Thank you guys for the answeres
We will setup a FOG server and revert back
Hopefully all go smooth
The goal is to install 200-300 new Desktop with the same image every day
Approx 1000 units a month.
With that we are preparing the space to put the PCs with enough power outlets , ethernet ports, KVMs to put the 200 batch each time
Wish me luck guys
Zion
Thank you for the replies and discussion guys !
So i understand that i might be doing some workaround and it’s not the way to go.
what we are experiencing currently is that we have a limited of PC’s we can install at once from PXE (we can do approx 10-15 at a time)
sometimes the PC’s for the schools supposed to have their HDD’s replaced with SSD’s or bigger SATA ones and than i need to remove the old one and install the new ones, so i figured for this situations i rather put them back after i cloned the new drives with the images.
the FOG as i read is an Amazing solution but my question is do you think the right way is to connected each PC individually ? will it be faster (and less logistic) than doing it bulk directly to the drives ?
Well actually maybe you guys have a diffrent idea
We are installing each time different images to diffrerent schools in our region
We sometimes needs to install 500-800 pcs all exact same pc model and specs and all of them with the exact same image
We use pxe boot to image each pc but i cant find an effective way to so it in mass installation since we have limited space and few technicians and im trying to make the imaging process more effective
Would love to know if you have any suggestions on how to handle mass installations (i tought making a duplicator and just mass install the hdds and assemble onto the pcs will be faster, specially when sometimes there is an Hdd upgrade than we already have the hdds outside the pc)
Any best practice will be helpful
Thank you for the replay
Is there a image to multiple local hdds option?
I mean if the qty were lower , for example 1 to 10 would that be suitable ?
Hi Guys,
I’m trying to build a cloning station and i was wondering if FOG is suitable for what i am after
I have a i7 PC that has multiple USB 3.0 ports
Each usb port has a Orico 4xBay SATA HDD connected
The PC see’s 40 hard drives connected
Question is , is FOG capable loading a source image and deploy it on the HDDs connected simultaneously?
If so, is it also able to format the 40 HDDs?
Thank you !
Zion