SCCM and MDT Deployment - IP Address vs Domain Name

Question

Hello,

I have found several answers to why the domain name is not working and that I need to use IP address,

When i load my image - it says IP: 192.168.1.2 \boot\x64\images... which is all correct.

Then When Microsoft Deployment Toolkit screen displays I get error:

A connection to the deployment share \server\MDTshare$ could not be made

I have change the \server\ to ip address 192.168.1.2 in the following:

Deployment Workbench - right click deployment share - properties: UNC Path \192.168.1.2\MDTshare$

Bootstrap.ini : DeployRoot=\192.168.1.2\MTDshare$

CustomSettings.ini does not refrence anywhere accept : EventService= so i have updated it there as well.

After making all changes, I right click on deployment share - update deployment share "Completely regenerate the boot images" option.

However, i still see the same problem "connection to \server\ rather than the IP Address.

Where am i missing the change at?

Answer 1

I figured out my issue.... I am using MDT with WDS. I needed to update my WDS image:

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2230803-windows-deployment-services-updated-my-boot-wim-everything-changed#:~:text=Your%20images%20in%20WDS%20should,wim%20file.

Answer 2

Hi, @IThelpMe
Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.
Is there any more description about the error message apart from "A connection to the deployment share \server\MDTshare$ could not be made"?

And we may follow below article to troubleshoot this issue:
https://4sysops.com/archives/resolving-a-connection-to-the-deployment-share-could-not-be-madeerrors-in-mdt/
(Third-party link, just for your reference)

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Answer 3

Hello - The exact error reads:

A connection to the deployment share (\server\MDTshare$) could not be made. Connection OK. Possible cause: invalid credentials.
Retry: Try again to connect to the deployment share
Cancel: Give up, cancelling any in-progress task sequence.Bootstrap.ini:

Here is the contents of bootstrap.ini

[Default]
DeployRoot=\192.168.1.2\MTDshare$
UserDomain=
UserID=
UserPassword=

I have tried entering valid domain credentials as well to no avail. Also, as stated above, the error message is still referencing \server\ rather than \192.168.1.2\ but I have updated Bootstrap.ini as well as UNC path in deployment workbench to IP address.

For testing, i put FALSE info into bootstrap.ini

[Default]
DeployRoot=\192.168.1.2\MTDshare$
UserDomain=false
UserID=false
UserPassword=false

It did not have any effect on the error message..

When I boot my client, i also see:
WDS Boot Manager version0800
Client IP 192.168.1.3
Server IP 192.168.1.2
server name: server.domain.com

So it does not appear that changing the bootstrap.ini nor UNC path in workbench is having any effect. I am missing something elsewhere, just cannot find the setting :(