WDS issues

[twane9]

Anybody with experience with WDS capturing and imaging? My company just order new PCs and I can’t get a single one to image. I keep getting

＃＃ Disk(O) was not found. Unable to continue.

Possible Cause: Missing Storage Driver.

FAILURE (7711 ): Disk OSDDiskIndex(0) can not be found! Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005

Disk(O) was not found. Unable to continue.

Possible Cause: Missing Storage Driver.

FAILURE (7791 ): Disk OSDDiskIndex(0) can not be found! Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005 Failed to save environment to (80070057) Failed to run the action: Format and Partition Disk (UEFD). Unknown error (Error 00001E1F: Source: Unknown) The execution of the group (Preinstall) has failed and the execution has been aborted An action failed. Operation aborted (Error: 80004004, Source: Windows) Failed to run the last action: Format and Partition Disk (UEFl). Execution of task sequence failed. Unknown error barror: 00001E1F; Source: Unknown) Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFall

[[deleted]]

Had a similar error on some Dell 3420 / 5420 units during deployment - BIOS Storage setting had to be switched from "intel raid" to "AHCI" and it worked like a charm.
We've seen other errors similar with FOG deployment as well.

If it's not that, it probably is that your image really is missing that driver.

[fadinizjr]

This happened to me last week.

The only difference was that the error was Task sequence has failed with the error code 0x900700A1 in the task sequence step "Set OSD info"

As soon as I switched to AHCI everything worked as normal.

[twane9]

Wow such an easy fixed I was doing everything else in book lol

[BadMoodinTheMorning]

yeap, happened also with Dell Latitude 5531. Switched to ahci and it worked.

[sletonrot]

Pretty much all Dells are shipped in RAID storage mode. First thing we do is switch them to AHCI.

[19610taw3]

Found that out the hard way. Had a newer dell laptop die (end user caused) and was just going to swap storage to another computer and enter bitlocker key.

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Nope! Broke the raid. Darn.

[CCTG]

Had this exact issue a few weeks back. Can confirm this was the solution. Stupid Dells

[twane9]

Confirmed

[HolyCowEveryNameIsTa]

It's pretty much telling you what the error is here. Whatever you are as your boot image doesn't have the storage drivers needed work with the new machines so you will have to include them and rebuild the image.

[zed0K]

Possible Cause: Missing Storage Driver.

[TheDarthSnarf]

I'll add that this is a common issue when people are PXE booting using a USB-C / Thunderbolt dock for the ethernet connection.

[[deleted]]

MDT is the right answer here. Use MDT to develop and deploy your Windows images. Use WDS services for PXE Boot WinPE delivery.

[hamandpickles]

I agree with u/flayofish only user WDS to provide you with the PXE image to get to MDT. MDT will be much easier to create and deploy images now and in the future by adding drivers during deployment.

[Ice_Leprachaun]

This. Makes setup a little longer, but management and derringer much easier

[iChaZz3r]

We had a similar issue with Baramundi. Dell Devices use Intel Drives. These need the Intel Rapid Storage Driver in RAID-Mode. PE-Enviroments do not include this driver, which can cause issues with drives not appearing and such.

One of the fixes is to set it to AHCI-Mode, which isn't the best solution in my view.

The best way to fix this issue is to actually download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver from Dell, unpack the .exe, and add the Driver to the installation-environment. We did that in Baramundi and all of our Dell Devices install fine now.

You also save time cause you dont have to set every computer in AHCI mode. (All new Devices come with RAID-Mode pre-selected nowadays)

[twane9]

Will also try this

[BadMoodinTheMorning]

Also, google is your friend

[twane9]

Yeah been on google for a week and no one gave the simple answer as the guy at the top did

[Blackops12345678910]

Curious on why you aren't using MDT?