Environment
LANDESK Management Suite 9.5
Problem/Issue/Symptoms
- Booting a UEFI machine via PXE fails, reporting the following error message: winload.efi file is missing or contain errors
- The PXE boot tries to load WinPE 32 WIM image from the Representative (BIOS mode) rather than the 64 bit one (UEFI mode)
Cause
- The PXE Representative has not been updated with the latest Service Pack or component patch installed on the Core Server
- The PXE Representative installation file is not updated on the core
Solution
Verify that your Core server is running at least the version 9.5 of the Management Suite.
To verify the version and the patch level of your Core follow this article: How to identify the patch level on the LDMS core server?
Redeploy the PXE Representative to make sure he runs the same version as the core: Update or remove PXE representative
If this the problem persists, make sure the following file on the is the same as the one from a fresh Core installation at the same version.
If needed, replace the file with the one taken form the fresh installation and redeploy the PXE Representative:
%LDMS_HOME%\landesk\files\osdrep.msi