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      fpausp
      last edited by

      Hi, I am an absolute beginner… I just would like to know if FOG can replace my urbackup Server ?

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      • george1421G
        george1421 Moderator @fpausp
        last edited by george1421

        @fpausp The description field is required if you want the menu item to show up in the menu.

        As long as

        kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/vmlinuz
        initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/initrd.img
        

        Files are located in /tftpboot/os/urbackup/ it should work once you add in the Menu title (description)

        @Developers @UIDevelopers That field name (Description) probably needs to be change to “Menu Title” or something to show that its a mandatory field.

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          Sebastian Roth Moderator
          last edited by

          @fpausp said in Can FOG replace my urbackup Server ?:

          urbackup

          This seems to be a file based backup/restore solution (just reading the specs, have never used this myself). FOG doesn’t do file based operations but rather backups and restores full disks and partitions. So FOG is a very different thing than UrBackup from my point of view.

          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)

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          • Wayne WorkmanW
            Wayne Workman @fpausp
            last edited by

            @fpausp said in Can FOG replace my urbackup Server ?:

            I just would like to know if FOG can replace my urbackup Server ?

            No. One’s a utility for backing up files, and the other’s for deploying operating systems. Two very different things.

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              fpausp
              last edited by

              OK gentleman, thanks a lot for your answers. The next thing, I have to solve, is to boot from some linux live-cd’s.

              I use this option: “dhcp-boot=undionly.kpxe,192.168.xxx.xxx” on my existing dhcp-server. Which files must I edit on FOG to add some live-cd’s ?

              A Step-by-Step HowTo would be great…

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                fpausp
                last edited by

                I think, I got it… - link text

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                • george1421G
                  george1421 Moderator @fpausp
                  last edited by

                  @fpausp Also this tutorial: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/10944/using-fog-to-pxe-boot-into-your-favorite-installer-images

                  If you come across other live cds that you have a solution for, please let me know and I will add it added to that thread.

                  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!

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                    fpausp
                    last edited by

                    OK, I need a few days… I’ll give you a feedback…

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                      fpausp
                      last edited by fpausp

                      I was able to do it with Fedora 27 LiveCD. I can boot the CD, but I cannot login.
                      Do you know the credentials ?

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                      Here is what I have done…

                      Fedora 27 Workstation

                      First we’ll create the required directories:

                      mkdir /images/os/fedora
                      mkdir /images/os/fedora/W27
                      mkdir /tftpboot/os/fedora
                      mkdir /tftpboot/os/fedora/W27

                      Mount the Fedora 27 ISO:

                      mount -o loop -t iso9660 /iso/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-27-1.6.iso /mnt/loop

                      Copy the files:

                      cp -R /mnt/loop/* /images/os/fedora/W27
                      umount /mnt/loop

                      Copy the pxe boot kernel and intfs to the tftpboot directory:

                      cp /images/os/fedora/W27/isolinux/vmlinuz /tftpboot/os/fedora/W27
                      cp /images/os/fedora/W27/isolinux/initrd.img /tftpboot/os/fedora/W27

                      Setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry:

                      In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                      Set the following fields

                      Menu Item: os.FedoraW27
                      Description: Fedora Workstation v27
                      Parameters:
                      kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/fedora/W27/vmlinuz
                      initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/fedora/W27/initrd.img
                      imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}/images/os/fedora/W27/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp repo=nfs://${fog-ip}/images/os/fedora/W27 splash quiet
                      boot || goto MENU
                      Menu Show with: All Hosts

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                        fpausp
                        last edited by fpausp

                        Kali Live 2017.3 - v0.1

                        create the required directories:

                        mkdir -p /iso /mnt/loop /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.3/live/

                        rsync or wget kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso to /iso

                        rsync -avzr --progress /<your-path>/kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso /iso/

                        mount the ISO:

                        mount -o loop -t iso9660 /iso/kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso /mnt/loop

                        copy the files into your tftpboot-path:

                        rsync -avzr --progress /mnt/loop/live/{initrd.img,vmlinuz,filesystem.squashfs} /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.3/live/

                        umount iso:

                        umount /mnt/loop

                        Setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry:

                        In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                        Set the following fields

                        Menu Item: os.Kali.live.2017.3
                        Description: Kali Live 2017.3
                        Parameters:
                        kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/vmlinuz
                        initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/initrd.img
                        imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img append boot=live components fetch=tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/filesystem.squashfs
                        boot || goto MENU
                        Menu Show with: All Hosts

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                        • george1421G
                          george1421 Moderator @fpausp
                          last edited by george1421

                          @fpausp Very nice. Thank you for the efforts put into documenting this.

                          I only have one comment, and its only a comment on iPXE and protocols.

                          tftp works very well that is why its widely accepted method of pxe booting and some kernels only support loading the boot strap kernel by tftp. The down side to tftp is that its not a very fast communication protocol and some PXE Roms are broken when it comes to cross subnet routing. That is one of the reasons why the FOG developers opted to use iPXE as replacement boot ROM.

                          iPXE supports booting via many different protocols(tftp, http, https, nfs, sanboot, iscsi, etc). FOG uses a mixture of tftp and http for FOS kernel booting. HTTP was primarily used because its a much faster, scalable, and routable protocol than with standard tftp.

                          In your example for kali live. You could have just as easily use http or nfs to boot your kali live image. Using http protocol could work, but I’ve seen several distributions where it breaks because of the FOG API and redirection created in apache to make it work.

                          kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/vmlinuz
                          initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/initrd.img
                          imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img append boot=live components fetch=tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/filesystem.squashfs
                          

                          Could be restated as this using the http protocol

                          kernel http://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/vmlinuz
                          initrd http://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/initrd.img
                          imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img append boot=live components fetch=http://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/filesystem.squashfs
                          

                          The risk above is on the imgargs line with the fetch entry. The kernel has to support what ever protocol you use here. Its iPXE responsiblity to deliver kernel and initrd to the target computer. Once that is done the target kernel takes over and is responsible for delivering anything on the imgarg line. BUT, the advantages is that http is light speed faster than tftp with kernel load times. That is why FOG uses http to deliver FOS to the target computers.

                          You could have also rewritten this using the nfs protocol, for additional speed improvements over tftp.

                          kernel nfs://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/vmlinuz
                          initrd nfs://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/initrd.img
                          imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img append boot=live components fetch=nfs://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/live/filesystem.squashfs
                          

                          Now again the risk is the fetch command, if the kernel doesn’t support nfs then booting will break.

                          For those who might like to try and experiment with booting different protocols here is the fog server path associated with the protocol.

                          tftp://${fog-ip}/os == /tftpboot/os
                          http://${fog-ip}/os == /var/www/html/os
                          nfs://${fog-ip}/os == /images/os

                          You could use sanboot, AoE, or iscsi boot but that would require you to create a block level device (i.e. hard drive) to host your boot images.

                          When selecting the protocol you have to be mindful of where that server services calls its home, root, or base directory.

                          The point is in the end use the right protocol for the task you are trying to achieve.

                          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!

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                            fpausp
                            last edited by fpausp

                            @george1421
                            OK, thanks for your comments… I will study it tomorrow, no more time this day… I tried also the installer-version of kali, what I will show you in the next reply…

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                              fpausp
                              last edited by fpausp

                              Kali Install 2017.3 - v.01

                              create the required directories:

                              mkdir -p /images/os/kali/2017.3/install/ /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.3/install/ /tmp/netboot/ /mnt/loop/

                              rsync or wget kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso to /iso

                              rsync -avzr --progress /<your-path>/kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso /iso/

                              Mount the Kali ISO:

                              mount -o loop -t iso9660 /iso/kali-linux-2017.3-amd64.iso /mnt/loop

                              We need to download the netboot kernel:

                              cd /tmp/netboot
                              wget http://repo.kali.org/kali/dists/kali-rolling/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz

                              extract tarball:

                              tar -zxf netboot.tar.gz

                              Copy the files:

                              rsync -avzr --progress /mnt/loop/* /images/os/kali/2017.3/install
                              rsync -avzr --progress /tmp/netboot/debian-installer/amd64/{linux,initrd.gz} /tftpboot/os/kali/2017.3/install

                              adjust and umount:

                              cd /tmp
                              rm -rf ./netboot
                              umount /mnt/loop

                              Setup a new FOG iPXE boot menu entry:

                              In the fog WebGUI go to FOG Configuration->iPXE New Menu Entry
                              Set the following fields

                              Menu Item: os.Kali.install.2017.3
                              Description: Kali Install 2017.3
                              Parameters:
                              kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/install/linux
                              initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/kali/2017.3/install/initrd.gz
                              imgargs linux initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/nfs netboot=nfs nfsroot=${fog-ip}:/images/os/kali/2017.3/install ip=dhcp rw language=de country=AT keymap=de hostname=kali domain=test.lan
                              boot || goto MENU
                              Menu Show with: All Hosts

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                                fpausp
                                last edited by fpausp

                                Hi, I use 1.5.0 now and made an iPXE Menu entry…
                                After I boot, the entry is not visible, but I can boot, its just ugly to see nothing :).

                                How can I fix that ?

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                                • george1421G
                                  george1421 Moderator @fpausp
                                  last edited by

                                  @fpausp Please post a screen shot of the fog configuration page used to create the iPXE menu. Also please post the output of this command. Insert the fog server IP in the proper spot and insert it into a browser of your choice.
                                  http://<fog_server_ip>/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=00:00:00:00:00:00

                                  This url will display the content of the iPXE menu.

                                  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!

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                                    fpausp
                                    last edited by

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                                    #!ipxe
                                    set fog-ip <my-fog-ip>
                                    set fog-webroot fog
                                    set boot-url http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}
                                    cpuid --ext 29 && set arch x86_64 || set arch i386
                                    goto get_console
                                    :console_set
                                    colour --rgb 0x00567a 1 ||
                                    colour --rgb 0x00567a 2 ||
                                    colour --rgb 0x00567a 4 ||
                                    cpair --foreground 7 --background 2 2 ||
                                    goto MENU
                                    :alt_console
                                    cpair --background 0 1 ||
                                    cpair --background 1 2 ||
                                    goto MENU
                                    :get_console
                                    console --picture http://<my-fog-ip>/fog/service/ipxe/bg.png --left 100 --right 80 && goto console_set || goto alt_console
                                    :MENU
                                    menu
                                    colour --rgb 0xff0000 0 ||
                                    cpair --foreground 1 1 ||
                                    cpair --foreground 0 3 ||
                                    cpair --foreground 4 4 ||
                                    item --gap Host is NOT registered!
                                    item --gap -- -------------------------------------
                                    item fog.local Boot from hard disk
                                    item fog.memtest Run Memtest86+
                                    item fog.reginput Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory
                                    item fog.reg Quick Registration and Inventory
                                    item fog.deployimage Deploy Image
                                    item fog.multijoin Join Multicast Session
                                    item fog.sysinfo Client System Information (Compatibility)
                                    item os.UrBackup.RestoreCD
                                    choose --default fog.local --timeout 3000 target && goto ${target}
                                    :fog.local
                                    sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80 || goto MENU
                                    :fog.memtest
                                    kernel memdisk initrd=memtest.bin iso raw
                                    initrd memtest.bin
                                    boot || goto MENU
                                    :fog.reginput
                                    kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 web=http://<my-fog-ip>/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 storage=<my-fog-ip>:/images/ storageip=<my-fog-ip> loglevel=4 mode=manreg
                                    imgfetch init_32.xz
                                    boot || goto MENU
                                    :fog.reg
                                    kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 web=http://<my-fog-ip>/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 storage=<my-fog-ip>:/images/ storageip=<my-fog-ip> loglevel=4 mode=autoreg
                                    imgfetch init_32.xz
                                    boot || goto MENU
                                    :fog.deployimage
                                    login
                                    params
                                    param mac0 ${net0/mac}
                                    param arch ${arch}
                                    param username ${username}
                                    param password ${password}
                                    param qihost 1
                                    isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
                                    isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
                                    param sysuuid ${uuid}
                                    :fog.multijoin
                                    login
                                    params
                                    param mac0 ${net0/mac}
                                    param arch ${arch}
                                    param username ${username}
                                    param password ${password}
                                    param sessionJoin 1
                                    isset ${net1/mac} && param mac1 ${net1/mac} || goto bootme
                                    isset ${net2/mac} && param mac2 ${net2/mac} || goto bootme
                                    param sysuuid ${uuid}
                                    :fog.sysinfo
                                    kernel bzImage32 loglevel=4 initrd=init_32.xz root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=127000 web=http://<my-fog-ip>/fog/ consoleblank=0 rootfstype=ext4 storage=<my-fog-ip>:/images/ storageip=<my-fog-ip> loglevel=4 mode=sysinfo
                                    imgfetch init_32.xz
                                    boot || goto MENU
                                    :os.UrBackup.RestoreCD
                                    kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/vmlinuz
                                    initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/initrd.img
                                    imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img append boot=live config username=urbackup fetch=tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/filesystem.squashfs
                                    boot || goto MENU
                                    param sysuuid ${uuid}
                                    :bootme
                                    chain -ar http://<my-fog-ip>/fog/service/ipxe/boot.php##params ||
                                    goto MENU
                                    autoboot
                                    
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                                    • george1421G
                                      george1421 Moderator @fpausp
                                      last edited by george1421

                                      @fpausp The description field is required if you want the menu item to show up in the menu.

                                      As long as

                                      kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/vmlinuz
                                      initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/urbackup/initrd.img
                                      

                                      Files are located in /tftpboot/os/urbackup/ it should work once you add in the Menu title (description)

                                      @Developers @UIDevelopers That field name (Description) probably needs to be change to “Menu Title” or something to show that its a mandatory field.

                                      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!

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                                        fpausp
                                        last edited by

                                        Thank you very much, Gentlemen !

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                                          fpausp
                                          last edited by fpausp

                                          I think it is a BUG, I have to do it twice befor it is permanent saved.

                                          Another Question:
                                          Howto sort iPXE Menu Item Settings ?

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