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  Sever OS: Debian 10 Buster
  FOG OS: 1.5.10

  Hey everyone,

  I am currently using the FOG API to create multicast image deployment tasks for groups of 24 laptops at a time. I have a question about the behavior of these multicast tasks in case of failure:

  If one of the laptops in the group fails during tasking or deployment, would the other 23 laptops wait indefinitely until the task is manually canceled? Or is there a mechanism that allows the rest of the group to continue or time out appropriately?

  If so, I think unicast may be the way to go.

  Thanks in advance!

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  Thought I might share this for others who are using DHCP via Windows Server OS (2016+). The following script is what I’ve been using to quickly add all the entries and whatnot to have legacy and UEFI PXE options. Just copy/paste the code below and run it on the Windows server in question. It will ask for the DHCP server name (FQDN preferred), IP address of the scope you wish to modify and the IP address of the FOG server. May need to run it as admin and enable scripts on the OS.

  #Add-WindowsFeature -Name DHCP –IncludeManagementTools Import-Module DhcpServer cls " This script will add new vendor classes, policies and options 66/67 for Legacy & UEFI PXE booting. Please double check what you enter in the prompts or you will need to rerun the script. This script will also update/replace entries that already exist so you can use it to change the IP of the FOG server. " $Server = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter the FULL name of the DHCP server (FQDN)' $Scope = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter the network scope IP address (DHCP server has the scope IP listed)' $WDSvr = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter the IP of the FOG server' $VendorClassUEFIx64 = @{ Name = "PXEClient UEFI (x64)" Description = "PXEClient UEFI (x64)" Type = "Vendor" Data = "PXEClient:Arch:00007" } $VendorClassUEFIx64_2 = @{ Name = "PXEClient UEFI (x64)_2" Description = "PXEClient UEFI (x64)_2" Type = "Vendor" Data = "PXEClient:Arch:00008" } $VendorClassUEFIx64_3 = @{ Name = "PXEClient UEFI (x64)_3" Description = "PXEClient UEFI (x64)_3" Type = "Vendor" Data = "PXEClient:Arch:00009" } $VendorClassUEFIx86 = @{ Name = "PXEClient UEFI (x86)" Description = "PXEClient UEFI (x86)" Type = "Vendor" Data = "PXEClient:Arch:00002" } $VendorClassUEFIx86_2 = @{ Name = "PXEClient UEFI (x86)_2" Description = "PXEClient UEFI (x86)_2" Type = "Vendor" Data = "PXEClient:Arch:00006" } $VendorClassBIOS = @{ Name = "PXEClient BIOS (x86 & x64)" Description = "PXEClient BIOS (x86 & x64)" Type = "Vendor" Data = "PXEClient:Arch:00000" } Add-DhcpServerv4Class @VendorClassUEFIx64 -ComputerName $Server Add-DhcpServerv4Class @VendorClassUEFIx64_2 -ComputerName $Server Add-DhcpServerv4Class @VendorClassUEFIx64_3 -ComputerName $Server Add-DhcpServerv4Class @VendorClassUEFIx86 -ComputerName $Server Add-DhcpServerv4Class @VendorClassUEFIx86_2 -ComputerName $Server Add-DhcpServerv4Class @VendorClassBIOS -ComputerName $Server Add-DhcpServerv4Policy -Name "PXEClient UEFI (x64)" -ScopeId $Scope -Condition OR -VendorClass EQ,"PXEClient UEFI (x64)*" Add-DhcpServerv4Policy -Name "PXEClient UEFI (x86)" -ScopeId $Scope -Condition OR -VendorClass EQ,"PXEClient UEFI (x86)*" Add-DhcpServerv4Policy -Name "PXEClient BIOS" -ScopeId $Scope -Condition OR -VendorClass EQ,"PXEClient BIOS (x86 & x64)*" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 66 -Value $WDSvr -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 67 -Value "undionly.kpxe" -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 66 -Value $WDSvr -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope -PolicyName "PXEClient BIOS" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 67 -Value "undionly.kpxe" -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope -PolicyName "PXEClient BIOS" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 66 -Value $WDSvr -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope -PolicyName "PXEClient UEFI (x64)" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 67 -Value "ipxe.efi" -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope -PolicyName "PXEClient UEFI (x64)" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 66 -Value $WDSvr -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope -PolicyName "PXEClient UEFI (x86)" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 67 -Value "i386-efi/ipxe.efi" -ComputerName $Server -ScopeId $Scope -PolicyName "PXEClient UEFI (x86)"