How to install content from a DP directly without download

Question

Hello, I have the following problem:

I have a fat image being deployed via a task sequence. The size of the wim image is about 150Gbs and the clients that the task sequence is being deployed to have a 500Gb drive. The uncompressed space of the image when the wim was captured was roughly 400Gbs. The target clients have 500Gb SSDs.

When I try and deploy the image the clients fail and I get the error:

The task sequence execution engine failed executing the action (Apply Operating System) in the group (Install Operating System) with the error code 2147942512
Action output: ... ller\1c50e9.msi.
There is not enough space on the disk. (Error: 80070070; Source: Windows)
Unable to apply (0x80070070)
this->imageFile.ApplyVolumeImage(imageIndex, this->targetVolume), HRESULT=80070070 (installimage.cpp,748)
ApplyImage(), HRESULT=80070070 (installimage.cpp,1923)
Apply(), HRESULT=80070070 (installimage.cpp,2112)
installer.install(), HRESULT=80070070 (installimage.cpp,2187)
Closing image file C:_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\S0300A0F\ET212-VM-20210719.wim
Installation of image 1 in package S0300A0F failed to complete..
There is not enough space on the disk. (Error: 80070070; Source: Windows)
ReleaseSource() for C:_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\S0300A0F.
reference count 1 for the source C:_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\S0300A0F beforereleasing
Released the resolved source C:_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\S0300A0F
InstallImage( g_InstallPackageID, g_ImageIndex, targetVolume, ImageType_OS, g_ConfigPackageID, g_ConfigFileName, bOEMMedia, g_RunFromNet ), HRESULT=80070070 (applyos.cpp,513). The operating system reported error 2147942512: There is not enough space on the disk.

It appears that in the process of the wim file being downloaded to the clients and then it being uncompressed and installed that the TS is running out of space on the clients and it fails. I seem to recall a while back that previously in the Deployment Options of the task sequence there was an option to "Access content directly from a distribution point when needed by the running task sequence". However, currently, I just see an option that says "Download content locally when needed by the running task sequence". Per this article, it seems that on the OS image's "Data Access" tab I have to check "Copy the content in this package to a package share on distribution points" in order for this to work. It also seems that it was used as a legacy support feature.

My question is if there is a more efficient way to do this (without having to buy Terabyte drives for 100 clients) by not using this "Copy the content in this package to a package share on distribution points" option and have the package take twice the space on my DPs?

Thank-you

Answer 1

You need to do two things to get this working.

1. Open the properties of the imported image, then go the Data Access tab and enable Copy the content in this package to a package share on distribution points This will make a copy of the image on your DPs under a regular file share, so make sure you have enough space on your DPs first Wait for the DPs to finish updating, you can watch the progress on the Content Status pie graph.
2. Edit the task sequence and select the Apply Operating System step. Open the Options tab and enable Access content directly from the distribution point

Answer 2

Hi,

Haven't heard from you for some time, have we tried this method? Is it working? If it is helpful, please accept answer. It will make someone who has the similar issue easily find the answer.

If you have any other issues, please don't hesitate to let us know.

Thanks and have a nice day.

Best regards,
Amanda