sif is still there.
> >>
> >> Can you look on the RIS server for event log errors.
> >>
> >> Can you add another cd-based image of XP (do not service pack, just a
> >> vanilla plain one). Does it appear in the list to clients?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Scott Baldridge
> >> Windows Server MVP, MCSE
> >>
> >> "Alexey Zhilenko"
> >> > Thank you for your reply.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > About OS choice:
> >> >
> >> > Wizard shows window "Unable to display operating system (OS)choises".
> >> > And it writes below:
> >> > The server "server name" cannot display OS choises.
> >> > You may not have sufficient network permissions to view the OS choises,
> >> > or
> >> > the server might not have any OS images.
> >> >
> >> > However there are two images on the server, and each of them has ACL
> >> > that
> >> > includes Authenticated Users group. And i'm using credentials of
> >> > default
> >> > domain administrator account during the process.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "NIC Student" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Alexey , welcome to the group.
> >> >>
> >> >> > Is it possible to create two partition during the installation?
> >> >> ============
> >> >> By default, RIS consumes the whole drive, but you can use DISKPART to
> >> >> partition it after the RIS is finished:
> >> >>
> >> >> A Description of the Diskpart Command-Line Utility
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300415
> >> >>
> >> >> I would try the CMDLines method to script this so it is unattended.
> >> >> My
> >> >> site
> >> >> has a blurb on this method:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.mvps.org/serverstuff/
> >> >>
> >> >> You can also set partitions in a RIS setup on cd-based images (haven't
> >> >> seen
> >> >> it work on RIPREP images but maybe...). Edit *.sif as follows:
> >> >>
> >> >> [Unattended]
> >> >> autopartition=0
> >> >>
> >> >> [RemoteInstall]
> >> >> Repartition = no
> >> >> UseWholeDisk = no
> >> >>
> >> >> You will be prompted to configure partitions at this point and the
> >> >> rest
> >> >> of
> >> >> setup is automated as normal. I use this for server-based installs to
> >> >> configure partitions. The sif is located here:
> >> >> \\server\REMINST\Setup\language\Images\imagename\i386\Templates\
> >> >>
> >> >> > New machine boots with RIS wizard, but it doesn't want to display OS
> >> >> > images.
> >> >> ==============
> >> >> Do you mean the RIS image has more than one OS on it? Or do you mean
> >> >> the
> >> >> clients can't see all the OS choices on the RIS server?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Scott Baldridge
> >> >> Windows Server MVP, MCSE
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Alexey Zhilenko"
> >> >> > Hi.
> >> >> > Have two questions.
> >> >> > The first one is RIS concerning:
> >> >> > I've installed RIS and create OS image (winXP).
> >> >> > New machine boots with RIS wizard, but it doesn't want to display OS
> >> >> > images.
> >> >> > It says that there isn't approprate rights. It is even with
> >> >> > credentials
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > default domain administrator account.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Another question is:
> >> >> > Is it possible to create two partition during the installation?
> >> >> > Or, at least one, of defined size or percentage?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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