How to: Manually install a PXE representative with a USB key

Applies to all versions of LANDESK Management Suite

Question:

How to manually install a PXE representative with a USB key?

You may want to create a PXE representative on a distant managed device on another site, for example. And unfortunately the connecion to reach this site is poor or unreliable.

Answer:

The steps to install the files and services necessary to run a PXE representative via USB key on this managed device:

1. Copy the following files from the Core to the PXE Rep as per below.
   
   IMPORTANT!
   PLEASE NOTE: Some files when copied across also need to be renamed. EXAMPLE from below pxeboot.0 is renamed to startrom.0
   
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\files\bootmenu.1, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bootmenu.1"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\files\bstrap.0, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bstrap.0"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\files\dosundi.1, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\dosundi.1"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bootmenu.0, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bootmenu.0"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\dosundi.0, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\dosundi.0"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bcd.dat, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bcd"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bcd_x64.dat, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bcd_x64"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bcd_ia32.dat, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bcd_ia32"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\boot.sdi, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\boot.sdi"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\boot.wim, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\boot.wim"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\boot_x64.wim, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\boot_x64.wim"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bootx64.efi, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bootx64.0"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bootia32.efi, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bootia32.0"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\bootmgr.exe, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\bootmgr.exe"
   C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\landesk\vboot\pxeboot.0, C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\startrom.0”
   
   
2. Place the file osdrep.msi into a share drive on the managed device (i.e. the future PXE Representative computer)
   NOTE: FInd the osdrep.msi on the Core Server on the folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\ldmain\landesk\files"
   
   
3. Run the following command from your managed device on CMD

"C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\sdclient.exe" /p="\\<YOURPXEREPNAME>\<YOURSHARENAME>\osdrep.msi" /msi /N /An /Ac

EXAMPLE: C:\Program Files (x86)\LANDesk\LDClient\sdclient.exe /p="\\W2K12DC\c$\osdrep.msi" /msi /N /An /Ac

IMPORTANT   Give sufficient time for the install to finish, it can take up to 15 minutes depending on performance.