Useful Script Number 6 - Pausing the Task Sequence

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Thomas — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:01 GMT

Hi guys

Can you please check the SkyDrive. I am not able to download the pause file. Thank you.

re: Useful Script Number 6 - Pausing the Task Sequence

Chirag (CG) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:55:59 GMT

Hi Deployment Guys,

Sharing a question we posted to MDT team's blog http://blogs.technet.com/msdeployment/archive/2008/10/14/questions-for-the-mdt-team.aspx#3137472

Using SCCM 2007 R2, we really need to

- First, Stop a task sequence at a specific step

- Second, Restart the task sequence from the step at which we stopped.

We do NOT want to Pause.

By stop we mean, "Stop and Exit" from the running task sequence.

By restart we mean, "Start" the task sequence newly but from a specific step.

Questions we posted at Microsoft forums are here:-

1. Stop and Start SCCM OSD Task Sequence - http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3944426&SiteID=17

2. SCCM OSD Task Sequencer executable/script internals - http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3944433&SiteID=17

3. Running OSD Task Sequence state information and restart from specific step - http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3909968&SiteID=17

Any bit of information and guidance shared is appreciated.

Thanks & Regards,

Chirag Goradia

re: Useful Script Number 6 - Pausing the Task Sequence

Mark Heppner — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:38:44 GMT

Why am I getting this error message in the smsts.log.

Windows Script Host: Cannot retrieve referenced URL : ZTIUtility.vbs

re: Useful Script Number 6 - Pausing the Task Sequence

Daniel Oxley — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:18:47 GMT

Mark,

Have you placed your WSF script in the Scripts folder (%DEPLOYROOT%\Scripts)? If you look in the first 2 lines of the file you will see that there is a relative path to the ZTIUtility.vbs file. If your script cannot find this file in the relative path you'll get this error.

HTH,

Daniel

re: Useful Script Number 6 - Pausing the Task Sequence

Rich — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:55:06 GMT

I am running into an issue after the "Pause the Task Sequencer" step is executed. My bdd.log file says: Non-Zero Return Code executing command, "C:\MiniNT\Tools\X86\TsmBootstrap.exe /env:SAContinue, rc=2147467259"

The 'Pause the Task Sequence' step executes and then seconds later kills the T.S.

Any ideas on what is causing this?

Thanks!

Rich