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	Description • 6 years ago

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	Zsolt Fay [:zfay]
	Comment 1 • 6 years ago

Hey Sir Van Lee, do you think this machine needs a re-image like the previous win7 machines you recently fixed? 
It's enabled however it hasn't taken a job since June 12th, 2017. Maybe it needs new hardware too?

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 2 • 6 years ago

:zsoltfay/:arny, this host locks up after pxebooting while trying to download the image from the imaging server. ive enabled onboard video, can you guys use the virtual kvm and take a look? if all else fails, we can use a decommissioned XP machine to replace this one or we'll have to decommission this host.

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 3 • 6 years ago

I believe this server has a bad HDD. While is set to boot from HDD, there is a error saying: A disk read error occurred.

Please replace the HDD and then we'll try the re-image.

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 5 • 6 years ago

host is out of warranty but i was able to find a spare. i tried imaging it again but i am getting new errors about now being to inject the drivers. can you guys IPMI in and take a look?

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 6 • 6 years ago

>i tried imaging it again but i am getting new errors about now being to inject the drivers.

unable to inject the drivers*

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 7 • 6 years ago

The pxe image is not the correct one. 

The correct boot list should look like https://mana.mozilla.org/wiki/download/attachments/35068152/production-x86-deploy-share.jpg

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 8 • 6 years ago

does this mean the host is not in the correct OU? this isn't something that i can fix on my end.

	Zsolt Fay [:zfay]
	Comment 9 • 6 years ago

So i'm guessing we should escalate it more. Who has more knowledge /experience in this?

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 10 • 6 years ago

markco/q, is this something you can assist with?

	Q Assignee
	Comment 11 • 6 years ago

looks like it is not finding the PTR record for t-w732-ix-117 so the machine can't find its task sequence or machine name. I supplied both for the time being to see if the install completes

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 12 • 6 years ago

the installation failed again.

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 13 • 6 years ago

Please swap the disk with another one, I have tried to manual format and gives me error. I think there is still a broken HDD on this server.

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 14 • 6 years ago

found another spare drive. still getting the old boot menu.

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 15 • 6 years ago

Yeah, at least windows is installing now. I have installed the Base win7.

Not sure why the win7 re-image is not working anymore, it was fine 3-4 weeks ago when I used to re-image some win7 machines. Maybe is just better to disable this servers.

	Mark Cornmesser [:markco] OOO 2024/04/15
	Comment 16 • 6 years ago

Van: Could you change the graphic card priority in the BIOS for this machine? I will do some trouble shooting after that is done.

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 17 • 6 years ago

Mark: I think the issue is at the image server (wds1.releng.ad.mozilla.com - 10.22.69.26), you should check that why is not delivering the correct deploy image as is shown in https://mana.mozilla.org/wiki/download/attachments/35068152/production-x86-deploy-share.jpg .

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 18 • 6 years ago

:markco, the host is currently set to onboard video so you can use IPMI. did you want it to set back to the external video card?

	Mark Cornmesser [:markco] OOO 2024/04/15
	Comment 19 • 6 years ago

Perfect. I will take a look at it today.

	Q Assignee
	Comment 20 • 6 years ago

This isn't the WDS server. This is the DHCP server the DHCP server was serving a special 32bit installer image to allow automation and we are not getting that image. Was there a change to DHCP recently in SCL3? We can do the image without it with some manual intervention.

	Q Assignee
	Comment 21 • 6 years ago

Also we have dropped support for windows 7 in mdc1 and mdc2 so 32 changes aren't need there only for dhcp entries in SCL3

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 22 • 6 years ago

>Was there a change to DHCP recently in SCL3?

yes, 2 weeks ago we had a maintenance to have infoblox handle the dhcp and dns requests in SCL3.

	Mark Cornmesser [:markco] OOO 2024/04/15
	Comment 23 • 6 years ago

2 things were happening here. 1st, network was selected as the 1st in the boot order. 2nd the machine was defaulting the provisioning share preinstall environment. Which has several pieces "broken" for testing and development of the OCC images. That is why the name was not being set. The reason why it was being defaulted to was it was first in the list available options. 


Q: When I look into wds1 windows deployment services -> boot images, it shows all the preinstall environments at the same priority. If I go to change the priority it get a message that the images has not ID assigned. Any ideas?

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 24 • 6 years ago

Sorry, I have no idea, however, If I get access there maybe I can do some tests.

	Attila Craciun [:arny]
	Comment 25 • 6 years ago

Try this, maybe it helps

This happens after you migrate your WDS server by copying the REMINST folder.

All you need to do to have IDs assigned to your install images is:

1 - Export each image (or just the ones you need to have ID assigned to.

2 - Replace the image with the one you've just exported

3 - Go to the image's properties windows and click OK (this step might not be necessary; sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't, go figure...)

Done! Now you can change the priority value.

You don't need to change anything, the newly imported image will retain all the descriptions it previously had. Exporting can take a while, importing is almost instantly.

If you export several images into the same file, exporting will be very quick aswell. I exported all the images into the same file. Each export was quicker than the previous one, if they're all based on the same OS version.


from: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/e1472796-916f-4bdb-8a3b-0a474fdb1183/wds-2012-image-priority-error-the-specified-image-has-no-id-assigned?forum=winserversetup#e1472796-916f-4bdb-8a3b-0a474fdb1183

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 26 • 6 years ago

hi, any updates? re: c#25, i dont have access to perform the changes and the process would need to be reviewed by :markco/:q.

	Q Assignee
	Comment 27 • 6 years ago

This is specifically a problem with DHCP options. If we review the the DCHP options in legacy inventory for a windows 7 machine you find a dhcp boot file being set that was rigged to boot windows 7. A filter must be created in infoblox to give out that bootfile for windows 7 machines.

Q

	Van Le [:van]
	Comment 28 • 6 years ago

punting to releng for traction.

	Chris AtLee [:catlee]
	Comment 29 • 6 years ago

fubar, can you help resolve this?

	Kendall Libby [:fubar] (he/him)
	Comment 30 • 6 years ago

We're not likely to re-instate the ability to pxeboot w32 systems in SCL3; it would require a bunch of work that we're just going to dismantle in two months. If XP systems suddenly have issues, I'd revisit that, but we've got ~145 idle t-w732-ix systems atm, so marking this one as dead and moving on seems like the best approach. I'm open to opposing view points, however.