Enable Command Support & Distribute Boot Images OSD SCCM 2007

Enable Command Support & Distribute Boot Images-OSD SCCM 2007

To initiate Operating System Deployment and in order for machine to use WinPE Boot images, the boot images available in SCCM should be first distributed to all the available Distribution Points. The below post explains how to enable the command Prompt support and distributing Boot images.

Command Prompt support helps in troubleshooting OS deployment issues. When F8 is  pressed during the OS Deployment or capturing process, a command prompt window pops out which can be used to view the SMSTS.LOG.

Enable Command Prompt:

In the SCCM Console, go to Boot images under OSD node of Computer management. Select "Boot image (x86)" ,Click on properties from Actions menu and select the "Windows PE" tab.

Check the " Enable Command Support" ( Testing Only) to enable command prompt support. Click OK, it will pop up a dialogue box asking to update DP's.

Click  yes and click Ok.The “Manage Distribution points Wizard” will appear, click Next to continue.

When the boot image update is completed, click Close

Repeat the same steps for "Boot image (x64)" as well.

Distributing Boot Images:

After the above images have been modified, expand the boot image, right click "Distribution Points" and select "New Distribution point".

Click  Next . On Copy package wizard, select all available DP's. If PXE Service point is installed, select the SMSPXEIMAGES$ Share folders for storing these Boot images.

Click Next and click  Close to complete the distribution of the OSD boot  images. It is important to note that both x86 and x64 boot images have to be distributed even though we are  using only one kind of architecture.

Repeat the steps for X64 Boot image.