More Storage

[imagingmaster21]

So I would like to add another storage node to FOG. So if I would get another SDD drive in my server, what would be the process of adding it to the FOG Server as another storage node?

[george1421]

I have a tutorial for that here: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10450/adding-additional-image-storage-space-to-fog-server

There are several other ways to go about adding additional space to a fog server. A lot depends on how / if your fog server uses LVM volumes. If your fog server is setup for LVM (logical volume manager) then you would just add the new disk to the current root volume, expand the file system and you are done. Your fog server will see the new space.

Secondly, if you typically deploy by a single unicast stream at a time using an ssd on a fog server is a bit of a waste for image storage. I would go with a large 7200 rpm HDD over a SSD here. It is a more cost effective spend of your money. You simply don’t need the speed on the fog server side. The fog server only moves data from its local hard drive to the network adapter. Now if you try to deploy 3 or more unicast images at a time then an SSD would be helpful, but beyond 2-3 unicast streams you will start to saturate your FOG server’s 1GbE network link. You can do what you want, but adding a SSD for image storage on the fog server isn’t necessary in most cases.

[Wayne Workman]

@imagingmaster21 Do you want to add storage to the existing fog server - or setup another storage node? Understand a storage node is a separate server that acts to support the main server.

[imagingmaster21]

@wayne-workman
Add more storage.

[Wayne Workman]

@imagingmaster21 Then follow George’s guide.