Fog Version = 1.4.4
OS = Ubuntu 16.04

Needing some clarity on the process for adding a storage node. My hope is that I’ll be able to use it for both image replication and as a separate place to dump individual images. I have several NAS’s at my disposal, all with plenty of extra space. So my questions are:

1.) How do I create a NAS storage node for replication? I previously attempted the suggestion here: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/8668/qnap-nas-storage but when that node was enabled it resulted in me not being able to communicate with the master node, so I deleted it.

2.) Is it possible to set up a secondary node and not perform replication of images? I would like to use it as a simple way of “expanding” my available storage space. I’ve not been able to find any documentation, so if there’s already something out there I’d love to read it.

@Tom-Elliott I tried adding the mac you suggested, but it had no effect. Tried the other one, and everything lit up. Everything looks good now. Successfully deployed a snapin.

Thanks for the help Tom!

@Tom-Elliott I have been unable to find a way to add a filter or troubleshoot any further. Is there something else I can try? I was really hoping to get snapins to work, it will help me out a ton. Oddly enough, a printer will deploy, but only after the host restarts. Is there any kind of repair I can run on the database?

Thanks for all your help so far Tom. You guys are awesome!

@Tom-Elliott How would I go about that? I’m not familiar at all with MySQL.

@Tom-Elliott

Nevermind, I figured it out… I think.

@Tom-Elliott Pardon my ignorance, but how would I go about doing that?

@Tom-Elliott I no longer see the database connection error, but I do still get these…

Authentication:

6/30/2017 10:31 AM Client-Info Version: 0.11.12
6/30/2017 10:31 AM Client-Info OS: Windows
6/30/2017 10:31 AM Middleware::Authentication Waiting for authentication timeout to pass
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Communication Download: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/other/ssl/srvpublic.crt
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Data::RSA FOG Server CA cert found
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Authentication Cert OK
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Authentication ERROR: Could not get security token
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Authentication ERROR: Could not find file ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\token.dat’.
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Communication POST URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&authorize&newService
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response Error multiple hosts returned for list of mac addresses

6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&configure&newService&json
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response Success
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&mac=1A:E3:47:B3:65:43|28:E3:47:B3:7C:B3|28:E3:47:B3:65:43|00:09:0F:FE:00:01|A0:1D:48:B0:29:CC||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService&json
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response ERROR: Could not parse data
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response ERROR: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: E. Path ‘’, line 0, position 0.
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/service/getversion.php?clientver&newService&json
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/service/getversion.php?newService&json
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Service ERROR: Unable to get cycle data
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Service ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response Success
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Service Initializing modules

UserTracker:

6/30/2017 10:33 AM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.12
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Client-Info Client OS: Windows
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Client-Info Server Version:
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response ERROR: Unable to get subsection
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Middleware::Response ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
6/30/2017 10:33 AM Service Sleeping for 143 seconds
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&configure&newService&json
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Response Success
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&mac=1A:E3:47:B3:65:43|28:E3:47:B3:7C:B3|28:E3:47:B3:65:43|00:09:0F:FE:00:01|A0:1D:48:B0:29:CC||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService&json
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Response ERROR: Could not parse data
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Response ERROR: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: E. Path ‘’, line 0, position 0.
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/service/getversion.php?clientver&newService&json
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/service/getversion.php?newService&json
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Service ERROR: Unable to get cycle data
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Service ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
6/30/2017 10:35 AM Middleware::Response Success

@Tom-Elliott I tried the commands you suggested. I’ve not noticed any changes in anything. The fog.log on all clients is still showing the same thing. Still unable to push snapins…

@Tom-Elliott Getting this also:

----------------------------------UserTracker---------------------------------

6/29/2017 3:52 PM Client-Info Client Version: 0.11.12
6/29/2017 3:52 PM Client-Info Client OS: Windows
6/29/2017 3:52 PM Client-Info Server Version: “A valid database connection could not be made”
6/29/2017 3:52 PM Middleware::Response ERROR: Unable to get subsection
6/29/2017 3:52 PM Middleware::Response ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
6/29/2017 3:52 PM Service Sleeping for 95 seconds
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&configure&newService&json
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Response Success
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&mac=98:E7:F4:F4:0A:5E|E4:A7:A0:B6:55:2A|E4:A7:A0:B6:55:26|00:09:0F:FE:00:01||00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0|00:00:00:00:00:00:00:E0&newService&json
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Response ERROR: Could not parse data
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Response ERROR: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: E. Path ‘’, line 0, position 0.
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/service/getversion.php?clientver&newService&json
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Communication URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/service/getversion.php?newService&json
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Service ERROR: Unable to get cycle data
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Service ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
6/29/2017 3:53 PM Middleware::Response Success

@Tom-Elliott Now all of my clients are showing this:

--------------------------------Authentication--------------------------------

6/29/2017 1:45 PM Client-Info Version: 0.11.12
6/29/2017 1:45 PM Client-Info OS: Windows
6/29/2017 1:45 PM Middleware::Authentication Waiting for authentication timeout to pass
6/29/2017 1:47 PM Middleware::Communication Download: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/other/ssl/srvpublic.crt
6/29/2017 1:47 PM Data::RSA FOG Server CA cert found
6/29/2017 1:47 PM Middleware::Authentication Cert OK
6/29/2017 1:47 PM Middleware::Communication POST URL: http://10.30.19.2/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&authorize&newService
6/29/2017 1:47 PM Middleware::Response Error multiple hosts returned for list of mac addresses

I am unable to find any duplicate MAC address for any hosts. Any ideas?