hi
i am evaluating deployment solution 6.9.
i am trying this on my regular workstation with vmware workstation 6.
so this is my test enviroment...
i got the server part up and running on win2k3 server with the latest updates
i downloaded the bootimages from the website and installed them...
i also have a virtual client with XP with the latest patches and the altiris client installed. I want to use PXE to boot clients, no partitions on the disks.
in the console i see the client i can get all the information from it too and i can chat and set options.
but then i want to make an image, i use the wizard for that for all the settings (not quick image) but when the client reboots it keeps rebooting
it does download the WinPE or Linux (tried both) enviroment via PXE but the moment it wants to boot up that enviroment it reboots directly starting the proces all over again.
in the kb/forum i found something about setting the next bootdevice at nextdevice
at first i put in the virtual BIOS of the client the pxe as first boot device and the hd as second, this didnt work
then i looked in the configuration from the DepCon where Next Device was already the first option
tho right now i tried the imaging again and i had 2 times an error notice, but there was no text and vage images but i could see that they are errors, i clicked on the buttons and now i can see the mousepointer on a black screen
could this be a problem with the vmware drivers (tho the disks are simulated to be normal disks no scsi)
since im evaluating this product i want it to fully work before i can evaluate it, and im able to overlook this startup hickup if this is solved.
i can let a dutch representative/salesperson come by with his own setup, but i want to install everything myself so i have the control and knowhow about how it progresses and what happens....
so i dont want to see the perfect enviroment already setup and installed by a salesman
i will try using a partition on the client too, but that is not what i intend to use the DS for
i told the console where to find the deploy.cab and all
Edit: i thought that with the setup when the program asks for the pre-boot enviroment files that it created bootimages for PXE directly, but apparently u have to make that yourself after all....
ill continue from here now (my client is still pxe'ing the WinPE i created)
edit2: it takes a loot longer to load the files for WinPE now and it still doesnt boot into the enviroment
i also tried to get in the linux enviroment, i get into the prompt but after a few seconds it tells me system is goin to reboot and it reboots again into the PXE boot....
is there anything i forgot to install for this imaging job to work?
im trying it via DOS now with Rdeploy text mode and im pulling an image now
is there a way to figure out why WinPE or Linux does not work?