Can fogproject be used to deploy bios/uefi servers like a deployment server ?
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Can fogproject be used to deploy bios/uefi servers like a deployment server ?
I know this might sound like a stupid question but i really cannot get my head around how to use this . i am trying to build a deployment server on linux … do not want to use windows … so i want it to be serve up to bios./uefi clients over the network.
I tried installing it and got the webpage but cannot figure out where to add the iso images etc .
Would an experienced person be willing to help these basic questions from a newbie ?
Would be eternally greatful.thanks
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@rocksoft said in Can fogproject be used to deploy bios/uefi servers like a deployment server ?:
Can fogproject be used to deploy bios/uefi servers like a deployment server ?
The quick answer is yes.
FOG supports both bios and uefi based computers. You need to send a bios based boot loader (undionly.kpxe) to a bios target computer, and snp.efi or ipxe.efi to a uefi based computer.
So if you have your own dhcp server that supports dynamic boot loaders (like a linux dhcp server) you can configure those settings. https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/BIOS_and_UEFI_Co-Existence#Example_1 or if you have an external dhcp server on a router or L3 switch you can use dnsmasq to provide dynamic dhcp boot loader info https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/12796/installing-dnsmasq-on-your-fog-server
And finally if you have no dhcp server, when you install FOG you can tell FOG to install a preconfigured dhcp server to provide dynamic pxe boot info.