Re: WinPE: Could not resolve core server name

Stoj

The problem is WinPE's paired down network solution does not properly walk the DNS like a full blown Windows build. So even if you do put the FQDN in there it is still not always going to findthe device that you are looking for. In fact I was unable to use provisioning in release 9.5 because my hybrid DNS solution cannot be seen by the default settings in WinPE.

So... the fix: Best to do this on the core (IMHO)

1) Go to your operating System Deployment window and click on the "Manage the Windows Drivers in the PE" icon

2) Once that thing opens you will need to open the run command in the Start menu and type in %temp% and hit enter

3) Drill down to the IMGTMP folder and then further down to the Windows folder.

4) Look for a file called ALL.REG

5) Edit that file -Notepad I my fave

6) Add the following below what is already there

[HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters]

"SearchList" = "YourDomain.com,Internal.YourDomain.com,SomeOtherPlace.com"

NOTE: You need to substitute in the real names that you use for those bogus names I made above

7) Save the file and close the Windows Exploder so that nothing relating to that folder is open

8) Add a driver of some kind to the Manage Windows Driver window and name it Bogus Driver

9) Save that by clicking Finish

10) Once all of that is saved you need to go back in and open the "Manage the Windows Drivers in the PE" window again so that you can REMOVE that bogus driver.

** NOTE ** The reason to add the bogus driver is that unless you add something your changes will not be saved out to your WIM file

11) Close the window and finish once you have removed the bogus driver

12) Redeploy the PXE server(s) as needed

You now have the ability to ping the server name without FQDN and you can find things in all of your DNS search domains.

Enjoy...