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    Scott B @tprice
    last edited by Oct 26, 2015, 4:34 PM

    @tprice said:

    1. What is the best combination for installing FOG i.e. is Ubuntu better than Centos?

    Just my personal preference, but I’ve always been happy with FOG on Ubuntu and formerly Fedora.

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      sudburr
      last edited by Oct 27, 2015, 1:46 AM

      We started off with Ubuntu Desktop, then Server (no gui), then I switched up to Debian Server, and now I’m running CentOS 7 no GUI on a minimal server install for my development server. Whatever I’m using for dev eventually makes it out to our production/live servers.

      IMO Debian is head and shoulders better than Ubuntu, and I’ve found CentOS to be the most stable and trouble free of the bunch.

      [ Standing in between extinction in the cold and explosive radiating growth ]

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        Sebastian Roth Moderator
        last edited by Oct 27, 2015, 10:17 AM

        @tprice Did you get this solved?

        Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

        Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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          tprice
          last edited by Oct 28, 2015, 7:24 AM

          Hi there, thanks for the response. I need to figure out why the tftp response is looping through my the switch.

          It appears the IP Helper on the switch’s are enabled with port 0 relaying to our DHCP server.

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            Sebastian Roth Moderator
            last edited by Oct 28, 2015, 8:43 AM

            What do you mean by “port 0 relaying”? Sounds a bit like it does not work. But I am pretty sure you would be fine with the quick fix (linking pxeboot.0). Did that work for you?

            Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

            Please support FOG if you like it: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Support_FOG

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              tprice
              last edited by Oct 28, 2015, 9:04 PM

              Hi there, I did not get it solved. But I think the issue within my Switch configuration. I have nine vlans. I have attached the Fog server on the vlan which is used by the workstations (.54) and the DHCP server is on a different vlans (.50).

              I can ping the qdn, fqdn and reverser ping the FOG server within the main vlans.

              The fog server is sitting on a Hyper-v host. The virtual switch is bridging the physical NIC.

              So I need to figure out why the switch is answering the TFTP request. I suspect the ip helper and DHCP relay on the switch is the root cause.

              Troy

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                KKTwenty101
                last edited by Nov 10, 2015, 1:44 PM

                Another consideration on hyper-v is integration services. Ubuntu is not very integration services friendly (NIC and SMP issues mainly). Centos is a better choice for hyper-v guests.

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                  tprice @Sebastian Roth
                  last edited by Nov 12, 2015, 1:06 AM

                  @Sebastian-Roth Hi there, I did not get this solved. I need to look at my switch and TFTP communication.

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                    Wayne Workman @tprice
                    last edited by Wayne Workman Nov 11, 2015, 7:20 PM Nov 12, 2015, 1:18 AM

                    @tprice You stated that your fog server is on the .54 vlan, but @Sebastian-Roth pointed out that your redundant DHCP servers are both giving out a .50.45 address for option 066 and pxeboot.0 for option 067.

                    I think you have a DHCP mis-confguration, I don’t think there is anything wrong with your switches or fog server.

                    I don’t think pxeboot.0 has been used since .32 and older, so I assume you’ve had fog working before.

                    Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!
                    Daily Clean Installation Results:
                    https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
                    FOG Reporting:
                    https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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                      tprice
                      last edited by Apr 27, 2016, 5:00 AM

                      Celebration. It works. The things that I have changed was a complete new build of Centos 7, FOG (Version: 7306), and followed new documentation. This allowed me to register a machine and perform inventory but I could not start an upload (could not load images directory (/bin/fog. Upload).

                      Did some check regarding services and found NFS was not running. Once the latter was started, the ability to perform the partclone was successful.

                      I am very happy, thank you all

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                        Wayne Workman @tprice
                        last edited by Wayne Workman Apr 27, 2016, 8:51 AM Apr 27, 2016, 2:50 PM

                        @tprice What new documentation (for future readers)?

                        Please help us build the FOG community with everyone involved. It's not just about coding - way more we need people to test things, update documentation and most importantly work on uniting the community of people enjoying and working on FOG!
                        Daily Clean Installation Results:
                        https://fogtesting.fogproject.us/
                        FOG Reporting:
                        https://fog-external-reporting-results.fogproject.us/

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