After the new year - I get back and find out WDS is missing from the SCCM server. I have tried many things and I am at the end, not sure what else I can try!
-uninstalled Windows assessment 8.1
-removed all boot images
-rebooted, installed Windows assessment 8.1, rebooted, imported default boot.wim, configured them be used with pxe, enabled pxe on the SCCM DP.
-Manually tried to install WDS, failed with the same error message (0x80070643)
What's odd is it seems like SCCM thinks PXE is up and running according to distmgr.log When I enable PXE on the DP, I get this:
ConfigureDP SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:33 AM 6520 (0x1978)
IISPortsList in the SCF is "80". SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:33 AM 6520 (0x1978)
IISSSLPortsList in the SCF is "443". SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:33 AM 6520 (0x1978)
IISWebSiteName in the SCF is "". SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:33 AM 6520 (0x1978)
IISSSLState in the SCF is 224. SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:33 AM 6520 (0x1978)
DP registry settings have been successfully updated on CO009017.starcatholic.local SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
STATMSG: ID=9500 SEV=I LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER" SYS=CO009017.starcatholic.local SITE=STT PID=1308 TID=6520 GMTDATE=Mon Jan 06 10:01:34.196 2014 ISTR0="["Display=\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=STT"]\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\"
ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=1 AID0=404 AVAL0="["Display=\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=STT"]\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\" SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014
3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
STATMSG: ID=9503 SEV=I LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER" SYS=CO009017.starcatholic.local SITE=STT PID=1308 TID=6520 GMTDATE=Mon Jan 06 10:01:34.238 2014 ISTR0="["Display=\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=STT"]\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\"
ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=1 AID0=404 AVAL0="["Display=\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=STT"]\\CO009017.starcatholic.local\" SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014
3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
ConfigurePXE SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
CcmInstallPXE SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
PXE provider is already installed. SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
DP monitoring task is disabed on server CO009017.starcatholic.local SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
No need to initialize monitoring task on CO009017.starcatholic.local SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
DP settings have been updated to CO009017.starcatholic.local. SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
Initialize usage gathering task on CO009017.starcatholic.local SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
IIS Version 7 SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:34 AM 6520 (0x1978)
context SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:35 AM 9248 (0x2420)
starcatholic\techstar SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:35 AM 9248 (0x2420)
Successfully saved iis settings. SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:35 AM 6520 (0x1978)
Log Location C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1 SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:35 AM 6520 (0x1978)
Successfully enabled usage gathering on the local distribution point. SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:35 AM 6520 (0x1978)
1998-01-01T00:00:00 SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER 1/6/2014 3:01:36 AM 6520 (0x1978)
Looking at the CBS.log after the failed attempt to install the WDS role:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=ba16ae946915e690&id=BA16AE946915E690%213120&action=Share
Here is the CBS file zipped up:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=ba16ae946915e690&id=BA16AE946915E690%213118&action=Share
Not sure if it's related or not but I am unable to install IE10 or KB2670838. The update goes, says all is well, server reboots, configures itself and then failed, reverts, reboots two times and comes back up with failed updates.
My CheckSUR.log looks clean:
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Checking System Update Readiness.
Binary Version 6.1.7601.22471
Package Version 22.0
2014-01-08 13:52
Checking Windows Servicing Packages
Checking Package Manifests and Catalogs
Checking Package Watchlist
Checking Component Watchlist
Checking Packages
Checking Component Store
Summary:
Seconds executed: 841
No errors detected
I have run chkdsk /r /f, sfc /scannow - all reporting back clean.
I thought maybe it was .net 3.5 related, I uninstalled Windows Process Activation Services, tried installing updates, WDS, same issue. They all fail. Installed the latest .net 4.5.1 as well, same issue. Didn't help.
I fired up a backup from October and WDS was running on that, so it was working a few months back. Event viewer says it was working all the way up to Jan 2, 2014 and then the WDS events stop. It's like WDS got uninstalled or deleted and never to be heard
from again.
WDS Error on the day it 'left' was WDSIMGSRV Event ID 258.
The description for Event ID 258 from source WDSIMGSRV cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
0xC1030104
I know there are two things here, a few updates (ie10 that cannot be installed) and WDS failing to come back up but I have a sneaky feeling they are related somehow. If one starts to work, they both do?
Server is Windows 2008 R2 SP1, hosted on a ESXi 5.1 box, VMNICs are intel based.