Installing a new clean fog server

[Quazz]

@predator Hi, SELinux must be set to permissive for now in order for certain FOG central services to work correctly (such as NFS).

There have been some attempts to create SELinux profiles instead, but given how often things can change, this is obviously a more cumbersome way of going about it.

You should use both commands. First one will make it so when you reboot, SELinux is in permissive mode, second one sets it in current session so you don’t have to reboot.

[george1421]

@predator

Simply the setenforce 0 disables selinux (think MS Windows UAC) off without having to reboot your server. Updating the selinux conf file will make the change persistent across reboots. We are recommending you set the value to permissive. This is done so that selinux will record the events but not block them. If you require selinux enabled because of your company’s security policy you can take these logged events and create a selinux profile. This fog selinux profile then can be enabled to allow FOG to run while selinux is enabled.

[lmioperations]

@predator said in Installing a new clean fog server:

SELinux to permissive on boot

See if this info helps: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/SELinux/Tutorials/Permissive_versus_enforcing

Looks like George already beat me to a reply :D, and his info ended up being more to the point of what you need with regards to FOG ;).

[Predator]

Ok looks like i’m kinda stuck here. I managed to install the fog client and have to visit the management console in my web browser 10.x.x.x/fog/management/index.php

I’m in front of the login page and can’t seem to login. Where the hell did i setup this login i don’t even know…

[Predator]

@george1421

I have setup centos on IPV4 10.2.3.207

When installing the fogclient i choose IPV4 10.2.3.208

I get a response in the terminal to open the management console on http://10.2.3.208/fog/management/index.php

Yet http://10.2.3.208/fog/management/index.php is not reachable…

But when i enter http://10.2.3.207/fog/management/index.php i do get the fog login page…

[Tom Elliott]

@predator Why did you setup on 207, but then go to 208?

[Predator]

@george1421 said in Installing a new clean fog server:

And you are correct all three need different IP addresses.

[Predator]

@tom-elliott

Because George confirmed all three need different ip addresses…

@george1421
1.VM Host = leave network settings on dynamic
2.VM Guest = configure network settings on static
3.FOG Client = configure network settings on static

So if we set it up like this all 3 would have different ip addresses correct?

[george1421]

@predator You have this incorrect.

1.VM Host = leave network settings on dynamic
2.VM Guest = configure network settings on static
3.FOG Client = configure network settings on static

This should be,

1. VM Host = Must be unique, but don’t really care. Not used by/for fog
2. VM Guest = configure network settings on static
3. FOG Client = dhcp

[george1421]

@predator You are adding a little bit of complexity because you are using a type-2 hypervisor.

The requirements for FOG are the same.

1. FOG server must have a unique static address that is not changed after FOG is installed.

2. The target (client) computer must have its IP address assigned by dhcp, because that is the only way it can find out about the FOG server to boot from.

[Tom Elliott]

@predator Well, I think you’re confusing terminologies here.

FOG Client, in my eyes, is the machine you’re attempting to image. The FOG Client, you’re basing your layout on, is actually what I would term “FOG Server”?

VM Host needs an IP address.

VM Guest = FOG Server as I’m seeing it. (This is the vm guest that’s hosting the fog server)

[Quazz]

@predator How did you configure the virtual NIC to act? (bridged?)

[Predator]

@tom-elliott

I think i am. The fog client is what i call the fog server because we have to install the fog console on the server.

Debriefing:

1 VMWare Workstation (VM Host)
2 CentOS (VM Guest)
3 FOG Management Console (FOG Client)

So the FOG management console needs the same IPV4 address as CentOS?

[Quazz]

@predator

Let’s keep things simple here.

A FOG Client is a different computer that connects to the FOG Server.

In other words, your 2 and 3 are one and the same (and thus not a FOG Client). A FOG Client would indeed need a different IP as George said, but this is not the case for you.

Your FOG server ip is the Centos IP, since they are the same. FOG is just software that runs on it, if that makes sense.

[Predator]

@quazz

Yep i did configure it as bridged adapter.

[Predator]

OK i get it…

Now for the part of the management console web interface page…

How do i login? I tried several password and usernames but nothing seems to work…

I don’t even remember where i have configured a username and password for this page.

[Quazz]

@predator The installer mentions this, but in case you missed it:

Username: fog
Password: password

[Predator]

@quazz

Thanks a lot.

[Predator]

Hey all,

I have installed fog and it’s working great with pxe boot. I’m now looking for a procedure on how to create a master image aka golden image. My enterprise buys OEM pc’s with preinstalled windows 7. This means that they have an activation key delivered with the image.

Now we don’t have VL keys but i do have found two Win 7 - MAK keys in our Microsoft License database. If i’m correct MAK is not the same as VL… Can i still use it though to create a master image and deploy it on OEM computers?

[THEMCV]

@predator Here you go, start here

https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/8878/fog-drivers-script-will-not-run-correctly-in-postdownloadscripts/52

All the devs and mods helped me get a working solution. That is a gold mine of information in there!