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    • george1421G
      george1421 Moderator
      last edited by george1421

      Debian 10.5 Standard-Live

      1. First we’ll create the required directories:
      mkdir -p /images/os/debian/10.5L
      mkdir -p /tftpboot/debian/10.5L
      
      # for FOG Server with RedHat based OS
      mkdir -p /var/www/html/os/debian/10.5L
      # for FOG Server with Debian based OS
      mkdir -p /var/www/os/debian/10.5L
      
      1. Now we’ll mount the Debian live DVD over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
      mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/debian-live-10.5.0-amd64-standard.iso /mnt/loop
      
      cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/debian/10.5L
      umount /mnt/loop
      
      1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
      cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/vmlinuz-4.19.0-10-amd64 /tftpboot/debian/10.5L/vmlinuz
      cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/initrd.img-4.19.0-10-amd64 /tftpboot/debian/10.5L/initrd
      
      # for FOG Server with RedHat based OS
      cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/html/os/debian/10.5L
      # for FOG Server with Debian based OS
      cp /images/os/debian/10.5L/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/os/debian/10.5L
      
      1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
      2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
        Set the following fields
        Menu Item: os.Debian.10.5L
        Description: Debian 10.5 Live
        Parameters:
        kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/debian/10.5L/vmlinuz
        initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/debian/10.5L/initrd
        imgargs vmlinuz boot=live components fetch=http://${fog-ip}/os/debian/10.5L/filesystem.squashfs
        boot || goto MENU
        Menu Show with: All Hosts
      3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Debian 10.5 Live from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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      • george1421G
        george1421 Moderator
        last edited by george1421

        Acronis 2018 (WinPE)

        1. First we’ll create the required directories:
        mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/acronis18
        
        1. Now we’ll mount the Acronis 2018 WinPE ISO over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
        mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/acronis2018pe.iso /mnt/loop
        
        cp /mnt/loop/boot/BCD /tftpboot/os/acronis18/
        cp /mnt/loop/boot/boot.sdi /tftpboot/os/acronis18/
        cp /mnt/loop/sources/boot.wim /tftpboot/os/acronis18/
        umount /mnt/loop
        
        1. Download and install the latest wimboot kernel and extract it from the zip file.
        cd /tmp
        wget http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip
        unzip wimboot-latest.zip
        
        1. Copy the wimboot file from the archive directory to root of the /tftpboot directory (we’ll need this for every windows boot media, so we’ll place it in a common spot).
        cp ./wimboot-2.6.0-signed/wimboot /tftpboot
        
        1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this Acronis 2018 WinPE Image.
        2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
          Set the following fields
          Menu Item: os.Acronis2018PE
          Description: Acronis 2018 WinPE
          Parameters:
          set tftp-path tftp://${fog-ip}
          set pe-path ${tftp-path}/os/acronis18
          kernel ${tftp-path}/wimboot gui
          imgfetch --name BCD ${pe-path}/BCD BCD
          imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${pe-path}/boot.sdi boot.sdi
          imgfetch --name boot.wim ${pe-path}/boot.wim boot.wim
          boot || goto MENU
        3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Acronis 2018 WinPE from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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        • george1421G
          george1421 Moderator
          last edited by george1421

          XenServer 8.2 Installer

          1. Create the target directory on the FOG server
          mkdir -p /tftpboot/EFI/xenserver
          
          
          1. From the XenServer installer iso the following files and place them in the /tftpboot/EFI/xenserver directory
            grubx64.efi install.img vmlinuz xen.gz
          2. Create the grub.cfg configuration file in the /tftpboot/EFI/xenserver and insert this text into the grub.cfg file.
          menuentry "XenServer Install (serial)" {
           multiboot2 /EFI/xenserver/xen.gz dom0_mem=1024M,max:1024M watchdog dom0_max_vcpus=4 com1=115200,8n1 console=com1,vga
           module2 /EFI/xenserver/vmlinuz console=hvc0
           module2 /EFI/xenserver/install.img
          } 
          
          1. Create a new FOG iPXE menu entry using the FOG Web ui FOG Configuration -> New iPXE Menu. Fill out the form using this data
            Menu Item: os.xen.install
            Description: XEN 8.2 Installer
            Parameters:
            chain tftp://${fog-ip}/EFI/xenserver/grubx64.efi || goto MENU
            Menu Show with: All Hosts
          2. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick XEN 8.2 Installer from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

          ref: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX217680
          ref: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/14970/uefi-boot-install-of-xenserver-close-but-no-cigar

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          • george1421G
            george1421 Moderator
            last edited by george1421

            Hiren’s BootCD PE x64 (v1.0.1)

            Configuration currently works for UEFI only. It appears the wim file is missing bootmgr.exe for the BIOS booting systems

            Be aware that your target computer will need at least 4GB of ram to deploy this image. The boot.wim file is 1.3GB in size. So you need 1.3GB of RAM just for the disk image, and then additional RAM to run the OS once its booted

            1. First we’ll create the required directories:
            mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/Hiren101
            
            1. Now we’ll mount the WinPE iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
            mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/HBCD_PE_x64.iso /mnt/loop
            
            cp /mnt/loop/BOOTMGR /tftpboot/os/Hiren101
            cp /mnt/loop/boot/bcd /tftpboot/os/Hiren101
            cp /mnt/loop/boot/boot.sdi /tftpboot/os/Hiren101
            cp /mnt/loop/sources/boot.wim /tftpboot/os/Hiren101
            umount /mnt/loop
            
            1. Download and install the latest wimboot kernel and extract it from the zip file. 10-Aug-21: There has been changes to the Hiren's wim file since this tutorial was created. To get Hiren's to properly boot you need to use winboot version **2.7.3** or later found here: https://github.com/ipxe/wimboot/blob/master/wimboot
              The issue was discussed in this post: https://forums.fogproject.org/post/144293
            cd /tmp
            wget http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip
            unzip wimboot-latest.zip
            
            1. Copy the wimboot file from the archive directory to root of the os directory (we’ll need this for every windows boot media, so we’ll place it in a common spot).
            cp ./wimboot-2.6.0-signed/wimboot /tftpboot/os
            
            1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
            2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
              Set the following fields
              Menu Item: os.Hiren101
              Description: Hirens BootCD PE x64 (v1.0.1)
              Parameters:
              set tftp-path tftp://${fog-ip}/os
              set pe-path ${tftp-path}/Hiren101
              kernel ${tftp-path}/wimboot gui
              imgfetch --name BCD ${pe-path}/bcd BCD
              imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${pe-path}/boot.sdi boot.sdi
              imgfetch --name bootmgr ${pe-path}/BOOTMGR bootmgr
              imgfetch --name boot.wim ${pe-path}/boot.wim boot.wim
              boot || goto MENU

            @mikr said that this parameter block worked with Hiren BootCD 1.0.2 in uefi mode ref: https://forums.fogproject.org/post/146996 Well done!

            set tftp-path tftp://${fog-ip}
            set http-path http://${fog-ip}/images/tools/hbcd102
            kernel ${tftp-path}/win/wimboot gui
            imgfetch --name bootmgr.exe ${http-path}/bootmgr.exe bootmgr.exe
            imgfetch --name bootx64.efi ${http-path}/efi/boot/bootx64.efi bootx64.efi
            imgfetch --name BCD ${http-path}/boot/bcd BCD
            imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${http-path}/boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
            imgfetch --name boot.wim ${http-path}/sources/boot.wim boot.wim
            boot || goto MENU
            
            1. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick ** BootCD PE x64 (v1.0.1)** from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

            References: None

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            • george1421G
              george1421 Moderator
              last edited by george1421

              Debian 10.7 Standard -Live

              1. First we’ll create the required directories:
              mkdir -p /images/os/debian/10.7L
              mkdir -p /tftpboot/debian/10.7L
              
              # for FOG Server with Redhat based OS
              mkdir -p /var/www/html/os/debian/10.7L
              # for FOG Server with Debian based OS
              mkdir -p /var/www/os/debian/10.7L
              
              1. Now we’ll mount the Debian live DVD over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                I need to explain something here. The iso below is the "standard" version which is the debian console version. If you want to live boot into the debian XWindows interface you will need to download the ISO that contains your desired XWindows manager like Mate, XFCE, KDE, Gnome, etc The instructions are the same for all ISO, just the size if the initrd and squashfs will change
              mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/debian-live-10.7.0-amd64-standard.iso /mnt/loop
              
              cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/debian/10.7L
              umount /mnt/loop
              
              1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
              cp /images/os/debian/10.7L/live/vmlinuz-4.19.0-13-amd64 /tftpboot/debian/10.7L/vmlinuz
              cp /images/os/debian/10.7L/live/initrd.img-4.19.0-13-amd64 /tftpboot/debian/10.7L/initrd
              
              # for FOG Server with RedHat based OS
              cp /images/os/debian/10.7L/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/html/os/debian/10.7L
              # for FOG Server with Debian based OS
              cp /images/os/debian/10.7L/live/filesystem.squashfs /var/www/os/debian/10.7L
              
              1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
              2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                Set the following fields
                Menu Item: os.Debian.10.7L
                Description: Debian 10.7 Live
                Parameters:
                kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/debian/10.7L/vmlinuz
                initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/debian/10.7L/initrd
                imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd boot=live components fetch=http://${fog-ip}/os/debian/10.7L/filesystem.squashfs
                boot || goto MENU
                Menu Show with: All Hosts
              3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Debian 10.7 Live from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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              • george1421G
                george1421 Moderator
                last edited by george1421

                Debian 10.7 Standard

                1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                mkdir -p /images/os/debian/Server10.7
                mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/debian/Server10.7
                
                1. Now we’ll mount the Debian Server 10.7 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/debian-10.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso /mnt/loop
                
                cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/debian/Server10.7
                umount /mnt/loop
                
                1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory. We’ll need to download the netboot version from here: https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz This version of bzlinuz.efi and initrd.lz support booting over an NFS share instead of the local DVD Drive.
                wget https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
                tar -zxf netboot.tar.gz
                cp ./debian-installer/amd64/linux /tftpboot/os/debian/Server10.7
                cp ./debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz /tftpboot/os/debian/Server10.7
                
                1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                  Set the following fields
                  Menu Item: os.Debian.Server.10.7
                  Description: Debian Server 10.7
                  Parameters:
                  kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/debian/Server10.7/linux
                  initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/debian/Server10.7/initrd.gz
                  imgargs linux initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/debian/Server10.7/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us quiet splash ip=dhcp rw
                  boot || goto MENU
                  Menu Show with: All Hosts
                3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Debian Server 10.7 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                References:

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                  • george1421G
                    george1421 Moderator
                    last edited by george1421

                    Windows 10 BIOS/UEFI 2021 edition
                    17-Mar-21 this post is currently being edited, so its not complete

                    1. First we’ll create the required directories. In this tutorial we will use a windows server/workstation to host the installer files. This is the easiest solution, but if your goal is to only use the FOG server follow the instructions at the end of this thread for SAMBA install instructions. On your file server copy the content of the Windows installation DVD to a folder on your file server. Be sure to set the permission so that everyone has read only access to that directory. Now share that directory. For this tutorial the Windows file server will be called \fileserv01 with the share name of \win10$

                    2. In this next step you will need a valid user ID. It can be a domain level or machine level. Create this user id and password. For this tutorial we will create a domain account called consento\user01

                    3. Beyond this point you will need a Windows 10 1909 (or later) workstation. You also need to be aware what version of windows 10 you intend to deploy. You need to download the proper version of Windows ADK for the version of Windows 10 you will execute these instructions against.

                    4. Download the appropriate ADK for the version of Win10 you have from here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit You will need both downloads “Windows ADK for Windows 10” and “Windows PE add-on for the ADK”.

                    5. Launch the ADK installer. You will be presented with about 15 different modules to install. You only “need” the Deployment Tools feature from the “Windows ADK for Windows 10”. Now run the “Windows PE add-on for the ADK” installer . From this installer you will need (the only option) Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE).

                    6. It might take as long as 20 minutes to install both packages depending on your network connection and target computer.

                    7. While this step is not necessary it is also a bit of an assurance that WinPE10 will have a good install of basic drivers needed to boot current hardware.

                    8. Download the WinPE10 drivers from the Dell Enterprise site here: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000180533/dell-command-deploy-driver-packs As always download the latest WinPE Cab pack. At the time of this writing it was A23.

                    9. I realize that you may not be using a Dell for your imaging, don’t worry these drivers only cover network and disk subsystems.

                    10. Extract the winpe folder from the cab file and copy it in the winpe folder in the root of C drive (c:\winpe).

                    11. After the install launch the ADK environment from Start Button->Windows Kits->Windows ADK->Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment Make sure you run this command window as Administrator. FYI: you’ll need admin rights to use DISM.

                    12. In the Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment command window you just opened you will need to execute the following commands.

                    13. For the rest of the instructions we’ll just go copy and paste. Its fast and quick.

                    cd c:\
                    copype amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64
                    
                    Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:"C:\WinPE_amd64\media\sources\boot.wim" /index:1 /MountDir:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount"
                    
                    Dism /Add-Driver /Image:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount" /Driver:"c:\winpe\x64" /Recurse /ForceUnsigned
                    
                    1. Now we need to edit the WinPE startup file to have it mount our windows (samba) network share.
                    notepad C:\WinPE_amd64\mount\Windows\System32\Startnet.cmd
                     @echo off
                      echo Setting up WinPE
                      wpeinit
                    
                      REM Set power configuration to Performance
                      powercfg /s 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
                    
                      echo Connecting to the remote share
                      net use z: \\<server_name>\<share_name> /user:<domain\uid> <pass>
                      z:
                      setup.exe
                    

                    I stopped here editing this document
                    15. Now that we have the settings the way we need them. Lets close the wim file and create our ISO.

                    Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount" /commit
                    
                    MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\WinPE_amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64\WinPE_amd64.iso
                    
                    1. Now move the C:\WinPE_amd64\WinPE_amd64.iso file to the FOG server in the /images/os/mswindows/7Pro-x64 directory.

                    2. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.

                    3. NOTE: This instruction is for legacy bios only. If you need to boot both uefi and bios installs follow the WinPE10 section above. The issue is that memdisk utility is not supported in uefi mode, so another method is required. For bios mode memdisk IS the quickest method to boot a small iso image. https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10944/using-fog-to-pxe-boot-into-your-favorite-installer-images/10
                      In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                      Set the following fields
                      Menu Item: os.Win7Pro-x64
                      Description: Windows 7 Pro x64 OEM
                      Parameters:
                      initrd nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/mswindows/7Pro-x64/WinPE_amd64.iso
                      chain memdisk iso raw
                      boot || goto MENU
                      Menu Show with: All Hosts

                    4. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Windows 7 Pro x64 OEM from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                    For this process to function you must also setup SAMBA on your fog server below.

                    References:
                    https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/7765/pxe-booting-into-ms-windows-7-setup

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                    • george1421G
                      george1421 Moderator
                      last edited by george1421

                      Bitdefender Rescue CD 31.01.2011

                      1. First we’ll create the required directory:
                      mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/bitdefender
                      
                      1. Now we’ll mount the Bitdefender Rescue CD installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the required files to the directory we built above. Note: when I downloaded the iso from the bitdefender web site the file came down as file with no extension. I tacked on .iso then I was able to mount it with my linux mint desktop. I rename the entire file name to BitdefenderRescue.iso for this tutorial.
                      mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/BitdefenderRescue.iso /mnt/loop
                      
                      cp -R /mnt/loop/casper/vmlinuz /images/os/bitdefender
                      cp -R /mnt/loop/casper/initrd.gz /images/os/bitdefender
                      umount /mnt/loop
                      
                      1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                      2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                        Set the following fields
                        Menu Item: os.BitdefenderRescue
                        Description: BitdefenderRescue v31.01.2011
                        Parameters:
                        kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/bitdefender/vmlinuz
                        initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/bitdefender/initrd.gz
                        imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz file=file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper splash vga=791 lang=us
                        boot || goto MENU
                        Menu Show with: All Hosts
                      3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick BitdefenderRescue v31.01.2011 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                      I'm going to suspect this will not work because of the reference of the ubuntu.seed file. The image args are saying to look on the cdrom for that file, but since we are pxe booting from memory it won't find that file on the dvd/cvd. I'm sure it can be worked out. It will just take some debugging
                      References:

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                      • george1421G
                        george1421 Moderator @george1421
                        last edited by george1421

                        Platform Specific Bootable ISO, PER620

                        There is a bug in the kernel parameters. I'm suspecting the root= value is incorrect. I'm getting an error when the rpms are trying to update

                        1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                        mkdir -p /images/os/dell/pfs620
                        mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/dell/pfs620
                        
                        1. Now we’ll mount the Dell Bootable ISO over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                        mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/PER620_BOOTABLE_21.04.00.184.iso /mnt/loop
                        
                        cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/dell/pfs620
                        umount /mnt/loop
                        
                        1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory.
                        cp /images/os/dell/pfs620/isolinux/SA.1 /tftpboot/os/dell/pfs620
                        cp /images/os/dell/pfs620/isolinux/SA.2 /tftpboot/os/dell/pfs620
                        
                        
                        1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                        2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                          Set the following fields
                          Menu Item: os.platformR620
                          Description: Platform Specific Firmware R620
                          Parameters:
                          kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/dell/pfs620/SA.1
                          initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/dell/psf620/SA.2
                          imgargs SA.1 initrd=SA.2 root=live:http://${fog-ip}/dellsquashfs.img rootfstype=auto rd.live.image rd.writable.fsimg rw DEBUG=0 share_type=nfs share_location=${fog-ip}:/images/os/dell/pfs620 share_opts=nolock loglevel=7 BUILD=0 selinux=0 edd=off rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 quiet – share_script=drm_files/apply_bundles.sh
                          boot || goto MENU
                          Menu Show with: All Hosts
                        3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Platform Specific Firmware R620 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                        References:
                        https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverId=FRMMC&oscode=naa&productcode=poweredge-R620

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                          ESXi 7.0u2

                          ***This menu entry is still under development. It has not been tested in a production environment***

                          NOTE: This guidance only supports network booting of the uefi installer for ESXi.

                          1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                          mkdir -p /images/os/esxi/7.0u2
                          
                          1. Now we’ll mount the ESXi installer iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                          mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0U2a-17867351.x86_64.iso /mnt/loop
                          
                          cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/esxi/7.0u2
                          umount /mnt/loop
                          
                          1. Edit the boot configuration file to use NFS to access all of ESXi’s files.
                          # remove forward slashes from the config file
                          sed -i 's/\///g' /images/os/esxi/7.0u2/efi/boot/boot.cfg
                          

                          Now we need to edit the/images/os/esxi/7.0u2/efi/boot/boot.cfg file to insert or modify the prefix parameter. Insert/modify the following line just below the title parameter. Also, be sure to replace {fog_server_ip} (exactly including the curly braces) with the actual IP address of your fog server. Your prefix line should look similar to this:

                          prefix=nfs://192.168.1.20:/images/os/esxi/7.0u2
                          
                          1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                          2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                            Set the following fields
                            Menu Item: os.esxi7.0u2
                            Description: ESXi 7.0u2 Installer
                            Parameters:
                            kernel nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi/7.0u2/efi/boot/bootx64.efi -c nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/esxi/7.0u2/efi/boot/boot.cfg
                            boot || goto MENU
                            Menu Show with: All Hosts
                          3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick ESXi 7.0u2 Installer from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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                            Debian 11.3 Server

                            1. First we’ll create the required directories:
                            mkdir -p /images/os/debian/Server11.3
                            mkdir -p /tftpboot/os/debian/Server11.3
                            
                            1. Now we’ll mount the Debian Server 11.3 installer over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.
                            mount -o loop -t iso9660 /{full path where you have the iso stored}/debian-11.3.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso /mnt/loop
                            
                            cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/debian/Server11.3
                            umount /mnt/loop
                            
                            1. Finally we’ll copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory. We’ll need to download the netboot version from here: https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz This version of bzlinuz.efi and initrd.lz support booting over an NFS share instead of the local DVD Drive.
                            wget https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
                            tar -zxf netboot.tar.gz
                            cp ./debian-installer/amd64/linux /tftpboot/os/debian/Server11.3
                            cp ./debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz /tftpboot/os/debian/Server11.3
                            
                            1. The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                            2. In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                              Set the following fields
                              Menu Item: os.Debian.Server.11.3
                              Description: Debian Server 11.3
                              Parameters:
                              kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/debian/Server11.3/linux
                              initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/debian/Server11.3/initrd.gz
                              imgargs linux initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/debian/Server11.3/ locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us quiet splash ip=dhcp rw
                              boot || goto MENU
                              Menu Show with: All Hosts
                            3. That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick Debian Server 11.3 from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

                            References:

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                              Paragon Hard Disk Manager

                              Information kindly contributed by @Wolfbane8653

                              Configuration currently works for UEFI only. It appears the wim file is missing bootmgr.exe for the BIOS booting systems

                              It is highly recommended to use this on a machine that has 4GB+ RAM.

                              First we’ll create the required directories:

                              mkdir -p /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              chmod -R 777 /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              

                              Now we’ll mount the WinPE iso over the loop directory. Then we’ll copy the contents of the DVD to the directory we built above.

                              mkdir -p /mnt/loop
                              mount -o loop /{full path where you have the iso stored}/{iso file} /mnt/loop
                              

                              We are going to copy to /var/www/fog/Tools so we can use the http protocal already setup for fog management.

                              cp /mnt/loop/bootmgr /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              cp /mnt/loop/boot/bcd /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              cp /mnt/loop/boot/boot.sdi /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              cp /mnt/loop/sources/boot.wim /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              cp /mnt/loop/efi /var/www/fog/Tools/{iso folder name}
                              
                              umount /mnt/loop
                              

                              Download and install the latest wimboot kernel and extract it from the zip file.

                              • https://github.com/ipxe/wimboot/blob/master/wimboot
                                The issue was discussed in this post: https://forums.fogproject.org/post/144293
                                We will use tftp protocal for this file in the fog menu.
                              cd /tmp
                              wget http://git.ipxe.org/releases/wimboot/wimboot-latest.zip
                              unzip wimboot-latest.zip
                              

                              Copy the wimboot file from the archive directory to root of the os directory (we’ll need this for every windows boot media, so we’ll place it in a common spot).

                              mkdir -p /tftpboot/os
                              cp ./wimboot-2.6.0-signed/wimboot /tftpboot/os
                              chmod -R 777 tftpboot/os
                              

                              The last bit of magic we need to do is setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry for this OS.
                              In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                              Set the following fields

                              Menu Item: os.{iso file name}
                              Description: {iso file you would like to boot from}
                              Parameters:
                              set tftp-path tftp://${fog-ip}
                              set http-path http://${fog-ip}/fog/Tools/HD_Manager
                              kernel ${tftp-path}/os/wimboot gui
                              imgfetch --name bootmgr ${http-path}/bootmgr bootmgr
                              imgfetch --name bootx64.efi ${http-path}/efi/boot/en_us/bootx64.efi bootx64.efi
                              imgfetch --name BCD ${http-path}/bcd BCD
                              imgfetch --name boot.sdi ${http-path}/boot.sdi boot.sdi
                              imgfetch --name boot.wim ${http-path}/boot.wim boot.wim
                              boot || goto MENU
                              

                              That’s it, just pxe boot your target system and pick os.{iso file name} from the FOG iPXE boot menu.

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                                Parted Magic version from May 2023

                                Please see this article posted by @renewedharry

                                https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/17498/successfully-booting-parted-magic

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