SCCM 2012 – Installation of New Distribution Point Fails

Problem

Saw the message below in the Distribution Point Configuration Status window in the SCCM Admin Console when trying to install a new SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 Distribution Point.  Target server running Windows Server 2012 R2 Update.

Failed to install DP files on the remote DP. Error code = 1722

Fix
  • Copy smsdpprov.mof from ..\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\X64 on the Site Server to the server where the DP install has failed.
  • Open an Command Prompt as Administrator and run mofcomp.exe smsdpprov.mof.

When a DP install fails SCCM will try again every 20 mins.  Kept an watch on the DistMgr log file and the DP installed OK after the above command was run and subsequent content distribution worked as expected.