What is the best way to back up my FOG Server, how do you back up yours?
I have read somewhere about a backup script?
All I do at the moment is have an up to date Export list of all hosts so i can re-add that if i have to rebuild the FOG server in the event of a disaster.
I use Virtualbox for my image building (and keep a copy on another HD) so I do not backup my uploaded image from FOG.
sounds like you just need to roll back to the previous kernel that you were using?
[quote=“Mohammad Hammoodi, post: 1419, member: 482”]I was using a Dell OptiPlex 755 with 2GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Ubuntu 11.10.
The FOG server is connected to a switch which is connected in turn to the main switch of the company, the routing and switching works fine.
All the servers have different names.
All the computers are on when I push out the multi-cast request.
I haven’t tried adding all the hosts, because it’s a production line, where we deploy an image with our software installed on it let’s say every two hours to a new computer of OptiPlex790, unless we have a heavy production, then it’s more than one at a time.
The server became very slow after I installed the updates of Ubuntu the first week of February 2012.
I had to migrate to a new computer (assembled in house), with 4GB RAM and 1TB HDD.
Ping works fine from and to the fog server.
I just finished migration to the new server and did the chainloading.
Now a new thing came up with the new server, when I used the Kernel that came with fog .32 it took 15 minutes to deploy an image to a new computer, but after I update the kernel to [FONT=Ubuntu][COLOR=#333333]Kernel - 3.2.4 Core, now it’s taking 40 minutes to do the same image!!![/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Ubuntu][COLOR=#333333]Any suggestions to make it faster, please advise.[/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Ubuntu][COLOR=#333333]Thanks in advance[/COLOR][/FONT][/quote]
I forgot to mention that when I deleted the group/hosts (before stopping its multicast session …I know, a dumb move indeed) they disappeared from Tasks Tab, I restarted the server and still no joy the clients were still booting the bzimage even though there were no tasks visable let alone the fact they were no longer in the FOG Host list.
[quote=“Catsrules, post: 1382, member: 296”]If it ever happens again, it should be under the tasks tab then under Active Multicast Tasks, then you will see a task in the list that you can delete. that will stop the computer from picking up the task.
BTW if you want to stop a normal task it will be under the task menu then Active task.[/quote]
Solved,
I manually entered the mac address of the 9 hosts (using previous Inventory Report), started a multicast then stopped it.
Machines now cleared from the job que
how do you force multicasting to stop??
I deleted the group before stopping the multicast, want to re-register the host and they start downloading the kernel ready for multicasting??
this article looks great, I have just deployed FOG on our network and this was going to be the next stage, thanks for sharing!!
[URL=‘http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/vmware-hard-drive-drivers.210/’]see this post, think it covers what you need, http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/vmware-hard-drive-drivers.210/[/URL]
i have never had to do this but have you tried with clonezilla?
this did happen to me, so i went to sourceforge downloaded it, and then uploaded it to my fog server using webmin
okay so I have believe I have fixed the issue after rebuilding the server a few times. I settled with ubuntu 10.04.03 in the end. During FOG install I set the mysql root password as normal
Using Webadmin, I logged into the mysql section created a new user (fogadmin) and password, giving this account full permission. I then edited the MYSQL info in /var/www/fog/commons/config.php + /opt/fog/service/etc/config.php. to match. Multicast speed is now at 670+ mb/min.
also I am now using the newly released kernel 3.2.4
this week I will move the server to a gigabit port on the switch which I hope will help increase this speed, though it is still 100mb to desktop.
[LEFT]just thought I would add that the new kernel just released 3.2.4 seems to work really well. This new release looks good![/LEFT]
(bump) anyone have any ideas/settings to check?
ghost multicast works and can image a suite in one hour, but fog says it will take 30+
Hi we have seperate Vlans here server, student and staff
student and staff dhcp options 66/67 has been configured on both of these vlans pxe menu/unicasting works great, 100mb network unicast speeds of 1.25gb/min
switches are cisco with multicasting enabled
when trying a multicast with the same 2 pc’s that were used for unicasting the multicast speed drops to 10mb/min any ideas or tests I can run?
server spec is
fog 0.32 ubuntu server 11.10
Linux 3.0.0-15-server on x86_64
Intel
Core
2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz, 2 cores
2gb ram
check this link its a GREAT GUIDE
[url]http://blog.ibuddy.info/index.php/2011/05/fog-29-my-windows-7-guide-3264-bit-docv1/[/url]
not sure if you have done this but I would recommend setting your master pc to IDE in the bios storage config -> then installing a fresh windows 7 (basic install let it create the 100mb partition)-> defrag (I use defraggler) then run chkdsk /f and reboot the machine again once this has finished -> then log in and run sysprep (with generalise+OOBE) -> then uploading it. then deploy it to a pc and make sure before your start the deploy that the pc is set to IDE in the bios
edit: when you create a new image definition on the fog server set to Windows 7 + Single Partition re-sizable
yeah thanks i got pxe boot/registering working, didnt have time to upload/download today will test next week
FOG runs on top of Ubuntu Server (or centos)
so yes you will need to install Ubuntu as a VM
Hi we have separate Server, Teacher and Student VLans. With the FOG server being on the Server VLAN how do i get it to pxe boot/multicast accross to the teacher and student VLANS??
thanks