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Trigger a script directly after partclone that requests input and copies a folder

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    abos_systemax @Tom Elliott
    last edited by May 17, 2016, 2:18 PM

    @Tom-Elliott

    Hi Tom, No this script here is actually just a testing tool to see the possibilities I can create with postdownload script. I’ve noticed the Early Hostname changer in Fog Trunk which is a great option if it works like I am expecting it to work.

    Right now I’m building my current environment into Fog, without loss of functionality from the old environment (Windows+Ghost+a self-written .net app), there I have the option to check the hostname before it is submitted; that is why I needed this option.

    I’ll definitely delve into the Early hostname changer soon

    Also, we do the deployment for several customers, some want us to change the name, some dont. Some want us to use a specific format, others want other formats. If it was for internal use; then the auto population could be an option; but all we do is custom tailored; even our fog installation 🙂
    – the reason that I do not use the Fog Boot menu is because we do not know the MAC adressess beforehand; we do however know the Serialnumber (and so does iPXE: DmiDecode), iPxe also know the MACadress; so we use a script in iPxe to tell fog that the right device has booted and is online.
    I’m still busy developing all the databases behind that, because we will not be able to completely use the FOG mainframe, but will definitely use the backplane

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      Junkhacker Developer @abos_systemax
      last edited by Junkhacker May 17, 2016, 8:29 AM May 17, 2016, 2:29 PM

      @abos_systemax

      I’ve noticed the Early Hostname changer in Fog Trunk which is a great option if it works like I am expecting it to work.

      and how are you expecting it to work?

      – the reason that I do not use the Fog Boot menu is because we do not know the MAC adressess beforehand;

      i’m not understanding what one has to do with the other

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        abos_systemax @Junkhacker
        last edited by May 17, 2016, 2:35 PM

        @Junkhacker
        The two have nothing to do with each other in this context.=
        I am expecting the early hostname changer to work with the field hostname from the Fog Dbase, am I correct here?

        Right now we are using the field Hostname from the table Hosts to identify the machine (we prefill it with the serialnumber), if I am correct in my expectation above, then we have to change that functionality to use a field not used by the hostname changer.

        Other question: is it possible to turn it on- or off, per device?

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          Junkhacker Developer @abos_systemax
          last edited by May 17, 2016, 2:45 PM

          @abos_systemax said in Trigger a script directly after partclone that requests input and copies a folder:

          Right now we are using the field Hostname from the table Hosts to identify the machine (we prefill it with the serialnumber), if I am correct in my expectation above, then we have to change that functionality to use a field not used by the hostname changer.

          i don’t understand what you’re trying to do here. are you trying to give the computer a name that matches it’s serial number?

          Other question: is it possible to turn it on- or off, per device?

          no

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            abos_systemax @Junkhacker
            last edited by May 17, 2016, 3:22 PM

            @Junkhacker
            Currently, we are using the Hostname field in the table Hosts to identify the machine in iPXE as ‘prestaged’ for Fog.
            If the hostname changer does use this specific field to insert the name (and correct me If I am wrong here), then we will have to change our own script that currently also uses this field, because the actual hostname will be different (based on customer preferences)

            If the above is true , then I will need to find alternative means to prestage devices. If the Easy Hostname Change option uses a different database or table, then please let me know.

            p.s. We do not use the windows client, I am talking about the ‘Fog OS Easy hostname change’ option

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              Junkhacker Developer @abos_systemax
              last edited by May 17, 2016, 3:30 PM

              @abos_systemax the early hostname changer uses the host name, as listed in the host profile. why not just name it in fog what you want the name of the computer to be?
              the early hostname changer does not use the client, it mounts the drive of the just imaged computer and edits the registry

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                abos_systemax @Junkhacker
                last edited by May 17, 2016, 3:39 PM

                @Junkhacker
                Early design choices, that’s why I am asking which field is being used 🙂
                I now know what to do to ensure a working environment, thank you; you have all been very helpfull.

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                  ITSolutions Testers @Junkhacker
                  last edited by May 17, 2016, 3:39 PM

                  @Junkhacker If I understand him correctly, the way they stage the machines is by creating a host entry in the DB with the Serial number as the Hostname. With a custom iPXE script the machine PXE boots reads the serial number, finds if there is a host with that serial number and then does the imaging. This can be useful in the sense that they know the serial and not the MAC. When the machine is plugged in the first time you don’t need need to do anything it just works.

                  @abos_systemax I would recommend using one of the “other” fields for the serial number because the early host name changer does use the hostnmae field and is not configurable.

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                    abos_systemax @ITSolutions
                    last edited by May 17, 2016, 3:45 PM

                    @ITSolutions Thanks for the confirmation. That was exactly our case.

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                      Junkhacker Developer
                      last edited by May 17, 2016, 4:00 PM

                      just to give you some more information to work with, in addition to the “hosts” table, there is also the associated “inventory” table that contains hardware information about all registered hosts, including the serial number

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