OSD for Workstation Deployments Not Functioning Properly

Symptom:
Customer has recently implemented an new SCCM 2007 site server on a server 2008 system. They are reporting that they are having issues with getting OSD working on this new site. They are reporting multiple problems and need assistance getting OSD working in their environment.

Cause:
Following files were missing\incorrect in the WIM
\Data files:
- TSMBOOTSTRAP.INI
- VARIABLES.DAT

Resolution:
http://blog.coretech.dk/osdeploy/boot-media/using-wds-for-legacy-ris-images-sccm-boot-images-and-psp-sccm-pxe-service-point

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Creating the SCCM Boot.wim (this is a rewrite of Johan Arwidmark’s excellent guide)

1. Log on to the primary site server that holds the MP (if more than one is present, repeat step 2 thru 7 on each one).

2. In the TaskSequence node, created a CD boot media, e.g. C:\Deploy.iso

3. Extract the C:\Deploy.iso to a folder e.g. C:\DeployCD

4. Using Imagex, mount the C:\DeployCD\Source\boot.wim to a folder e.g. C:\Mount
imagex /mountrw C:\DeployCD\boot.wim 1 C:\Mount

5. Copy C:\DeployCD\SMS\DATA to C:\Mount\SMS (the entire folder not just the files)

6. Using Imagex, unmount the image and commit the changes.
imagex /unmount /commit D:\Mount

7. Add the C:\DeployCD \Sources\boot.wim as a boot image to on the WDS Server.
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Customer performed steps above and was able to get PXE boot working as before in old environment. There paths were different in steps 6 but process is the same.

What was missing in the WIM was the \Data files:
- TSMBOOTSTRAP.INI
- VARIABLES.DAT

Process above made those available in the resulting WIM file.