How to Fix SCCM ConfigMgr PXE WDS OSD Issues and Troubleshooting Guides

EDIT : Microsoft has released a KB article which will help to setup and troubleshoot OSD PXE and WDS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2969096

I would like to share excellent guides posted on “Configuration Manager OSD Support Team Blog“

I’m sure this will help lot of people to understand the functionality and reduce the issues related to OSD, PXE, WDS and DHCP.

See the original post by Frank Rojas – here

Other Very Useful Posts from Frank Rojas::

1. No Assigned Task Sequence when initiating deployments caused by duplicate SMBIOS GUIDs (System UUIDs) in System Center Configuration Manager 2007

2.How To Remediate An Incorrectly Deployed OSD Task Sequence In System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM)

3. When deploying Windows Server 2008 using a ConfigMgr / SCCM OSD Task Sequence, additional disks may show as offline when the Task Sequence completes

4.KB2509007 does not install correctly when installed at the same time as KB977203 or KB977384

5.WDS does not start on a PXE enabled remote DP in SCCM / ConfiMgr 2012

6. A ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Task Sequence Does Not Replicate To A Child Site

7.PXE Boot Fails In SCCM/ConfigMgr 2012 If The MP Is In HTTPS Mode But The DP Is In HTTP Mode

Topics Covered

1. Troubleshooting the PXE Service Point and WDS in Configuration Manager 2007

2. Setting Up IP Helpers

3. Co-hosting DHCP and WDS On The Same Server

4. How To Properly Install And Set Up A New Instance Of WDS And A PXE Service Point

5. Reinstalling WDS And The PXE Service Point

6. Testing The PXE Service Point

7. Monitoring And Troubleshooting The PXE Boot