Hi all,

We want to install 40 applications with a Task Sequence using SCCM2012 R2.  We migrated 40 Packages to the “Application Model”. When we run the TS on Win7 and the application exitcode was 3010 we got a nice restart and the TS moved on to install the next application. With 40 apps we get approximately 16 reboots based on a 3010 exitcode. 16 reboots is too much!

So we build a wrapper and all the exitcode now are 0 within a TS so no restarts. But after the installation of APP-V 4.6 / .Net 4.5 / Powershell 3.0 / we want a reboot. When I select “Restart Computer – The currently installed default operating system” we get an error after the reboot: “Task sequence failed due to an external shutdown request received during the TS running” …

Environment: 

SCCM2012 R2 Server:

• Server 2008 R2 + SCCM 2012 R2  version 5.00.7958.1000 Build 7958

Clients

• Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise + SCCMClient version 5.00.7958.1000

LOGS

Smsts.log

• Error getting system isolation info. Code 8027000C
• Remediation failed. Code 8027000C
• Task sequence failed due to an external shutdown request received during the TS running
• Task Sequence Manager could not initialize Task Sequence Engine. code 80004005
• Task sequence failed due to an external shutdown request received during the TS running
• Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005

Execmgr.log

• System task 'SMSSHA_Startup' returned error code 0x87d0027f

TSAgent.log

• nothing unusual

RebootCoordinator.log

• Retry resuming bit-locker TPM PIN protector. Retry count 1  RebootCoordinator  18-12-2013 6:36:46                       4032 (0x0FC0)
• Didn't suspended bit-locker. Do nothing and return.                   RebootCoordinator  18-12-2013 6:36:46                       4032 (0x0FC0)
• User S-1-5-21-3723389022-3858856549-556620252-238740 is getting pending reboot  information...                  RebootCoordinator  18-12-2013 6:37:12    3316 (0x0CF4)

Back to Basic > starting  TS with 2 simple actions:

1. “Restart Computer – The currently installed default operating system”
2.  RunCommandLine “CMD.exe /c  MD C:\BackFromR”

This is working fine!

Smsts.log Still some errors

• Failed to submit event to the Status Agent. Attempting to create pending event.
• Error getting system isolation info. Code 8027000C
• Remediation failed. Code 8027000C
• Remediation failed with error code 8027000C

How is it that a reboot initiated from the TS fails the TS?

Could it be that there are to many “PendingFileRenameOperations”?

Are there any actions that I need to do before or after the reboot action in the TS?

Do I really need 16 reboots….