Deployment Solution

When attempting to image a lab of HP DC7800 CMT's the image will fail at random points with the Rdeply logging the following error. Rdeply: Memory Allocation Failed.

I have tweaked the config.sys file associated with the dos boot disk image we use with PXE with no change in the problem.

Same problem with the hp dc7900.

I'm getting the same error with a Dell Optiplex 360. I've also tried the config.sys tweaks with no results. I have 100 machines sitting here to deploy. Please help asap!!!

Check out KB 43222 and see if that helps.. It seems similar to the "too many memory segments" problem.

Great...now the only problem I have is finding it on the new microsoft search site. I put in the KB number and it shows nothing...advanced search doesnt' find it either. Can you link to it please?

That's not Microsoft. That is Altiris Knowledgebase number. https://kb.altiris.com/display...e.asp?aid=43222&n=1&s=. Don't know if that's a link, but it's on support.altiris.com, then click knowledgebase under support and plug in that number to search.

hi
I am getting the same error mentioned above.

I am using a bootable USB stick with the rdeployt.exe on, and a bat file to run the command...
rdeployt.exe -md -fc:\image7.img -d2

So this is a standalone imaging process, designed for disater recovery

We use this for remote locations that have a fault etc,causing us to loose control of the PC (pxe does not work over subnets)

I have been using this method (as disastor recovery only) for the last 18months without issue. We have just created a new image on new 8GB USB stick and the process seems to work fine until... PC gets to 23% into the image job and then comes up with the "memory allocation failed" error.

RDlog suggests adding more RAM or cleaning files off the PC.

I have tried the suggestions in other thread about config.sys but nothing has changed.

am still looking for a solution...

cheers

APN

Don't change config.sys but change autoexec.bat.
In autoexec.bat you have to change the following values to the values below.

FCBS=4,0
Lastdrive=f

If you have al ine ram= in it, then try adding noem after the line with a space between the line and noem.

That will give you 594KB memory allocated and the error should be solved. It helps on my DC7900.