Part 2 FOG WebGui Configuration
We need to create a new Storage Group. Go to Storage->Add Storage Group
Enter a new
Storage Group Name and
Description
Press Save/Update to create this new
Storage Group.
Note that now we have 2 storage groups (default and ImageStoreGroup2)
Now we need to add a new
Storage Node. Go to Storage->Add Storage Node.
Enter the values in the storage node configuration appropriate for your setup. The key values to watch are the IP Address (fog server IP address), Is Master Node, Storage Group, Image and FTP Path. The rest can remain the defaults.
Its worth noting that the
Management Username and
Management Password are related to the FOG server where we just mounted to the new hard drive. If you don’t know what these values should be you can always inspect the default storage node settings. Just copy and paste them from the default storage node configuration to this new storage node configuration.
In the
All Storage Nodes list note that the storage node
ImageStore2 is attached to the
ImageStoreGroup2 and that it is a
Master Node in that storage group. This is important since only master nodes in a storage group can capture files.
Now we will setup an image definition to store images to this new storage group. Goto Image Management->Create New Image.
Enter the
Image Name and select
ImageStoreGroup2 for the
Storage Group. Fill in the remaining fields as you would normally for the image.
Update your host to use this new image definition.
At this point we can schedule an image capture for this host. Go ahead an schedule a capture task for this host.
Below is a screen shot of the capture task as its running. The key thing to note here is that the
Working with node points to our node definition that is pointing to /images2 directory. (Wh00t!!)
You can also confirm that the image is being saved to the /images2 directory by monitoring the partclone display.
We are done.
As you can see from this tutorial, its possible to add a second hard drive to your FOG server to add additional storage space by simply creating a loop back storage node definition. There are a number of steps involved with setting this up, so take it slow and follow each step exactly.
