SCCM: "An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80072EE7)" in WinPE

The Error:

Error 0x80004005 right at the beginning of the process.

The smsts.log shows 

Other Symptoms:

Client gets a DNS IP like fec0:0:0:fff::1%1

Solution:

Check and if required set the DHCP option 6 to define the DNS server address.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc958941.aspx

HOW-TO Populate MDT Database Roles using a Powershell Script

I recently had to build additional MDT servers to deploy our OSes and one of the task I dreaded was adding the roles properties to the MDT database manually. 

Not only it takes time but it is also very error prone, i.e.: update the wrong field, misspel the admin password,....

After searching the internet I was able to put this script together and use it to add our roles on each server.

I hope you enjoy it and it helps you save some time.

Until next time ...

#Download MDTDB module from URL:
#http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2009/05/15/manipulating-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-database-using-powershell.aspx

########################### Variables initialization ###########################

#To import the MDT Database and MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit Powershell module
$MDTDB_Module_Path = "E:\MDTDB\MDTDB.psm1"
$MDT_Module_Path = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Bin\MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit.psd1"

#Server name or IP to connect to the database
$Servername = "10.10.10.10"

#To set the name of the database where we want to add roles
$DatabaseName="MDTUATDatabase"

#Array to add applications to each role - Apps GUIDs are server specific.
$Apps=@('{435c616b-80a7-43ef-8a91-d1ea95ca2a89}','{999c616b-ab77-43ef-8a91-d1bd5ca2a10}')

####################################  Main ####################################

#Import the MDT Database Powershell module

import-Module $MDTDB_Module_Path

#Import MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit module
import-module $MDT_Module_Path

#Create a PSDrive to the MDT Deployment Share
New-PSDrive -Name (Get-MDTPersistentDrive).Name -PsProvider MDTProvider -Root (Get-MDTPersistentDrive).Path -Verbose

#Create a new Database ( optional)
#New-MDTDatabase -Path "DS001:" -SQLServer $Servername -instance "SQLEXPRESS" -database $DatabaseName -SQLShare "\\$Servername\DeploymentShare$"

#Connect to the database
Connect-MDTDatabase -sqlServer $Servername -instance "SQLEXPRESS" -database $DatabaseName

#Set role specific variables
#Role name that appears in the MDT Gui
$RoleName = 'Europe-Germany-UAT'

#Hash table with details tab entries for the above role
$Settings=@{
'OSInstall' = 'YES'
'JoinDomain' = 'MY.LAB.CORP'
'DomainAdmin' = 'MyDomainAdminAccount'
'DomainAdminDomain' = 'LAB'
'DomainAdminPassword' = 'xyz123456789'
'MachineObjectOU' = 'OU=Workstations,OU=Computer Accounts,DC=MY,DC=LAB,DC=CORP'
'TimeZoneName' = 'W. Europe Standard Time'
'KeyboardLocale' = '0407:00000407'
'InputLocale' = '0407:00000407'
'UserLocale' = 'de-DE'
'SystemLocale' = 'de-DE'
'UILanguage' = 'de-DE'
'SkipCapture' = 'yes'
'SkipAdminPassword' = 'yes'
'SkipApplications' = 'yes'
'SkipComputerBackup' = 'yes'
'SkipDomainMembership' = 'yes'
'SkipUserData' = 'yes'
'SkipLocaleSelection' = 'yes'
'SkipProductKey' = 'yes'
'SkipSummary' = 'yes'
'SkipBDDWelcome' = 'yes'
'SkipTimeZone' = 'yes'
'SkipBitLocker' = 'yes'
'SkipDiskPart' = 'yes'}

#Add the role with above params
New-MDTRole -name $RoleName -settings $Settings | Set-MDTRoleApplication -applications $Apps

#Repeat the process for each new role

$RoleName = 'Europe-Italy-UAT'
$Settings=@{
'OSInstall' = 'YES'
'JoinDomain' = 'MY.LAB.CORP'
'DomainAdmin' = 'MyDomainAdminAccount'
'DomainAdminDomain' = 'LAB'
'DomainAdminPassword' = 'xyz123456789'
'MachineObjectOU' = 'OU=Workstations,OU=Computer Accounts,DC=MY,DC=LAB,DC=CORP'
'TimeZoneName' = 'W. Europe Standard Time'
'KeyboardLocale' = '0410:00000410'
'InputLocale' = '0410:00000410'
'UserLocale' = 'it-IT'
'SystemLocale' = 'it-IT'
'UILanguage' = 'it-IT'
'SkipCapture' = 'yes'
'SkipAdminPassword' = 'yes'
'SkipApplications' = 'yes'
'SkipComputerBackup' = 'yes'
'SkipDomainMembership' = 'yes'
'SkipUserData' = 'yes'
'SkipLocaleSelection' = 'yes'
'SkipProductKey' = 'yes'
'SkipSummary' = 'yes'
'SkipBDDWelcome' = 'yes'
'SkipTimeZone' = 'yes'
'SkipBitLocker' = 'yes'
'SkipDiskPart' = 'yes'}

#Add the role with above params
New-MDTRole -name $RoleName -settings $Settings | Set-MDTRoleApplication -applications $Apps