Windows Deployment Services Logging
- By Huzaifah Ahmad
- Published 03/4/2010
Huzaifah Ahmad
I am currently working as a Senior Field Consultant. I started my professional career in 1999 in India. In the year 1999 I decided to transition from the Retail Industry to hard core Information Technology, which was always my strength and desire. I realised my strengths and keen interest when I worked on Dbase III Plus a few years back but due to various constraints I could not pursue my career at that point in time. I have worked in various capacities in the fields of Software Technology, as Systems administrator, Systems Support Engineer, Implementations Engineer and Senior Implementation Engineer. Currently, I am based as Senior Field Consultant for a Microsoft Gold Partner in Oxford, U.K.
I am certified in various disciplines
CCIE # 23368
CCNP
CCNA
CCA
MCSE NT, 2k & 2k3
MCSA 2k & 2k3
MCSE 2k & 2k3 (Messaging & Security)
MCSA 2k & 2k3 (Messaging & Security)
I devote my free time to the technology communities. I believe knowledge grows by sharing and I love to share my knowledge. I believe it is important to be passionate and really enjoy whatever you do. I am also the founder and maintain Ahmedgroup (http://www.ahmedgroup.co.uk)
How to enable logging in Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936625Trace logs
To obtain trace information, you must enable tracing in the Windows Deployment Services server component. To do this, set the following registry entry:Name: EnableFileTracing
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1
- Windows Deployment Services Dynamic Driver Provisioning Service (Windows Server 2008 R2 only)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSDDPS\TraceDisabled - Windows Deployment Services Multicasting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSMC\TraceDisabled - Windows Deployment Services PXE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSPXE\TraceDisabled - Windows Deployment Services TFTP HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSTFTP\TraceDisabled
- WDS servers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2also support the following additional tracingHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSTFTP\TraceFlags
