Image won't deploy
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[quote=“Jonathan Cool, post: 35940, member: 24834”]Hi Albatros.
i’m going crazy … now, i can- upload a windows 7 image of an Optiplex 7010 (optiplex7010-master).
- download the image sucessfully on the Optiplex 7010.
but … if i add an other Optiplex 7010 and i choose a dowload task with the optiplex7010-master image, i have the message “download task failed …”.
Can you describe your few tests ?
I think it’s a permission issue but why the permissions are not good if the computer is not the master of image ?
[U]Edit[/U] :
i don’t understand anymore … none of download tasks work …
if a try a donwload task on the optiplex7010 master, i have the error message.
if a try a download task on a other optiplex7010, i have the error message.
if a try a dowload task with other computer (and an other image), i have the error message …[/quote]I’m not fully understanding.
If you upload the image, then deploy the image to the same machine all works?
If you register another system (7010) and assign the image, schedule deploy, it says it can’t start?
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[quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 35946, member: 7271”]I’m not fully understanding.
If you upload the image, then deploy the image to the same machine all works?
If you register another system (7010) and assign the image, schedule deploy, it says it can’t start?[/quote]
In fact, download tasks do not works for Windows 7 OS …
For Linux and Windows XP OS, download tasks work but not with Windows 7.
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“tasks do not works” gives us no useful information to troubleshoot why this isn’t working for you.
i have deployed hundreds of windows 7 images, many on dell optiplex 7010 computers -
I’m sorry, i will try to give more informations … :
First :
/var/log/foginstall : [url]http://pastebin.com/uRiN9x3c[/url]
/var/log/apache2/error.log :
[CODE][Thu Sep 04 15:37:00 2014] [error] [client 10.44.xx.xxx] PHP Warning: mysqli::query(): Couldn’t fetch mysqli in /var/www/fog/lib/db/MySQL.class.php on line 89, referer: http://10.44.xx.xx/fog/management/index.php?node=tasks
[Thu Sep 04 15:37:00 2014] [error] [client 10.44.xx.xxx] PHP Warning: MySQL::sqlerror(): Couldn’t fetch mysqli in /var/www/fog/lib/db/MySQL.class.php on line 180, referer: http://10.44.xx.xx/fog/management/index.php?node=tasks[/CODE]Storage used to stock the images : NAS Buffalo LinkStation Dui (with full root ssh access): 10.44.xx.xxx:/mnt/array1/images
(i can mount the NFS share /images with a debug download task)- I can upload an Win7 image to the NAS
- I have to move the image files to …/images/dev/@MAC to …/images/<image name>
- I have checked the image path
- I have checked the image and OS type in FOG : Windows 7 and Single Partition Resizable
- I have chmoded 777 -R /mnt/array1/images on the Buffalo NAS
- I have chowned -R fog:root /mnt/array/images on the Buffalo NAS
- I have checked FTP password.
I think, i’m not so far …
An idea ?
If you want more information, tell me ! (sorry for my english, i’m a french user) -
Some of the issue you’re seeing Jonathan: As I finally had a minute to read through some of the posts in this thread. Your issue is not “exactly” the same as the contents of this particular thread unless Both Albatros and Bruce are having the same issue with the upload not working due to them having NAS stations to work with.
There are some known limitations using external NAS systems to perform the image upload. First is that it seams NAS’s don’t like to use direct path FTP systems. The FTP system, when connected, links you to a specified Home folder of the user logging in. So the local FOG user on your NAS machine might have a default home location of:
/array1/images Where your actual path connects through /mnt/array1/images.Why is this an issue?
Because when FOG attempts to FTP the contents of the folder from: /mnt/array1/images/dev, the actual path doesn’t exist during the FTP process on the LAN.
So when it tries to FTP the file from:
/mnt/array1/images/dev/<macfoldername> /mnt/array1/images/<imagepathname> Things “succeed” as neither folder or path technically exist according to the FTP. It’s all too easy to rename/move folders that don’t exist in the linux world. It simply fails successfully which makes fog think it’s succeeded in general. This would explain why you’re not seeing any issues in the imaging process and the task appears to complete perfectly fine.In the NAS’s eye’s, when FTP connects, /mnt/ doesn’t even exist. And seeing as /mnt/array1/images is being called, nothing can actually happen.
How to fix? I haven’t yet figured out a nice method. You would probably have more luck if you looked up the NAS’s FTP functions to find out how to keep FTP from jailing you to a specified Home folder. NFS works perfectly, but FTP fails miserably. I don’t know how else to explain it.
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Wow … many thank’s for the answer. I think i understand what happen … tell me if i’m right :
- for the upload task, it’s the NFS protocol who is used : no problem with path, direct path …
- for the download task, it’s the FTP protocol who is used … :
–> when I connect to the server by FTP (with traditionnal client like fileZilla), i see /array1/images
–> when I connect to the server by SSH, i see [B]/mnt/[/B]array1/images
–> when I declare the NAS into the Storage Management of WebIU, i need to write the full path, /mnt/array1/images
but …
–> when FOG run a download task, it’s used the fog user on the NAS and seen only /array1/images … and it’s fail.
It’s right ?
If it’s right, i have some ideas :
- used /mnt/array1/images into the FOG Storage Management for upload task
- move by a classic client ftp to the right folder (/array1/dev/@MAC --> /array1/<image_name>
- Change the NAS declaration to /array1/images
- try a Download Task on clients …
It’s not very clean but maybe it will work …
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[quote=“Jonathan Cool, post: 36302, member: 24834”]Wow … many thank’s for the answer. I think i understand what happen … tell me if i’m right :
- for the upload task, it’s the NFS protocol who is used : no problem with path, direct path …
- for the download task, it’s the FTP protocol who is used … :
–> when I connect to the server by FTP (with traditionnal client like fileZilla), i see /array1/images
–> when I connect to the server by SSH, i see [B]/mnt/[/B]array1/images
–> when I declare the NAS into the Storage Management of WebIU, i need to write the full path, /mnt/array1/images
but …
–> when FOG run a download task, it’s used the fog user on the NAS and seen only /array1/images … and it’s fail.
It’s right ?
If it’s right, i have some ideas :
- used /mnt/array1/images into the FOG Storage Management for upload task
- move by a classic client ftp to the right folder (/array1/dev/@MAC --> /array1/<image_name>
- Change the NAS declaration to /array1/images
- try a Download Task on clients …
It’s not very clean but maybe it will work …[/quote]
Sort of.
Creating a download task is failing to me trying to help make FOG a slight bit more friendly.
It’s not failing because of the NFS/FTP share directly on the creation of a download task, but rather because the FTP call to check if the folder exists isn’t linking to the proper folder.
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Yes … now i understand. FTP is only used to check if the image path exist … but for upload and download, NFS is used.
Maybe, we can bypass the FTP check … or create a symbolic link on the NAS … i will try some ideas and post my results her. -
I think the symbolic link would work best. On the nas, symbolic link /mnt/array1 to /array1 just for fun?
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[quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 36306, member: 7271”]I think the symbolic link would work best. On the nas, symbolic link /mnt/array1 to /array1 just for fun?[/quote]
This symbolic link not work. I’m trying some others ! -
I have an other idea : mount the NAS by /etc/fstab directly on the server (on /images_NAS for example).
After that, maybe it’s will be good … -
I’m back with bad news …
i have try to mount the NAS directly on the FOG server by /etc/fstab.
[U]/etc/fstab[/U] :
[CODE]10.44.x.xxx:/mnt/array1/images /mnt/images_NAS nfs auto,rw,dev,exec,nfsvers=3 0 0[/CODE][U]ls -la on FOG server /mnt[/U] :
[CODE]drwxrwxrwx 3 1002 root 32 oct. 9 2018 images_NAS : 1002 = fog user on NAS[/CODE]it’s the same rights for .mntcheck, …/dev and …/dev/.mntcheck
[U]ls -la /mnt/array1 on the NAS[/U]:
[CODE]drwxrwxrwx 3 fog root 32 Oct 9 23:48 images[/CODE]Exactly the same rights for the subfolders and the .mntcheck files
With fog user on FOG server, i [I]can[/I] “touch test” on /mnt/images_NAS and /mnt/images_NAS/dev.
When i try an upload task, i have this message :
[CODE]mounting 10.44.x.xxx:/mnt/images_NAS/dev on /images failed : Permission denied[/CODE]I know this message said but i dont’ understand why it appears because, i think, the rights on FOG server AND on the NAS are good … (fog:root -R, chmod 777 …)
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hi.
I think, it’s a nfs share issue … FOG can’t export an NFS share …
With Clonezilla DRBL, there was a similar problem. The solution is unfs3.
Does FOG support unfs3 shares ? -
You’re correct, you cannot nfs share an nfs shared folder. Not properly at least.
The way I’ve gotten around this in the past is with glusterfs on the “shared” part, and glusterfs mounting that share. Then NFS worked okay.
I haven’t played with unfs3, but I think the unfs3 would work for your situation, though I don’t know exactly how to share it.
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I’m trying unfs3.
Upload an windows 7 image in progress !!
I will post results after an upload / download with different OS (7, XP, Linux).[U]Edit[/U] : rate : 75Mb/min … outch !
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Hi !
A first feedback :
Upload an Windows 7 image : it’s works with unfs3 but …- it’s very very slow : average rate : 70 Mb / min ! 5 hours for an upload ! (size : ~24Gb)
- i need to move the image into …/dev/@mac to …/images_FOG by FTP and i dont understand why this time.
Download : work in progress. The task is in progress ! Average rate : 1Gb / min.
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The download task finally works with Windows7 and Optiplex7010 !
I’m very happy. i’m testing with an other hadware model : HP2530p.But, can you explain me why i always need to move the files …/dev/@Mac to …/<image name> ? It’s the same FTP problem ? In this time, i mount the NAS with /etc/fstab … The FTP user of NAS is required with this method ?
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Edit : another incomprehension : with NAS declared on FOG Interface, download task works with Windows XP, Linux but not with Seven.
[U]The FTP check is only[/U] with Windows 7 when a download task is programed ? -
It, currently, on checks for Windows 7 and Windows 8, yes.
