Noted! I hadn’t heard about them yet.

So far I’m really enjoying the management and control I have over my clients via the cloud! The MDM is pretty sweet too, god knows I hate touching that Apple Configurator UGH!

It looks like this will be our tool of choice, especially since they are teamed with Cisco and practically every device in the district is Cisco! I hope they start a cloud management ability for their future lines.

Awesome glad it worked out, have fun fogging

for reference mainly for myself, I like to use my threads a information archives.

reg file to update WSUS information
[CODE][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
“AcceptTrustedPublisherCerts”=dword:00000001
“ElevateNonAdmins”=dword:00000001
“TargetGroup”=“Workstations”
“TargetGroupEnabled”=dword:00000000
“WUServer”=“http://your-WSUS-server:port”
“WUStatusServer”=“http://your-WSUS-server:port”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
“AUOptions”=dword:00000004
“AUPowerManagement”=dword:00000001
“AutoInstallMinorUpdates”=dword:00000001
“DetectionFrequency”=dword:0000000a
“DetectionFrequencyEnabled”=dword:00000001
“IncludeRecommendedUpdates”=dword:00000001
“NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption”=dword:00000001
“NoAUShutdownOption”=dword:00000001
“NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers”=dword:00000001
“NoAutoUpdate”=dword:00000000
“RebootRelaunchTimeout”=dword:0000000a
“RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled”=dword:00000001
“RescheduleWaitTime”=dword:0000000a
“RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled”=dword:00000001
“ScheduledInstallDay”=dword:00000000
“ScheduledInstallTime”=dword:00000003
“UseWUServer”=dword:00000001[/CODE]

Awesome sounds good, sounds like I need to add something else to my image before next year. I will let you know how it goes!

How would I tell it my WSUS server with a command and update from there? Are you familiar with that of the top of your head

I will set up some batch files on my test machine to see how things go tonight.

I appreciate your help!

Yeah same here, never done it, but I KNOW there are ways to do it, just trying to get my ducks in a row so I can try

Thanks for the suggestion I will see what I can come up with!

Well I have been in contact with NComputing, I have not received much from them, unfortunately. I think my best bet is to start troubleshooting myself.

I believe the issue to be with the secondary accounts still having the “ability” to look for updates despite the fact I have disabled the options from the GPO. I am going to begin by removing the GPO restrictions and getting the machine back to where the main user account (also administrative account) so that I can apply updates again.

I have been in contact with DeepFreeze. They have confirmed that it is not a fault of deepfreeze. There are files that have rights to be changed for security purposes and they have recommended I use a batch file method of installing Windows Updates to the machines during a thaw period that I have specified.

I have already began tackling the process of allowing the Novell user that is required to log in via the command line and a batch file. This has been successful in mounting drives to the computer without authentication and I can install drivers, I assume this should suffice with logging into the computer as well.

However I have NEVER updated windows from the command line and I am looking for some resources or assistance in locating the commands I need to send to the computer in order for it to begin looking for and downloading updates.

Ultimately we have a WSUS server and I would like to use that but I would first like to get the machines logging in and attempting to update before supplying my WSUS server, because this is the least of my worries.

Wow not many in central Indiana huh?

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]This is an amazing deal, you get a Meraki MR12, the Power Supply, and 3 years of the cloud management license. This is a $700 deal. I spoke with a rep just a few minutes ago, because I wanted to MAKE SURE the power adapter was coming with it, and the rep informed me that not too many people are taking advantage of this opportunity. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]I also wanted to let you know that you can attend as many of these webinars as you like, but you only receive the device for the “first” time you sign up and watch the webinar. Make sure you use your corporation email address, you will receive confirmation, and enter a valid phone number, a rep will call after the webinar, and if they do not speak to you, you do NOT get your device. The webinars are about an hour long, so please plan accordingly![/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]ENJOY YOUR FREE MERAKI!!![/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]P.s. the rep said that we can purchase the poe injectors for a small fee after the webinar, she did not discuss the cost of the injector though.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]the link is here -> [URL=‘http://meraki.cisco.com/freeap’][U][COLOR=#006699]http://meraki.cisco.com/freeap[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]The offer is limited to those who work in the IT field and you have to have a corporation email address to apply, but the device is yours and you can give your personal shipping information. I completed my webinar yesterday over the Cloud Management System. Everything seems to be going to the cloud… maybe fog can have a cloud presence some day too [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]There are some restrictions so please read the instructions and pay close attention, those of you that do not reside in the US.[/FONT][/COLOR]

I appreciate your work on this Tom! When I get a chance I plan to set up a 0.33 server to play with, you’re actually getting me kind of excited seeing all these updates and work being done

I’ve been contemplating setting up a 0.33 server, but my 0.32 server works so well! I will figure out the ins and outs of getting this to work on 0.32 and post my findings.

Regardless if you set up fog as your DHCP, or supply your DHCP server ip address, you still [B]NEED[/B] to supply the information of the next-server (your fog server) to your management console (DHCP server console) and reboot the network so that i can find the “next-server”. You also have to enter the file name that will be loaded on pxe boot.

[code]
3. Set up DHCP (For Windows DHCP)
[]Log onto your Windows DHCP server
[]Open DHCP console.
[]Right Click Scope Options -> Configure Options
[]Scroll Down to number 66 check and give the IP of FOGSERVER
[]Scroll down to number 67 check and give the value pxelinux.0
[]Apply and close.[/code]

Supplying options 66 and 67 are not OPTIONAL, they are REQUIRED.
This information came from a walkthrough on the forums, however there are MANY guides to follow to get FOG set up. There is even a different walkthrough on the wiki if you would like to take a look at that.
[url]http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/how-to-install-fog-on-ubuntu.5/[/url]

AWESOME THANK YOU, this saves me time and misspellings

Yes while setting up FOG you have the opportunity to set up FOG as the DHCP, or supply the DHCP server ip address, or skip entering the DHCP data all together. I would recommend giving FOG the ip address of your DHCP to curb ip address conflicts, but it is ultimately your decision to do so.

If there is no images folder, create a quick image and upload something, it’s the fastest way to let fog make the folder with the permissions it needs.

Alternatively, you may create a folder named images. Make sure you do so at the root of the hard drive, then adjust the permission of the folder to give the fog user full read/write access. Next create your image name on the Web GUI and finally copy your folders (with the image data) over.

Does anyone use the Ncomputing virtualization hardware and software in their environment?

I’d like to pick some brains!

[B]-- Spoiler Alert this information is pretty useless and may be skipped! --[/B]

I made a universal golden image this summer for Windows 7. We upgraded from Windows XP due to it’s EoL. My golden image worked flawlessly. I’m new at it so inevitably there will be ways that I can may the whole process more efficient, but that’s not why I am here.

I used the same image on my Ncomputing units as I did my labs. I locked down windows updates via the registry and the Group Policy. The only difference between the two images, is my Ncomputing software was included on the hard drive so I could install it after Windows was done being configured.

[B]-- End Alert, please pay attention again! – [/B]

My lab computers are doing fine, no issues at all. My Ncomputing units are in SAD sorry shape. My Windows Updates are downloading in the middle of the night and trying to apply themselves to a “frozen” machine (we use DeepFreeze to lock our computers in a state so that any changes are not saved and the computer is reverted to that same state at the next reboot). This cause all kinds of problems. Boot loops, complete crash of an OS leading to a complete re-install and set up.

NComputing uses 1 tower and 4 monitors. It has a hardware card that uses a dilapidated virtual windows user to run a 16 bit color instance of windows on the 3 monitor boxes and a full 32 bit color instance on the tower. There are 4 windows users laid out like this

tower – User (full 32 bit color)
monitor 1 – User2 (16 bit color)
monitor 2 – User3 (16 bit color)
monitor 4 – User4 (16 bit color)

I am beginning to think that the issue is due to how it replicates the users. I am thinking that some of my registry and or GPO settings are not being set properly on my NComputing units and this is allowing them to update. [B]Ofcourse that is just speculation.[/B]

I come to you looking for advice and super amazing ideas to curb this issue. I understand that many of you probably don’t use the hardware,[B] and I advise you not to[/B], but I would really like a collaboration of ideas to begin working towards so I can keep from having to re-image my computers each week

I appreciate any insight!

I normally start with like an 80 gb (its hard to find anything smaller than that on the market anymore) and install my OS and updates from there. I was wondering how I would go about compressing an image if I ever needed to. I’m going to save some of this information, thanks for asking and finding the answers. In the future try an 80 gb starter image

First create the images on FOG2 in the web GUI and name them the same as FOG1. Then copy your image files over to the corresponding folders. As long as your fog user has full read and write access to the folders you shouldn’t have any problems.

I don’t think the named image folder is created by FOG until you actually upload something to it… you could just copy everything over from your images folder, Ultimately I would create the images on my FOG2 server before I copy the data just in case. It would really suck to copy that data over, create an image, and then have FOG delete the data because it wants to use said folder.

Just to touch base, setting the Clone flag in deepfreze while imaging did NOT fix the issue.

I also want to clarify that it is NOT a FOG issue.

Faronics is aware of the issues with the thaw spaces and the beta test team is working on resolving the issue.

Creo que lo que está diciendo es que “no es capaz de obtener imágenes de una nueva unidad de la caja?” ¿Eso es correcto?

Trate de poner un pequeño sistema operativo Linux antes de exponer la unidad a FOG.
O bien, puede formatear la unidad como una unidad FAT32 con una sola partición en él. Imagen de nuevo.
FOG no exaclty como unidades “en blanco”.

Lo siento mi español es horrible, sólo me tomó tres años en la escuela.

Hay un tutorial en el foro para obtener FOG trabajar con discos en blanco. Voy a ver si puedo encontrarlo para Usted.

No puedo encontrar el tutorial.