SCCM: OSD Task Sequence fails to join the PC to the domain during system build

ConfigMgr 2007: OSD Task Sequence fails to join the PC to the domain during Windows setup
http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/archive/2008/12/01/configmgr-2007-osd-task-sequence-fails-to-join-the-pc-to-the-domain-during-windows-setup.aspx

Issue: When running a SCCM 2007 OSD Task Sequence deployment to a PC, the PC will be successfully download the image, however when it runs through Windows Setup, the PC will eventually fail to join the domain and the Task Sequence will fail. Inspecting the "Apply Network Settings" task in the Task Sequence shows that all settings and accounts being used in the task are correct.

Looking at the SMSTS.log, the following error message will be repeat throughout the log:

Sending StatusMessage
Formatted header:
1dc5ca47-2e4e-42ef-9c32-231959eb878emp:[http]MP_StatusManagerdirect:OSD336002008-11-03T21:10:05ZhttpStatusReceiverSync

CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: :80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request
Error. Received 0x80072ee7 from WinHttpSendRequest.
unknown host (gethostbyname failed)
hr, HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,7714)
sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7
Will retry in 5 second(s)
Retrying...
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: :80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request
Error. Received 0x80072ee7 from WinHttpSendRequest.
unknown host (gethostbyname failed)
hr, HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,7714)
sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7
Will retry in 10 second(s)
Retrying...
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: :80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request
Error. Received 0x80072ee7 from WinHttpSendRequest.
unknown host (gethostbyname failed)
hr, HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,7714)
sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7
Will retry in 22 second(s)
Retrying...
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: :80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request
Error. Received 0x80072ee7 from WinHttpSendRequest.
unknown host (gethostbyname failed)
hr, HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,7714)
sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7
Will retry in 45 second(s)
Retrying...
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: :80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request
Error. Received 0x80072ee7 from WinHttpSendRequest.
unknown host (gethostbyname failed)
hr, HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,7714)
sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7
End of retries
Send (pReply, nReplySize), HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,2052)
failed to send the request
DoRequest (sReply, false), HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,3835)
Failed to send status message (80072ee7)
smStatusMessage.Send(), HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\tasksequence\executionengine\utility.cxx,529)

Cause: This is caused by a missing NIC driver in the Windows installation. Either the NIC driver was missing or not available during the driver injection (Apply Device Drivers, Auto Apply Drivers, or Apply Driver Package tasks) of the Task Sequence and driver installation portion of Windows Setup. Because of this reason, the PC has no network connectivity, cannot join the domain, and the Task Sequence eventually fails. However, a NIC driver was present as part of the WinPE Boot Image, which allowed the deployment to get far along enough in the deployment process where it dropped the image down on the PC.

Resolution: To correct the problem follow the steps below:

1) Make sure that the appropriate NIC drivers for the model PC, Windows OS version, and architecture have been imported into the Operating System Deployment --> Drivers node in the SCCM 2007 Admin console.

2) Make sure that the imported NIC drivers from step 1 have been added to a Driver Package under the Operating System Deployment --> Driver Packages node in the SCCM 2007 Admin console.

3) Make sure that the Driver Package from step 2 has been copied to distribution points (DPs) that are accessible to the PC during the OSD Task Sequence deployment.

4) If using the "Apply Driver Package" task in the Task Sequence, make sure that Driver Package that contains the NIC driver is selected in the "Apply Driver Package" task next to the field "Driver Package". If filtering Driver Package by model using WMI queries under the Options tab of the "Apply Driver Package" task, ensure that the WMI query is correct and you choose the correct model PC.