BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Tim Pomerleau — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:00:36 GMT

Good information. I do just about the same process. One thing I like that you do is the 'Image Creation Build' and 'Image Deployment Build' names that you mentioned. I always strugle with naming my build so they make sense, and doing something like this will probably help a lot.

BDD 2007 - How Ben Hunter (who works for MS) installs, builds and uses it - step by step

Aaron Tiensivu's Blog — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:57:55 GMT

A very good blog post that points out potential pitfalls and a little bit of 'best practice' advice for deployments. Very handy to keep bookmarked for anyone just learning how to use BDD or for the seasoned veteran that is looking for some helpful tips

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Chad Ingles — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:29:46 GMT

This type of summary is sorely needed in the BDD documentation. It takes a lot of reading to get to the point of coming up with this fairly simple sequence!

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Paul Delugar — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:32:40 GMT

Fantastic blog! I am just learning BDD 2007 and it has given me some good tips. One question I have is, how do I perform a bulk import of all the Windows XP update patches into the work bench? We have WSUS on the networks we are dploying to, but I would rather the latest patchs were slipped into the Image creation installation. Is this best practise?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:42:22 GMT

Hi Paul,

You cannot import XP patches into the workbench. You can import Vista patches however. What I do to get around this problem is download all of the patches required for the build and then install them via vbscript. I then import these files as an application specifying the script to install the patches. I then add the application to the state restore phase.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Ted — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:45:53 GMT

Ben,

Thanks for this summary. I have configured the lab deployment point successfully, but I am running into an issue with the network deployment point on a different server. Everthing is synchronized properly, I added the DeployRoot=\\server\share to the Bootstrap.ini and Rules, but I am still unable to image properly.

The system boots to PE, runs the rule set correctly, adds the drivers, but then fails applying the WIM. The error is:

ERROR-Unable to find SETUP, needed to install the image \\server\share\Operating Systems\folder\image.wim

ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by LTIApply. rc=1

Non-zero return code executing command "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\Tsmbootstrap.exe" /envAStart, rc=-2147467259

Any suggestions?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:09:20 GMT

Hi Ted,

When you import a custom WIM you are given the option to include the setup files. If these files are not specified and there are no Vista source files on the LAB deployment point then the build will fail.

So reimport you image and when asked provide the vista setup files and everything should work.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Ted — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:14:28 GMT

Thank you, that resolved it.

I used the original Vista DVD for the setup file location. I then updated my deployment share and it worked great.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

ikszkom — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:53:42 GMT

Hello Ben,

just would like to ask that what's the use of "LT flat boot" "LT bootable ramdisk" iso?

I first thought that the flat image does require less memory, but still doesn't work with 256MB.

thank you very much

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:20:03 GMT

The flat image does require less memory than the RAM disk but 256 is not quite enough.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Eric — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:18:27 GMT

I can apply an image to a PC just fine, but when we try to image over that image again, I get the following error:

ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by LiteTouch. rc=1

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:41:19 GMT

Hi Eric,

This could mean many different things. Could you send me a copy of the entire log.

My email is ben dot hunter at microsoft dot com.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Niatross — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:48:33 GMT

I created a WIM via ImageX. I usually run sysprep before I capture an image with ImageX.

This time I want to try something different.

I want to try sysprepping my image after BDD has installed it.

How could I do this? Should I put it in the BDD Task Sequence: "State Restore"?

I do not want to do any capturing! I just want to lay down the image and THEN sysprep.

Thanks, Niatross

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:46:28 GMT

Hi Niatross,

BDD will handle this automatically. Try adding the following lines to your customsettings.ini file:

DoCapture=YES

BackupShare=\\NYC-AM-FIL-01\Backup$

BackupDir=%ComputerName%

You can also specify this information via the wizard.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Niatross — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:25:41 GMT

Hi Ben,

Thanks for your help. I wanted to see if you knew of a way to sysprep without doing a capture.

Is there any way with BDD to install an image, then sysprep without capturing?

Thanks, Niatross

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:37:52 GMT

You could do as I detailed above and specify to capture the image but disable the capture task.

I haven't tried it but that should work.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Aaron — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:37:38 GMT

Hi Ben, love your site

I wonder if you can help with a problem I'm having. My Lite Touch installations are failing when installing certain applications, namely the McAfee Framework Package and some of our internal applications:

Non-zero return code by LiteTouch, rc = -2147467259

These applications install correctly when I do them manually, using the same command, after the LTI has failed. The same error occurs wherever I put the installation in the Task Sequence.

I'm running out of ideas!

Thanks, Aaron

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:10:02 GMT

It is likely that these applications are returning the code 3010 at the end of the installation. This means that the installation has completed but requires a reboot. By default the only return code that BDD determines as a success is 0. However you can specify other return codes as being successful.

From within the task sequence you need to select the task that is causing the problem, then select the options tab and add the code 3010 to the success codes field. The success codes filed should then contain 0 and 3010.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

five — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:29:10 GMT

hi there..

here is my problem.

" Wizard error

A connection to the deployment share ( vistaopk\demo$) could not be made. The deployment will not proceed."

the error came when i boot the iso image.

any idea???

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:41:46 GMT

Hi Five, (that is a childrens group my son likes :))

I would really need to see your logs (C:\minint) and the configuration files (bootstrap.ini and customsettings.ini) before I can help you with this issue.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

five — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:30:28 GMT

hi ben

did u mean this : BDD.log

<![LOG[Property Debug is now = FALSE]LOG]!><time="20:04:16.000+000" date="11-09-2007" component="wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="wizard">

<![LOG[Property WizardComplete is now = N]LOG]!><time="20:04:17.000+000" date="11-09-2007" component="wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="wizard">

I take it from C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS

and another file i found there is WIZARD.LOG

<![LOG[Property Debug is now = FALSE]LOG]!><time="20:04:16.000+000" date="11-09-2007" component="wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="wizard">

<![LOG[Property WizardComplete is now = N]LOG]!><time="20:04:17.000+000" date="11-09-2007" component="wizard" context="" type="1" thread="" file="wizard">

bootstrap.ini :

[Settings]

Priority=Default

[Default]

DeployRoot=\\VISTAOPK\demo$

customsettings.ini :

[Settings]

Priority=Default

Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]

OSInstall=Y

SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES

SkipCapture=YES

SkipAdminPassword=YES

SkipProductKey=YES

tks for ur attention..i look forward ur favourable reply

five

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

MikeB — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:44:14 GMT

Hi Ben,

As usual, this is great stuff. How do you normally handle redeploying computers to new users, where you do not want to backup or restore the previous users settings and files? Right now we are requiring the support staff to clean the hard drive and then boot to the image install CD, but they want to leverage SMS for this so they do not have to make a desktop visit.

Thanks,

Mike

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:17:48 GMT

Hi Five,

The most common cuase of this problem is that the network drivers are not available in Windows PE.

You can check is this is a problem by opening the cmd window in the bottom left corner of the screen and typing IPCONFIG.

If you get no ip address then you will need to update your boot image.

The best way to do this is to add the required network driver to the out-of-box drivers in the deployment workbench and then re-create you ISO image by updating the deployment point.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:29:41 GMT

Hi Mike,

This is what we call a replace scenario. Essentially an SMS job is run on the users old computer that uses USMT to get their user data and store it on the network. Then when you deploy the client to the new computer you restore is data using USMT.

If you have a look at the BDD docs you will be able to find more information.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

MikeB — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:04:38 GMT

Hi Ben,

I am actually looking for a way to NOT backup and restore the users data. In the scenario I mentioned, we would be redeploying a computer to a different user. I could easily do this with a seperate SMS package, where I disable the backup and restore tasks in the task sequence, but if possible I would like to leverage my existing package. creating a seperate program does not seem to work, as they use the same TS.xml file. Or am I way off base here?

Thanks,

Mike

Hi Mike,

If you have a look at the BDD docs you will be able to find more information.

Thanks,

Ben

Hi Ben,

Thanks,

Mike

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Niatross — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:25:40 GMT

Sorry, about the last 2 post's. Had some typo's in them, so I corrected them below. :+)

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Hi Ben,

My question is concerning adding operating systems to BDD. I want to add both Vista and Vista VL (Volume License DVD's) to the same directory (C:\Distribution\Operating Systems\Windows Vista). BDD doesn't allow this. BDD wants to create a directory for the Vista DVD and a separate directory when you add the Vista VL DVD.

How come it won't allow you to add both together in the same directory?

I know in WDS with single-instancing (RES.RWM - AKA:WIM file), it will allow all Vista versions to be added to a single image group (AKA: RES.RWM)

How come BDD isn't based on a single-instancing design that can add regular and VL DVD media to the same directory?

I don't like adding my Vista DVD versions to two separate directories in BDD. Anyway around this?

Thanks, Niatross

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:19:13 GMT

Hi Mike,

To do this you need some way to automatically determine if this computer should not need USMT.

You could create some logic that sets the ComputerBackupLocation to equal None. This could be done using the BDD database.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:22:10 GMT

Hi Niatross,

This is by design. If you really wanted to save space then you could use imagex to copy the images from one file to the other and then import that image.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Jon Roderick — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:02:37 GMT

I'm having some trouble with the setup files and getting them into a custom WIM. I have the DVD source files but which files should I actually be telling the wizard to use?

Thanks.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:10:17 GMT

Hi Jon,

When you are asked for the setup files you simply need to point it to a Vista DVD. It will then do the rest.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Jon Roderick — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:01:52 GMT

Thanks Ben but I have a problem getting a DVD to the server (old hardware) - is there any other way of doing it?

Cheers.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Jon Roderick — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:33:13 GMT

Ah, got it - good old DVD emulation software...

Good blog - thanks for the pointers!

Jon

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Jon Roderick — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:43:08 GMT

I have another problem it seems - after unpacking the Server 2008 image files during setup, the server reboots, does a bit more and then comes up with the message 'windows could not install the accepted licence terms onto the computer'.

The only option is OK and the server reboots once more before displaying a 'Windows installation cannot proceed' warning. I can then only reboot.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:47:45 GMT

I haven't had a chance to test with Windows 2008 yet.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Martijn — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:47:49 GMT

Hi Ben,

I'm succesfully deploying Vista with some applications and drivers. This works perfectly!

However, if i try to add updates using "OS packages" the setup fails. The following error is given:

Setup failed applying image \\server\Distribution$\Operating Systems\Windows Vista\Sources\install.wim.rc = 31

ZTIERROR - Non-zero return code by LTIApply.rc = 31

Non-zero return code executing command "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsmBootstrap.exe" /env:SAStart, rc = -2147467259

This error is slightly different than te one already mentioned.

I can not imagine that after every time you add updates to a role you have to recapture the install.wim like you mentioned before with the almost simular error.

Do you know how to solve this problem?

Thanks in advance!

Martijn

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:32:34 GMT

Hi Martijn,

This is caused by a problem described in KB 941595, and is evident after patching your image with any of several IE & Windows Defender patches.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

MWGulbranson — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:38:14 GMT

Hi Ben,

We have created at series of Winpe 2.0 boot disk trying to get capture an image using ImageX, we have injected the new drivers into the boot.wim and have a disk that boots to the WinPE command Screen, but it will not pick up a IP address. We are using Dell Optiplex 755 with the Intel 82566 UD-2 NIC. Any help in this would be greatly appreciate.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:59:46 GMT

Hi,

Have you tried using drivers obtained from Intel rather than the Dell site?

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Arthur — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:26:53 GMT

Hi Ben,

We are now working with BDD2007 successfully and it runs smoothly. There is just one thing I would like to do that I haven't been able to create in some way.

That is the computer description that ends up in Active Directory. The interface we have can let you specify an asset tag, and a computer name under which it will be entered in AD. However, I think it would be great if somehow we can also enter the Description for that computer. Is there a way to get that done?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

ArthurH — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:01:58 GMT

We have created a webpage on our intranet where you can fill out fields with Asset Tag, Computername, OU, Domain to join, Timezone etc. The Computername is the name under which the system will be put into Active Directory.

There is one thing though I am not able to create. In AD all our systems also have a description (i.e. Dell Optiplex ArthurH). And we still have to manually add that description after the image is applied with BDD2007. Now what I would like to have is an entry on the intranetpage where you can fill out the Computer Description (just like the Computername) and that that info is also brought into AD.

That way we are, again, skipping a manual action to be taken by our Helpdesk guys.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

David — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:10:22 GMT

Hi Ben,

You mention using a USB stick as your bootable media. I have read the directions to create a bootable USB stick, but now I can't find the document that says how to do it (very frustrating). Do you have a blog on how to create a bootable USB key for lite touch, or might you know a link to a whitepaper or document? This sounds like a great solution for us that like to test small changes without having to rebuild the winPE wim or iso with a DP update :) Thanks!

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:31:43 GMT

Hi Arthur,

You could create a custom screen that prompts you for this information. I have created previous posts on this topic.

However you would then need to find a way to get this information into AD. I would suggest that a script that runs during the State restore phase would be the best way to do this.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:39:08 GMT

Hi David,

Here is how you create a bootable USB stick. Unfortunately you will need to update the deployment point and create a new WIM each time as BDD uses this wim to boot from.

Insert the UFD into a computer running the Windows Vista operating system, and then type following commands in the Command Prompt window:

diskpart

select disk 1

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format fs=fat32

assign

exit

Note:The value of disk 1 is equal to the UFD’s disk ID. Ensure that you are using the correct disk ID.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Thomas — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:44:42 GMT

I am running BDD 2007.. and I have built an XP image to be deployed, when I boot from the cd I get the screen to deploy the XP Image but there is a dos window in the background that will not get a valid IP address, I have to quickly type IPCONFIG /renew and then it seems to work anyone know how to fix this issue?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:20:36 GMT

Hi Thomas,

Are you using Cisco switches? If so then try enabling “spanning-tree portfast” on the switches and see if you still have the same problem.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

LC — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:12:42 GMT

Great site Ben,

Quick question for you on a ZTI install. We have a Intel NIC that fails at joining the domain during the post-install phase.

We've double checked the following:

No errors in any bdd or zti logs

Drivers are available in the distribution$ share

Driver PNP ID's are listed and will install post failed-bdd install.

Any ideas why the NIC drivers would not be available during the post install phase? It acts as if the drivers folder is not populated.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:35:24 GMT

Hi LC,

The ZTI distribution does not use the Distribution$ share unless you specified it using the RESOURCEROOT value in the ZTI customsettings.ini. Have you specified this?

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

JS — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:21:10 GMT

Great instructions Ben, however, I have an odd problem...

I have captured 4 different custom images (all on different hardware) through WDS, added all to BDD, created builds, created LAB and MEDIA deploy points, and updated both.

I'm trying to use a DVD to deploy the images. My problem is that I can only successfully deploy 1 of the images, the other three fail:

"The image 'imagepath\imagename.wim' was not applied successfully by ImageX, rc = 2

ZTI Error - Non-zero return code by LTIApply, rc=2

Non-zero return code executing command 'X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsmBootstrap.exe' /env:SAStart, rc=-2147467259"

Any ideas for me?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

PATurner — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:29:46 GMT

Ben,

Have you ever heard of issues with Virtual Bus Devices and BDD? I have some new 755's running the latest 57xx NICs, but when they get into PE they don't pull an IP. I have loaded every Broadcom driver under the sun and updated my deployment point to no avail. So I created a media based install and loaded our image from DVD. Of course once Windows was loaded I saw that the driver injected just fine and the device was installed. Yet it still won't pull an IP when doing a network boot. This is happening on the 755's and on a Precision M6300 laptop.

Thanks!

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:20:27 GMT

I have managed to get this model working. One gotcha I have seen is not importing the Vista drivers into the workbench. Windows PE 2.0 requires Vista network drivers as it is based on Vista.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

BenHunter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:24:13 GMT

Do these images contain a minint folder?

If so then you will need to remove it.

Thanks,

Ben

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

PATurner — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:16:35 GMT

I got it to work...I had to import a very specific driver from Broadcom. They have a RIS only driver due to issues with the virtual bus device.

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

Blaine — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:03:16 GMT

Hello, Ben. I am using windows deploy and everything was working well until I recieved this error:

Operating system did not complete successfully.

ZTI ERROR - Unhandled error retuned by LTIApply: Object required (424)

Non-zero return code executing command "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsmBootstrap.exe" /env:SAStart, rc= -2147467259

I am using Lite Touch for deployment with winpe. The error seems to come right after "install operating system" on the install process.

The only thing I have been playing around with is the customsettings.ini and task sequence. Anything in there I may have messed up?

re: BDD 2007 - How do you do it?

JARED WETMORE — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:37:33 GMT

Ben, regarding the USB boot device, after we do the diskpart and other steps you outlined above, do we just copy over the .WIM file that PE created ? or are there specific steps necessary to take ? thanks in advance.