1. Johan Arwidmark
Troubleshooting ConfigMgr 2012 R2 OSD

2. Johan Arwidmark

3. 80004005

4. Assumptions
• Familiar with ConfigMgr 2007/2012 OS
Deployment
• This is a Level 400 session
• Notepad skills required 
• Don’t be afraid of Scripts + Command Prompts
• No Lite Touch Deployments

5. Debugging ConfigMgr 2012 R2
• Use the CMTrace Utility to read log files
• Included in WinPE too
• Logs
• Learn the locations
• Key Log file is SMSTS.LOG
• Access via F8 (if added to the boot image)

6. Debugging ConfigMgr, continued
• Status Messages
• Status from Task Sequence Steps
• One of three statuses is sent when it completes
• Additional Server logging using MDT Variables
• SLShare and (SLShareDynamicLogging)

7. DEMO
FOLLOWING THE WHITE RABBIT
CONFIGMGR 2012 R2 OSD

8. The majority of all PXE Problems
• The network is misconfigured
• IP Helpers
• DHCP
• The ConfigMgr Configuration is wrong
• Boot image, drivers, deployments...

9. DEMO
WHY IS MY COMPUTER NOT PXE
BOOTING?

10. Troubleshooting Drivers
• WinPE phase
• Setup phase
• Post Installation drivers

11. DEMO
TROUBLESHOOTING DRIVERS

12. Software Updates
• Planning your updates
• Avoid update super-package list
• Offline Servicing
• Other ”features”
• Build reference image using MDT 2013 Lite Touch

13. DEMO
OSD SOFTWARE UPDATES

14. Common OSD issues
• Error Dialog Timeout
• Set it high so that users dont think it worked
• 64-bit redirection
• 3rd Party Disk Encryption

15. Common OSD issues #2
• Running Powershell
• There is one x86 and one x64 Environment
• You have to set the execution policy for both
• Join Domain issues
• Variables
• Run commands as a seperate user

16. DEMO
SOLVING COMMON OSD ISSUES

17. Resources – Trainings, Videos, books
deploymentartist.com

18. Please evaluate the session
before you leave
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