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854

• FOGBase: Cleaned up logging functions - made more readable and less scary looking
• Group: Deploy: Hostnames now link to edit page of Host
• Updated edit icon
• JavaScript: FOGAjaxSearch: Fixed template issue not showing zeros

855

• JavaScript: Clean up unused JavaScript & tidy HTML for JavaScript - FOG now finds the JavaScript it needs automatically
• JavaScript: Condensed JavaScript
• AJAX Files: Removed unused AJAX files - these are deprecated as FOGPage now handles these requests
• Logging tweaks
• SystemUptime() function moved to FOGCore
• Dashboard: Fixed disk usage, image history and bandwidth meter

853 is up

• Renamed GroupMembers Classes to GroupAssociation Classes
• schemaupdater: Unique field setup for ‘groups’ and ‘groupMembers’ tables
• FOGManagerController: buildSelectBox(): ID is now listed after the object name
• Lots of ‘State ID’ changes for Tasks and Service Scripts - needs testing by imaging
• HostManagementPage: Action box to assign hosts to groups now works again
• HostManagementPage: Checkbox toggle works again

@astrouga

I have committed the missing class files - sorry!

#2 - this is by design, /images/ should be read-only.

The dir it’s writing to should be /images/dev/ i.e. /images/dev/mac_address

There must be a bug that is not adding the dev directory to the path.

#3 - good to hear, ill look into the service scripts more.

#4 - Web UI code is yet to be created

#5 - was missing ‘task type id’ from the link - also fixed this problem in group manager

#6 - not sure why the disk info fails - will look into this more when i look at the dashboard again

Keep the bug reports coming! It helps knowing where i should focus my efforts.

Sadly due to my lack of free time, i have not been able to keep to the time schedule i wanted.

The code is close to completion. I have rewritten most of the Core code and I’m about 70% way through the Web UI code.

I have not posted as i do not want to promise a time schedule i cannot keep.

That being said, the latest code is available in our SVN repo. ([url]http://freeghost.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freeghost/[/url])

If you would like to BETA test and [U][URL=‘http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/bugs-in-fog-0-33.631/’]post BUG reports[/URL][/U] that would be most helpful.

[U]I would create a test VM for this as 0.33 performs database changes that makes it incompatible with the 0.32 code.[/U]

Great feedback guys! This lets me know where to focus my energy.

[quote=“CamC, post: 2330, member: 34”]I can confirm this to be [U]INCORRECT[/U], I have a fog deployment of about 1000 desktop/notebooks all of which are windows 7 using KMS.
Never used Sysprep.[/quote]
I have read some technet blogs saying syspreping isnt required anymore. Personally i dont put too much faith in any technet blogs.
I’m sure in most cases this could be true, but i have ran into issues that have been solved by syspreping the images.
If this is really true, why did Windows 7 ship with a sysprep tool pre-installed?

Syspreping will also alert you to problems (not literately, but by failing) long before you roll your image out.

IMHO, spend the extra 10minutes and save your self some time.

[quote=“Markverg, post: 2337, member: 383”]So i’m curious, what is it the fog service does exactly to change the CMID?[/quote]
FOG does not alter any UUID information.

To fix the timezone issue, edit your php.ini and set the ‘date.timezone’ variable.

The installer does not use ‘php -v’ to check the version, it queries RPM.
Run this for me and post the output:
[code]rpm -q php53[/code]

Because google sent everyone to the old forum, many threads were being created there and going unanswered.

If it was as easy as ‘change it to read only’, we would have done that already.

Solution: Use Google’s cache.

Very well done

A quick update, it was decided to release FOG 0.33 at the end of February.
Hopefully there will be an RC released soon for testing.

Sorry about the lack of updates, i have been busy with a new job.

I have opened this thread for comments.

I would use DNS to point the clients to the correct IP Address in that Network.

[quote=“Kevin, post: 869, member: 3”]Ah, but SCCM does but that’s a whole other discussion right there.[/quote]

AFAIK, SCCM does not have LDAP access and there is no easy way to connect to it’s database and pull information - please prove me wrong

Not at this point in time.

Once 0.33 comes out, it will be much easier to add / modify / replace FOG code.

After this, i really want to encourge adding code to FOG. I more than willing to help.

I have moved the thread for you

1. That sounds fine. Let me know if any code needs to change in FOGController or FOGManagerController

2. You should have a look at the latest code i have submitted. I have made a lot of changes to how Tasks are generated.

$Host->startTask was written by microleaks, but never put into prodution. The old production code was in ‘management/includes/tasks.confirm.include.php’’

Task creation is now handled in Host.class.php. There are 3 functions for instant deployment, single run scheduled deployment and cron style deployment:

[url]https://freeghost.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freeghost/trunk/packages/web/lib/fog/Host.class.php[/url]
[code]$Host->createImagePackage($taskTypeID, $taskName = ‘’, $shutdown = false, $debug = false, $deploySnapins = true, $isGroupTask = false)
$Host->createSingleRunScheduledPackage($taskTypeID, $taskName = ‘’, $scheduledDeployTime, $enableShutdown = false, $enableSnapins = false, $isGroupTask = false, $arg2 = null)
$Host->createCronScheduledPackage($taskTypeID, $taskName = ‘’, $minute = 1, $hour = 23, $dayOfMonth = ‘', $month = '’, $dayOfWeek = ‘*’, $enableShutdown = false, $enableSnapins = true, $isGroupTask = false, $arg2 = null)[code][/code]

There has been a new class to handle “TaskTypes” (aka download, upload, multicast, wipe, av, etc) and this class reads it’s information from the ‘TaskTypes’ table. You are able to specify custom kernel and kernel arguments per TaskType.

GUI code for Task creation is in HostManagementPage.class.php & GroupManagementPage.class.php
(functions deploy() & deploy_post() handle the calls to the Host functions.

[url]https://freeghost.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freeghost/trunk/packages/web/lib/pages/HostManagementPage.class.php[/url]
[url]https://freeghost.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freeghost/trunk/packages/web/lib/pages/GroupManagementPage.class.php[/url]

I personally dont use fogprep on my Windows 7 builds, I’ve never had any problems. Fogprep removes the drive letter assignment <-> UUID registry information. In saying that, some people have had problems with it (on certain hardware sets) and removing the registry information is harmless.

The master Image needs to be able to complete a full mini setup, otherwise the deployed Image will fail. This is sounding more like your problem.

I have personally seen this endless reboot loop you are talking about. There is something wrong with your Image. It could be partition related or mostly likely, Microsoft software related (Windows, sysprep auto unattend, Office, Patches, etc).

Look around the forums for information on partition / MBR related issues.

You should prove it’s something wrong with the current Image. I would install a fresh copy of Windows onto another computer of the same hardware set, sysprep and upload to a new image. Test if the new master mini setup runs correctly, then deploy the image and test it’s mini setup.

Sometimes, unless you know what is causing the problem; a full Image recreation is the fastest route. Don’t you love Windows

[B][SIZE=4]UPDATE[/SIZE][/B]

After adding another storage node with the same configuration, but using newer 4k drives i managed to get a little more perforamance out of the setup.

[code]fog-4:~# hdparm -t /dev/md0

/dev/md0:
Timing buffered disk reads: 854 MB in 3.00 seconds = 284.22 MB/sec[/code]

You really should be using FOG 0.32 and sysprep’ing your images.

I would be using 1 image for all rooms, as long as they are from the same hardware set.
Simply enable / disable the ‘Hostname Changer’ service per Host.

In regards to the Hostname Changer not working:
[LIST=1]
[]Open or preferably ‘tail’: c:\fog.log
[]Look for: HostnameChanger
[/LIST]
Are there any errors reported? It may take a few minutes for errors to appear.

Good work. I will be moving this to the ‘How-To’ section.

There are no converters. Partimage files are a compressed stream.