Microsoft KB Archive/888311

= Deploying an operating system by using the Operating System Deployment Feature Pack fails when Active Directory sites are used as site boundaries in SMS 2003 =

Article ID: 888311

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
After you configure Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) to use an Active Directory site as a site boundary, the Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature Pack Image Installation CD does not locate distribution points for the operating system package. Additionally, the Osdinstallwizard.log file contains the following error entry:

No distribution points were found for package. Your site may be configured to use Active directory site boundaries. See KB 888311 for more information.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the OSD Image Installation CD cannot query Active Directory to obtain the Active Directory site name. The OSD Image Installation CD uses the Active Directory site name in a content location request to retrieve the local distribution point. The content location request cannot return a local distribution point without the Active Directory site name.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

885643 How To obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2003 service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name --  20-Oct-2004  06:10  2.50.3174.1102     67,584  Locationmgr.dll 20-Oct-2004 06:10                  6,718,976  Mp.msi

Download information
This hotfix is included with the Operating System Deployment Feature Pack. However, this hotfix is not automatically installed. The hotfix is located in the Hotfix folder in the installation source folder or CD-ROM. The hotfix file is SMS2003-SP1-KB888311-X86-ENU.exe



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
You must include the IP subnets in the site boundaries list in addition to the Active Directory site name. To specify the IP subnets, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start the SMS Administrator console.
 * 2) Expand Site Database (  -  )\Site Hierarchy.
 * 3) Right-click xxx -  , and then click Properties.
 * 4) On the   tab, click the yellow create button to add the IP subnet that it is in the Active Directory site, and then click  . Repeat this step until all IP subnets are added.
 * 5) Click   to close the site properties.

Method 2
Configure the OSDADSITE variable to the Active Directory site name by using an unattended script with the Image Installation CD. For more information about how to create an unattended script, review the &quot;Customizing the Feature Pack&quot; section of the SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack Users Guide.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
After you install this hotfix, the Management Point detects the Active Directory site name based on the computer's IP address. The Management Point returns the Active Directory site name, and this completes the content location request to return a list of available distribution points.

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbsmsfeaturepack kbsmsdistribution kbsmsdeploy kbsms2003spfix kbsms2003bug kbactivedirectory kberrmsg kbupgrade kbsetup kbinterop kbsoftwaredist kbmisctools kbfix KB888311

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