@Wayne-Workman

Here is the new version using robza command for removing the old client that makes.
We reduce a bit the size of the script this way and I just realized that one IF was useless.
I hope I didn’t miss something because I am putting it in GPO ! lol

::v3.1 - Thanks to Wayne Workman, Robza
set programpath=%programfiles(x86)%
IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 set programpath=%programfiles%
IF EXIST "%programpath%\FOG\fog.ca.cer" GOTO END
set FogServerIP=fog-server
start /wait wmic product where "Version like '3.0.29' and name like 'FOG Service'" call uninstall /nointeractive
start /wait bitsadmin /transfer FOGService /download /priority normal http://%FogServerIP%/fog/client/FOGService.msi %temp%\FOGService.msi
start /wait msiexec /i %temp%\FOGService.msi /quiet WEBADDRESS="%FogServerIP%"
:END

Just found a bug on my side.
Client 0.9.9 doesn’t remove or upgrade version 0.9.7 and I end with 2 “FOG Service” in add/remove software panel.
Removing the 0.9.7 doesn’t impact the install of the 0.9.9.
Maybe it’s something to add to script.

@robza said:

wmic product where “name = ‘FOG Service’” call uninstall /nointeractive

I tested twice and it removes the new client even after I checked that name was “FOGService” without space.

C:\Users\administrateur>wmic product where "name = 'FOG Service'" call uninstall

Exécution (\\MANAGEMENT7\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_Product.IdentifyingNumber="{FA5F2860-A
80B-46B9-9EF9-8228C3E9A663}",Name="FOG Service",Version="0.9.9")->Uninstall()
Méthode exécutée.
Paramètres de sortie :
instance of __PARAMETERS
{
        ReturnValue = 0;
};

@Wayne-Workman Wasn’t in same high school. I didn’t create new DNS entry yet. I changed just to test the script. I’ll set fog-server right now ! lol
I just tested my script after installing old client and all look to work.

I just installed the msi stored on windows and it’s smaller than the one in SVN but has the same version… Exactly 3ko less…
Who the hell repack the client and don’t change the version ?

Here is the one I had : 0_1450198784192_FOG Service Installer Old.msi 784 ko

Anyway, script works fine using “IdentifyingNumber”.

@Kiweegie I only had this when old client wasn’t removed.

@Wayne-Workman I’ll work a bit more on the script.
edit :

IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==AMD64 set programpath=%programfiles(x86)%
IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 set programpath=%programfiles%
IF EXIST "%programpath%\FOG\fog.ca.cer" GOTO END
set FogServerIP=fogserver
set GetID=wmic product where "Version like '3.0.29' and name like 'FOG Service'" get IdentifyingNumber
for /F "skip=1 delims=" %%i in ('%GetID%') do if not defined ID set "ID=%%i"
IF "%ID%" NEQ "" start /wait msiexec /x %ID% /q
start /wait bitsadmin /transfer FOGService /download /priority normal http://%FogServerIP%/fog/client/FOGService.msi %temp%\FOGService.msi
start /wait msiexec /i %temp%\FOGService.msi /quiet WEBADDRESS="%FogServerIP%"
:END

This should works but I don’t know wwhy my download end in queue when there is nothing else to do and I can’t install client silently… I love computers…

@Wayne-Workman I don’t know the use of “setlocal”. I did my best keeping it since script wasn’t working at all without but I start to think it’s messing somewhere.
Maybe the “start /wait” is ignored because of this ?
I haven’t test it via GPO since my simple one made before was working fine but had to put all msi with it.

@Wayne-Workman Downloading the client from server wasn’t something I have think about. Nice one.
It’s not “fog.ca.cer” that we should look for instead of “fog.ca” ?
I don’t think to have %ProgramFiles(x86)% under my 32 bits OS !

I go lunch and I’ll look at this part this afternoon if you don’t do it before me.

edit :

IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==amd64 SET programpath=Program Files ^(x86^)
IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 SET programpath=Program Files
IF NOT EXIST "%systemdrive%\%programpath%\FOG\fog.ca.cer" (
set FogServerIP=fog-server
set GetID=wmic product where "Version like '3.0.29' and name like 'FOG Service'" get IdentifyingNumber
for /F "skip=1 delims=" %%i in ('%GetID%') do if not defined ID set "ID=%%i"
setlocal
IF "%ID%" NEQ "" start /wait msiexec /x %ID% /q
start /wait bitsadmin /transfer FOGService /download /priority normal http://%FogServerIP%/fog/client/FOGService.msi %temp%\FOGService.msi
start /wait msiexec /i %temp%\FOGService.msi /quiet WEBADDRESS="%FogServerIP%"
endlocal
)

“set” doesn’t look to work when put after “setlocal” for me so I have moved it upper…
How are you sure that old client is version 3.0.29 ?

If you don’t have too much images, here is how I do :

1. install your new server with different IP (old server will still be usable and never think you won’t need to deploy. I did once… 15 computers needed it…)
2. then there is 2 way for images :

• Mount the directory on new server

mkdir <directoryname>
sudo mount -t nfs -o rw <OldFogServerIP>:/images /home/<youruser>/<directoryname>/
cp -r <directoryname>/ Images/

OR

• REPLICATION !!!

Add new server storage in same group as the storage of the old storage under old GUI.
Don’t set new storage as MASTER or… you are dead ! lol
Check logs : /opt/fog/log/fogreplicator.log ou in GUI http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?node=about&sub=log then “Image Replicator”.

(OR… the most simple, use Winscp ! lol)

For the host :
Export from old server : Report Management -> Host List -> Format CSV
Edit the file to have : “MAC Address (ie: 00:11:22:33:44:55) *”,“Hostname *”,“IP Address”,“Description”,“Image ID”

*These two things can be enough

Don’t leave this line in it.

Import in new FOG server : Host Management -> Import Hosts

You will have to remake images on GUI (unless you play with SQL) but during copy, you can do it.

@Wayne-Workman I don’t know what change in old client but I wasn’t able to remove it using the msi of the “old client” freshly downloaded from GUI.
I had to use the .msi stored by system.

Is there edit made in the last “old client” ?

@george1421 Room number (or room name) is most of time in group. That was my point. If you ask group before name (I know it’s stupid), you will be able to find out name I need using concatenation of the group name and a split on other computer in group taking the max of “name” less “group”.

New Host Name = Group Name + (max (Group Name removed from the list of other computer in group))

I don’t know if you understand me… lol
Something like this if name is “create” during registration.
Other way is just rename every host in group during registration base on registration date. Oldest get the lowest number.

I think we both like geeking ! lol

@george1421

I just made a .bat with this inside and it looks to work fine.

@echo off
msiexec /qn /x "FOG Service Installer.msi"
msiexec /qn /i "FOGService.msi"

Thank you.

Reading this topic title made me think of something.
Could it be possible to auto set name from selected group as default name if name is set to empty.

For exemple, we add a computer to group named “Laptop” and it end name “Laptop01”.
If “Laptop03” exist, automatically named “Laptop04”.

Maybe a page with “personalised fast registration” options and a new line on PXE menu could be what we need.
We could select what would be asked and what should be set automaticaly.
Default image, default naming, default group, default storage.

We name our computer “RoomNumber-ComputerNumber”. (Ex : 007-01 or Lavoisier-01)
Best automaticaly naming would be “Location/Storage-GroupName-Number”.

@george1421 Was this !! But needed a reboot after.

Thank you very much to all of you.

@george1421 Just found proxy in ~/.bashrc
I run install again.

@george1421 said:

apt-get install wget

Nothing to install or update.

@george1421 Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS and I just downloaded the last SVN version perfectly. I want to update rev 4730.

@Wayne-Workman It has full web acces on new firewall.

@george1421 It just say that it need repository to work.

@george1421 We removed proxy but I had to set the previous one a bit everywhere.
I have unset http_proxy, check bashrc.

Hello,

I keep having the “* Adding needed repository…Failed!” error.

I have check everything I changed about proxy since we upgraded our system but I must miss something somewhere.

What does the script use to do this ? Maybe I set proxy for this before and forgot to update it ?
Where can I find log about this “failure” ?

Thank you.

@Wayne-Workman Make it in reports with column choice will be the next step ! lol
Result looks already great and nearly enough for my needs !