How to Transfer Images to another FOG Server (1.3.0 RC 11)

[wcheung]

Server

• FOG Version: 1.3.0 RC11
• OS: ubuntu 14.04

Client

• Service Version:
• OS:

Description

I created another FOG server and would like to know how to copy images from one server to another. I tried the terminal command

server1$ scp -r /images server2_IP:/
I don’t get any errors.

server2$ touch /images/{.mntcheck,dev/.mntcheck}
server2$ chmod 777 -R /images/

no error messages.

Then I go to server2 and log into fog and go to “Image Management” I don’t see anything. However, if I go to /images I do see the directory and files. Am I missing a step?

I also attempted to create an image in “Image Management” and map the path that is in “/images/image_name”, and I still get nothing in the FOG.

[george1421]

Yes, in short you copied the files but didn’t update the database on fog sever 2. If you go into the image management on fog server 1 and then use the export function to export the database into a file, then from the same browser go to fog server 2 -> Image management and then import the image database into fog server 2 you should be all set.

[wcheung]

Ahhhh, thanks @george1421 worked like a charm.

Kind of a side question but is there any tutorial links on Snapin?

[george1421]

@wcheung Wayne has some information here on the FOG wiki https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Snapin_Examples

If you have specific snapin questions, @Wayne-Workman is the guy. Just post in a new thread with your issue and I’m sure he can help you out. I personally don’t use snapins so I’m of limited use.

[wcheung]

@george1421 Awesome! Thanks

[wcheung]

@george1421 one last questions, if I got the folder in /images

example

Server1: /images/window7

Copy that directory and export the image (image.csv), then Paste that file to Server2

Server2: /images/window7

and import that image.csv this should work?

[george1421]

@wcheung the short answer is right.

There is a two step process here.

1. Move the data files between fog1 and fog2
2. Export and import the database between fog1 and fog2.

Now I would only do it this way for a server migration. If this is going to be a normal function and you need both servers operational then I would setup replication between the two fog servers. You will still have to do the export/import part but the images will be magically copied between the two server (assuming you are using fog 1.3.x)

[Wayne Workman]

There are also other mutli-fog-server setups too. At work, we use a 15-server distributed FOG system and it works fine. We have 1 web interface we use to control/do stuff wherever we want. FOG can do this out-of-box.