update the kernals on fog server / nodes

@duncan
removed the storage node and it seems to be working now.

Il try to rebuild the node and test again.

@sebastian-roth Yeh i wiped the fog server and reinstalled it all using http. not https.

I cleared out the storage node fog settings and then reran the installer.

Im setting it up as new server so didnt bother keeping certs. I then uninstalled the client and reinstalled on windows 10 build.

Im going to rebuild the server one more time, but not add the node and see how it behaves.

Thanks

@sebastian-roth

Tried that, didnt solve anything.

Ended up redoing Server and Storage node. Now i have new issues…

 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Client-Info Version: 0.12.0
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Client-Info OS:      Windows
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Authentication Waiting for authentication timeout to pass
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Communication Download: http://x.x.x.x/fog/management/other/ssl/srvpublic.crt
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Data::RSA FOG Server CA cert found
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Authentication Cert OK
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Authentication No token found at C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\token.dat, this is expected if the client has not authenticated before
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Authentication ERROR: Could not get security token
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Authentication ERROR: Could not find file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\token.dat'.
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Communication POST URL: http://x.x.x.x/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&authorize&newService
 19/01/2022 14:48:39 Middleware::Response Private key path not found

Ubuntu 20.04.3
FOG 1.5.9

Just built a new FOG server and storage node.

I can deploy and capture images, but i cannot deploy Snapins.

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---------------------------------SnapinClient---------------------------------
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 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Client-Info Client Version: 0.12.0
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Client-Info Client OS:      Windows
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Client-Info Server Version: 1.5.9
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Middleware::Response Success
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 SnapinClient Running snapin AutoCAD 2021
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Middleware::Communication Download: http://x.x.x.x//fog/service/snapins.file.php?mac=EC:B1:D7:49:C9:EE&taskid=19
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Data::RSA FOG Server CA cert found
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Data::RSA ERROR: Certificate validation failed
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Data::RSA ERROR: Trust chain did not complete to the known authority anchor. Errors: The signature of the certificate cannot be verified. (NotSignatureValid)
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Middleware::Communication SSL certificate chain error: A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust provider.

 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Middleware::Communication ERROR: Could not download file
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Middleware::Communication ERROR: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel.
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 SnapinClient C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\tmp\AutoCad2021.sfx.exe
 18/01/2022 11:20:40 Middleware::Communication URL: https://x.x.x.x/fog/service/snapins.checkin.php?taskid=19&exitcode=-1&mac=EC:B1:D7:49:C9:EE&newService&json

@george1421
im just getting chain loading errors - we have the usbc to ethernet. that will have to do meantime.

Cheers for the help there. much appreciated.

Duncan

its an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_02F0&SUBSYS_00748086&REV_00

@george1421

i just tried the bzimagewifi, but i suspect my wifi driver is not in the file.

any chance you could update it to include it? pretty please…

@duncan ok, its almost working. MTU was lowered on Vlan and can now deploy an image.
I now get a irq 16: nobody cared (try booting it with the “irqpoll” option)

then the error no network interfaces found.

Fog v1.4.4

So we have 840 G7s - there’s no ethernet on these. They do have the option to wifi boot. Which i have working. I setup the wifi in the bios. setup the dhcp scope options and boot on wifi.

I get the usual:
Start PXE over IPv4

It sees the server, gets the NBP filename etc, talks to DCHP get IP address.

If i dont have a deployment task sitting i get the login screen to fog, then it just hangs on the 2nd boot.php…

If i have a deployment task it hangs on the bzImage…

Iv updated the kernals to the latest -
bzImage Version: 5.10.50
bzImage32 Version: 5.10.50

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz

What im a missing?

Thanks Duncan

@george1421

Setting now set, my original laptop is now building at the 6.5gb/min i expected.

Will set a load more off soon and report back.

Again many thanks to everyone that has helped me out over the last few weeks.

@Sebastian-Roth

Ok so i ran some tests, i hope it make sense to you all.

These where all ran on the same original slow laptop i have been using since the start.

Build1:

Host Kernel: Blank
Host Kernel Arguments:BLank
Host Init: Blank

build speed slow

Build2:

Host Kernel: bzImage-4.9.51
Host Kernel Arguments:BLank
Host Init: Blank

build speed - 6.5gb - 7gb/min (ish)

build3:

Host Kernel:bzimage
Host Kernel Argument: nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0
Host Init: Blank

nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 - not a valid identifier
build speed fast - 6.5gb - 7gb/min (ish)

Build4:

Host Kernel: bzImage-4.15.2
Host Kernel Arguments: nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0
Host Init: Blank

nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 - not a valid identifier
build speed fast - 6.5gb - 7gb/min (ish)

Build5:

Host Kernel: bzImage-4.9.51
Host Kernel Arguments: nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0
Host Init: Blank

nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 - not a valid identifier
build speed fast - 6.5gb - 7gb/min (ish)

build 6:

Host Kernel: bzImage
Host Kernel Arguments: nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500
Host Init: Blank

nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500- not a valid identifier
build speed slow

build7:

Host Kernel: bzImage-4.15.2
Host Kernel Arguments: nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500
Host Init: Blank

nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500 - not a valid identifier
build speed slow

build8:
Host Kernel: bzImage-4.9.51
Host Kernel Arguments: nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500
Host Init: Blank

nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500- not a valid identifier
build speed fast - 6.5gb - 7gb/min (ish)

@Sebastian-Roth

Definatly a difference in speeds.

Using bzimage 4.19 and init_partclone.xz got an average of 3gb/min

Using bzimage-4.9.51 and init.xz started at 7gb/min and dropped and hanging around 6.6(ish)gb/min

both tests on the same laptop

@Duncan

On a working laptop APST was enabled also.

So i guess it is i firmware or slight hardware difference.

With the APST disabled on this one again im seeing speeds of 2.8 - 3.0gb/min

@Quazz

i can live with these speeds. image is only 70gb.

Alot faster than three weeks.

Im going to test this on my other sites now and see what speeds i get.

Seems to be that APST though. I wonder if some have it enabled out of the box and others dont. Im going to run the command to check on a “working” laptop and see if its disabled by default.

@Quazz said in Very slow cloning speed on specific model:

Downloaded new Init_partclone added to host. Set the Kernel to 4.19.

Ran commands, APST was enabled. I disabled it and started to image.

Now its hung on Restoring Partition Tables GPT…

Rebooted, and tried again. Its now building at 2.7gb/min.

One thing i did notice was my storage nodes where on an old kernel 4.11.0. I have now copied over the latest ones to the nodes.

@Duncan

Iv built a few more laptops now.

2 built straight out the box, no kernels or inits needed.

One had the slowness issue. In the host page i just added the kernel setting.

Deployed the image and away it went. Full speed. building about 8gb/min

@Sebastian-Roth

Yeh, this is weird, i removed the settings from the other laptop i was building. And it still build… i guess it was a lucky laptop that could build.

Back to the original slow laptop, removed Host Kernel setting and its back to being slow.

Deleted original slow laptop from FOG, re registered it and added in bzImage-4.9.5.1 to host kernel. Host init still blank.

Deployed an image and its full speed.

 ls -al /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/bzImage* /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe/init*
-rw-r--r-- 1 fog      fog       8118832 Dec 18  2018 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/bzImage
-rw-r--r-- 1 fog      fog       7562352 Dec 18  2018 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/bzImage32
-rw-r--r-- 1 fog      www-data  7465280 Jun 27  2017 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/bzImage32_OLD
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data  7942736 Dec  4 23:16 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/bzImage-4.9.51
-rw-r--r-- 1 fog      www-data  7601536 Jun 27  2017 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/bzImage_OLD
-rw-r--r-- 1 fog      www-data 18646084 Jun 27  2017 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/init_32.xz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 19744348 Dec  1 07:31 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/init-4.9.x.xz
-rw-r--r-- 1 fog      www-data 19605632 Jun 27  2017 /var/www/html/fog/service/i                                    pxe/init.xz

@Sebastian-Roth

Yasss!

Uploaded the kernel got some errors about kernel being to old.

On the client removed the “Host Init” setting but left the “Host Kernel” as bzImage-4.9.5.1 and kicked off an image.

Build at a nice decent speed now. Built 3 so far all at full speed!!

Thank you so much for all the help @Sebastian-Roth @Quazz

@Sebastian-Roth

Intel I219-V

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15BE&SUBSYS_8549103C&REV_11
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15BE&SUBSYS_8549103C
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15BE&CC_020000
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15BE&CC_0200