MDT install not working, Fails

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I am trying to deploy Windows 7 x86 with MDT 2013 and WDS (Server 2012 R2) but it is failing:

WDS boots the litetouch WIM (32 or 64 bit) and Lite Touch takes over. I select the Task sequence Windows 7 x86 and it goes through with formatting and apples the install image (Imported from Windows 7 DVD). After it finishes applying the image it immediately fails the installation saying this:

####################################
## Disk(1) was not found. Unable to continue
## Possible Cause: Missing Storage Driver.
#################################

Failure (7711) Disk OSDiskIndex(1) can not be found!
No answer file could be found
No answer file could be found
No answer file could be found
Failure (Err): 53: Copy File C:\MININT\unattended.xml to C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend.xml - File Not Found
Failure (5627): 2: Run DISM.exe
Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147465259 0x80004005
Failed to save environment to (80070057)
Failed to run the action: Format Secondary Disk.
Unknown error (Error: 00001E1F; Source: Unkown)
The execution engine ignored the failure of the action (Format Secondary Disk) and continues execution
Failed to run the action: Install Operating System
The execution of the group (Install OS) has failed and the execution of task sequence failed.
Unknown error (Error: 000015FB; source: Unkown)
Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail
Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005
Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005

I am using a custom task sequence built from the ground up and here it is:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<sequence version="3.00" name="Custom Task Sequence" description="Sample Custom Task Sequence">
  <group expand="true" name="Initialization" description="Scans the system for compatibility and gathers users input." disable="false" continueOnError="false">
    <action />
    <step type="BDD_Gather" name="Gather" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="GatherLocalOnly" property="GatherLocalOnly">true</variable>
        <variable name="RulesFile" property="RulesFile"></variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIGather.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="BDD_Validate" name="Validate" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="ImageMemory" property="ImageMemory">768</variable>
        <variable name="ImageProcessorSpeed" property="ImageProcessorSpeed">800</variable>
        <variable name="ImageSize" property="ImageSize">0</variable>
        <variable name="VerifyOS" property="VerifyOS"></variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIValidate.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_SetVariableAction" name="Next Step" description="Used for Debugging" disable="false" continueOnError="false" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="VariableName" property="VariableName">STEP</variable>
        <variable name="VariableValue" property="VariableValue">PREP</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTISetVariable.wsf"</action>
    </step>
  </group>
  <group expand="true" name="Install Prep" description="Formats the disk and other prep." disable="false" continueOnError="false">
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Disable BDE Protectors" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDisableBDEProtectors.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <action />
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionDiskAction" name="Format Primary Disk" description="Gets the primary disk ready for installation." disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="OSDDiskIndex" property="DiskIndex">0</variable>
        <variable name="OSDDiskType" property="DiskType">BASIC</variable>
        <variable name="DONotCreateExtraPartition" property="DONotCreateExtraPartition"></variable>
        <variable name="OSDDiskPartDoNotRemoveOEMPartitions" property="OSDDiskPartDoNotRemoveOEMPartitions"></variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0Type" property="Partitions0Type">Primary</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0FileSystem" property="Partitions0FileSystem">NTFS</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0Bootable" property="Partitions0Bootable">True</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0QuickFormat" property="Partitions0QuickFormat">True</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0VolumeName" property="Partitions0VolumeName">Sea Drive</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0Size" property="Partitions0Size">100</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0SizeUnits" property="Partitions0SizeUnits">%</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0VolumeLetterVariable" property="Partitions0VolumeLetterVariable">OSDisk</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions" property="Partitions">1</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitionStyle" property="PartitionStyle">MBR</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDiskpart.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_PartitionDiskAction" name="Format Secondary Disk" description="Gets the secondary disk ready for use after installation." disable="false" continueOnError="true" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="OSDDiskIndex" property="DiskIndex">1</variable>
        <variable name="OSDDiskType" property="DiskType">BASIC</variable>
        <variable name="DONotCreateExtraPartition" property="DONotCreateExtraPartition">YES</variable>
        <variable name="OSDDiskPartDoNotRemoveOEMPartitions" property="OSDDiskPartDoNotRemoveOEMPartitions"></variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0VolumeName" property="Partitions0VolumeName">Dhe Drive</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0Type" property="Partitions0Type">Primary</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0FileSystem" property="Partitions0FileSystem">NTFS</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0Size" property="Partitions0Size">100</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0SizeUnits" property="Partitions0SizeUnits">%</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0Bootable" property="Partitions0Bootable">False</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0QuickFormat" property="Partitions0QuickFormat">True</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions0VolumeLetterVariable" property="Partitions0VolumeLetterVariable"></variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitions" property="Partitions">1</variable>
        <variable name="OSDPartitionStyle" property="PartitionStyle">MBR</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDiskpart.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Configure" description="Configures Unattended.xml" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIConfigure.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Copy Scripts" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTICopyScripts.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_SetVariableAction" name="Next Step" description="Used for Debuging" disable="false" continueOnError="false" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="VariableName" property="VariableName">STEP</variable>
        <variable name="VariableValue" property="VariableValue">INSTALL</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTISetVariable.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <condition>
      <expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression">
        <variable name="Variable">STEP</variable>
        <variable name="Operator">equals</variable>
        <variable name="Value">PREP</variable>
      </expression>
    </condition>
  </group>
  <group expand="true" name="Install OS" description="Installs the operating system" disable="false" continueOnError="false">
    <action />
    <step type="BDD_InstallUpdatesOffline" name="Apply Packages" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageSelectionProfile" property="PackageSelectionProfile">All Packages</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIPatches.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="BDD_InstallOS" name="Install Operating System" description="Installs the operating system." disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="OSGUID" property="OSGUID">{9c29937d-e430-40d3-8077-cc8fa2d9cf6e}</variable>
        <variable name="DestinationDisk" property="DestinationDisk">0</variable>
        <variable name="DestinationPartition" property="DestinationPartition">1</variable>
        <variable name="DestinationOSVariable" property="DestinationOSVariable">OSDisk</variable>
        <variable name="DestinationOSRefresh" property="DestinationOSRefresh"></variable>
        <variable name="DestinationOSDriveLetter" property="DestinationOSDriveLetter"></variable>
        <variable name="DestinationOSInstallType" property="DestinationOSInstallType">ByVariable</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Copy Scripts" description="Copies scripts to the local drive" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTICopyScripts.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="BDD_InjectDrivers" name="Inject Drivers" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="DriverSelectionProfile" property="DriverSelectionProfile">All Drivers</variable>
        <variable name="DriverInjectionMode" property="DriverInjectionMode">AUTO</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIDrivers.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Add WinRE" description="Adds windows recovery enviroment." disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWinRE.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_SetVariableAction" name="Next Step" description="Used for Debugging" disable="false" continueOnError="false" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="VariableName" property="VariableName">STEP</variable>
        <variable name="VariableValue" property="VariableValue">POST</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTISetVariable.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RebootAction" name="Restart computer" description="Reboots the computer" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="SMSRebootMessage" property="Message"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSRebootTimeout" property="MessageTimeout">60</variable>
        <variable name="SMSRebootTarget" property="Target"></variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>smsboot.exe /target:WinPE</action>
    </step>
    <condition>
      <expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression">
        <variable name="Variable">STEP</variable>
        <variable name="Operator">equals</variable>
        <variable name="Value">INSTALL</variable>
      </expression>
    </condition>
  </group>
  <globalVarList>
    <variable name="OSGUID" property="OSGUID">{9c29937d-e430-40d3-8077-cc8fa2d9cf6e}</variable>
    <variable name="DestinationDisk" property="DestinationDisk">0</variable>
    <variable name="DestinationPartition" property="DestinationPartition">1</variable>
    <variable name="DestinationOSVariable" property="DestinationOSVariable">OSDisk</variable>
    <variable name="DestinationOSRefresh" property="DestinationOSRefresh"></variable>
    <variable name="DestinationOSDriveLetter" property="DestinationOSDriveLetter"></variable>
    <variable name="DestinationOSInstallType" property="DestinationOSInstallType">ByVariable</variable>
  </globalVarList>
  <group expand="true" name="Post Install" description="Stuff done after install of OS" disable="false" continueOnError="false">
    <action />
    <step type="BDD_Gather" name="Gather" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="GatherLocalOnly" property="GatherLocalOnly">true</variable>
        <variable name="RulesFile" property="RulesFile"></variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIGather.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Post Apply Cleanup" description="" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf" /post</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Tattoo" description="Adds machine information to system" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTITatoo.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Windows Updates" description="Installs updates before programs install." disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="BDD_InstallApplication" name="Install Programs" description="this installs all programs that are set to install." disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="ApplicationGUID" property="ApplicationGUID"></variable>
        <variable name="ApplicationSuccessCodes" property="ApplicationSuccessCodes">0 3010</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIApplications.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RunCommandLineAction" name="Windows Updates" description="installs updates after applications install" disable="false" continueOnError="false" startIn="" successCodeList="0 3010" runIn="WinPEandFullOS">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="PackageID" property="PackageID"></variable>
        <variable name="RunAsUser" property="RunAsUser">false</variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserName"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword" property="SMSTSRunCommandLineUserPassword"></variable>
        <variable name="LoadProfile" property="LoadProfile">false</variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf"</action>
    </step>
    <step type="SMS_TaskSequence_RebootAction" name="Restart computer" description="Reboots the computer for good measure" disable="false" continueOnError="false" runIn="WinPEandFullOS" successCodeList="0 3010">
      <defaultVarList>
        <variable name="SMSRebootMessage" property="Message"></variable>
        <variable name="SMSRebootTimeout" property="MessageTimeout">60</variable>
        <variable name="SMSRebootTarget" property="Target"></variable>
      </defaultVarList>
      <action>smsboot.exe /target:WinPE</action>
    </step>
    <condition>
      <expression type="SMS_TaskSequence_VariableConditionExpression">
        <variable name="Variable">STEP</variable>
        <variable name="Operator">equals</variable>
        <variable name="Value">POST</variable>
      </expression>
    </condition>
  </group>
</sequence>

The format secondary disk is set to continue execution if it fails (in case the client does not have a secondary disk)

Can somebody tell me what is going wrong?

windows-7
deployment
unattended
imaging
mdt
asked on Server Fault Jul 3, 2014 by Elliot Labs LLC • edited Jul 26, 2019 by Elliot Labs LLC

1 Answer

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I have figured it out:

In the task sequence folder ([deploymentsharename] -> Control -> [task id]) there was no unattend.xml file. The custom task sequence did not generate one when it was created.

I manually took one from a client task sequence that I created then I edited it to suit my needs for my custom one.

The disk error was for no secondary disk being present. I set it so that it would automatically skip the step and continue if there was no secondary disk to prep.

answered on Server Fault Jul 4, 2014 by Elliot Labs LLC

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