Knowledge Base

The client machine doesn’t retrieve an IP adress. This is happening very early on in the deployment process, before Specops Deploy is seriously involved and the connection with the Deployment server/WDS is established. This is most likely a network related issue and we recommend to start with the simplest thing: to check your physical network...

Our CTO Thorbjörn Sjövold came up with this handy utility for displaying some computer information during the preinstall phase of an OS Deployment. Since Specops Deploy is built on top of standard components like MDT, it’s easy for admins to manipulate steps within the task sequences to carry out additional functionality, such as adding an email...

Possible cause The required drivers have not been added to the driver repository. The WMI name for the Make and Model of the computer may not have matched correctly during installation. Possible solution Add the drivers to the driver repository. Visit your computer’s manufacturer’s website to download the drivers you want to import. If you...

Possible cause McAffee Antivirus Possible solution Either disable McAffee Antivirus Realtime Protection while you do the import, or setup exclusions of the DVD Drive and Specops Deploy repository folder.

Possible cause Network switches may not be configured properly. This does not allow the clients to discover all available Deployment Servers by broadcasting. Possible solution Your network switches must be properly configured to work with PXE.

Possible cause The Client Side Extension is not installed on the client. Possible solution Verify that you have a GPO with the Specops Client Side Extension If you do not have the Client Side Extension, you will need to do the following: Right-click on the OU, and click Create a GPO in this domain and Link...

I have been to many customers’ sites and have seen many different naming conventions for MDT images. Naming MDT images is a challenge for many IT Pros that can be easily avoided with a simple and effective naming convention. You can use the following naming convention for your imported images in Specops Deploy and avoid a...

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through how to reinstall a tablet already joined in your domain. Domain joined tablet – step-by-step guide to reinstalling a tablet in your domain Open Specops OS Admin tool, right-click within drivers and choose model. Choose new Child model folder from your computer. Right-click on the model, choose...

When attempting to install the latest version of Deploy OS, during the Image server portion, the installer will check the prerequisites and due to the fact the version of ADK and Windows PE does not match the version supported version, you will not be able to proceed: You will need to modify the SpecopsOSDeploy.xml file...