Enteo NetInstall

Articles written by Wolfgang Zerzawy, CleverITS

PXE Problems Enteo OSD

under some circumstances Your PXE-LANCard makes a DHCP Broadcast but nothing happens.

This Problem occurs if no BOOTP Server was found.

Possible Solution:

make sure that the DHCP Options 060 and 043 are enabled and will be processed in the right order:

(check also Your DHCP Server

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DhcpServer\Configuration\OptionInfo\043 = 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DhcpServer\Configuration\OptionInfo\060

)

1st: 060 DHCP supports PXE
2nd: 043 BOOTP Server IP Address

try to Install the PXE Proxy Service(listens to Port 4011

Running Jobs from Commandline

NIInst32.exe /EXECUTE:"<ProjectGUID>"
NIInst32.exe /EXECUTE:"<Folder><ProjectName>"
NIInst32.exe /EXECUTE:"db:<DBName><Folder><ProjectName>"

How to install the NetInstall Service

-Remote Installation via SIS (Service Installation Service)

Configure a Site to use SIS. Minimum SIS Server per Site is 1. (See NetInstall Site Properties - NetInstall Services)

If the Installer detects a <COMPUTERNAME>.SIS File a Named Pipe connection to the client will be established and the NetInstall Service will be Installed and the Service-Account will be granted "logon as Service" and added to the local Administrator Group

The NetInstall Service will be started via SIS.

Remote Installation via SDM (Service Distribution Manager)

SDM is used to Install the NetInstall Service to Machine-Groups

MachineGroups can be defined as Filtered Names (e.g. Client*) or via NetInstall Addon XNIMGRP.Dll configured via XNIMGRP.CFG.

It is possible to use Database Queries from 3rd party Inventory Tools.

Clients not listed in a Group will be grouped and can also be used.

Installation via commandline

NIagnt32.exe

NIagnt32.exe /s -- prevent starting a second instance

NetInstall Agent

NetInstall LogFiles

niai32_*.log --> Autoinstaller:
ni32_*.log --> InteractiveInstaller
nisrv32_*.log --> ServiceInstaller:
nirs32_*.log --> RunScript-Installer: