So we've deployed 2012 in our Dev and Lab environments. Our Dev build, our deployment process works fine. Lab was setup in what we think the same way, but deploying an OS fails. We are exporting our build using bootable media and booting off a USB key drive. All of our certificates are valid and have been triple checked just to be sure. When we deploy a Dev OS, in the SMSTS.log we see the line "Loading Media Variables from "F:\sms\data\variables.dat"" and then below that, the line "Root CA Public Certs=XXXXXX..." with the certificate information. In lab, see the same two lines, however the cert information is blank. Which is what I'm assuming the problem is but cannot figure out for the life of me how that information is imported into that variables.dat. However, where I assume that option is, is when we're creating the boot media, under the security option, we import the pki cert along with the password. We've tried creating different certs and trying them, but no matter what that "Root CA Public Certs=" variable is empty.
Under "Client Computer Communication" the trusted root certification has our root CA information added. the CRL check box is not checked, but we've tried it both ways and it makes no difference. We are setup in HTTPS only mode.
If anyone can suggest anything else we can try/change, please let me know.
As always thanks in advance!
Scott