@george1421 hi, thank you both for your support. I cannot find init.xz and init_32.xz in 1.5.4.tar.gz.

I’ve still the old ssd of the 1.5.4 in spare.

I’ll get the init(s) from ssd tomorrow and check it.

Thank you so much for your quick reply.

@Sebastian-Roth Good evening,
yes I restarted the debian server several times;
I’ve tried now a multicast with two PCs - no succsess

Hi,
till now I’ve used FOG 1.5.4 with multicast. I’ve installed a new debian based machine and the FOG Server is now running on a HP Elite 8300 (I5 8GB RAM 120GB Samsung SSD and 1.2TB HDD mounted for the images). The FOG version is the really brand new 1.5.6.
Installation was working perfectly. Upload of a new image as well.

Multicast deployment starts perfectly with a group of 25 PCs. But then all the PCs are stuck with the partclone screen but there is no data transfer (the red bars of the block process do not appear).

Now I clone 90 PCs just with normal Deployment which takes several hours compared to 8 Minutes with multicast FOG 1.5.4 …

I’ve checked Kernel 4.19.36 (booting), 4.19.6 (booting), 4.19.1 (booting) and 4.1.2 (kernel panic). That didn’t help.

The client computers are all:
System Manufacturer LENOVO
System Product 10MNS1QP00
System Version ThinkCentre M910t

Thank you for your advice

Alexander

Hello,
First some informations about my System:

root@FOG:~# cat /proc/version
Linux version 4.9.0-8-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version .3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.9.110-3+deb9u4 (2018-08-21)

root@FOG:~# cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 9 \n \l

Fog Version: 1.5.4.8
bzImage Version: 4.15.2
bzImage32 Version: 4.15.2

I want to run four TCP IP Printer in my local Network on Port 9100. The addresses are
192.168.0.212:9100 HP Laser Jet 712
192.168.0.213:9100 HP Laser Jet 712
192.168.0.214:9100 HP510 Plotter
192.168.0.215:9100 HP510 Plotter
I’ve two rooms where I want to assign one Laser Jet and one plotter.
The Print Management should be done by Fog.

My problems:
-) Printers:
In both cases (Plotter and Laser Jet) the Network connection is named on the local PC as 9100; The port name.
If I do the installation by hand Windows names it with the IP address.

As the two connections have the same name “9100” I think the second one replaces the first one … So I can only assign one Printer.

-) Changing the printer setup on FOG changes sometimes nothing. (e.g. the name of the inf file - the printer …) My solution was to deploy the computer again …

-) Group management with Printers: If I update a group with the option “only Assigned Printers” the clients are not updated. The are still in the mode “No Printer Management”

-) How to install a local pdf Printer, when I use the option: “Only Assigned Printers”

@george1421
no the imaging process is finished. It just takes a long time to update the database. Really long compared to the deployment of the image.

If I reduce the amount of PC’s it is working fine. 25 is a good amount. I think it is a php Problem?

What is not working:
-) Printers: I want to run two TCP IP Printer on Port 9100. One is a HP LaserJet - the second one is a A0 HP 510 Plotter. In both cases the Network connection is named as 9100. It is the port name. If you do the installation by hand Windows names it with the IP adress. Which is of course different. As the connections have the same name I think the second one replaces the first one …

-) Changing the printer setup on FOG changes sometimes nothing. (e.g. the name of the inf file - the printer …) My solution was to deploy the computer again …

-) Group management with Printers: If I update a group with the option “only Assigned Printers” the clients are not updated. The are still in the mode “No Printer Management”

-) If you are sitting direct on the host computer you can not start an individual Deployment. This is a pitty - because everyone cannot “repair” his computer with deployment … I loved this option. Meaning less work to me.

Sorry - I have the feeling my post is very senseless. …

There is actual a question: can I implement a pdf printer when I use “only assigned printers”. To use this option is very important to me because my students print several the same job if it is not printed on the desired printer. So I want to assign only the printer at the room where the pc is. But in this case I’m missing a pdf printer.

@george1421
so I’ve done now a new test with 62 identical computers .
This time the computers are cloned with multicast - but now again the problem with the update of the database. 50GB was done in 15 minutes - thats really great …
waiting for update of the database …

But now all computers joined my domain.

@george1421

Ok - not very important but maybe it helps for the development. I’ve 2 old HP8000. I have done a Win10 1803 image on one PC and was unable to clone it with the FOG server.
Symptom: Windows stops with

1. Automatische Reperatur wird vorbereitet (automatic repair)
2. Diagnose des PCs wird ausgeführt (diagnostic)
3. Automatische Reperatur konnte Ihren PC nicht reparieren. (unable to repair)

So the cloned image is not working.
Another Test with clonzilla 2.5.6-22-amd64 works without any problem

@george1421
Hi,
In the lab I have updated like in my main classroom. Multicast is working with 24 clients in the lab.
I’ll do another attempt in my main class room with 56 PCs.

@george1421
I have another Lab with 24 PC’s. Also Lenove M910. I don t need these PC on Monday. These PC’s are in a different Sub net 192.168.1.0\24 and have their own FOG Server (running Debian 9.5). There is the Version 1.5.4 installed.
I can test there what ever you want …

@george1421
Hi,
Are you SURE you don’t have 2 www.conf files?
Yes I think so:
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 19K Sep 1 00:15 www.conf

I think it is ok! I changed the www.conf on the 1 Sep - the log entry is on 31-Aug-2018 at 20:37:21
So the log file informs about the old config?!
Also have you reviewed the multicast logs
Can I upload the log files? Yes there are a lot of informations - meaningless to me.
And for some background information.
1) The target computers deploy OK with unicast. The stop deploying with multicast at the first screen of partclone. It looks to me they are waiting that all computers get ready. But they never do … Finally all the PC’s show the same picture. I can do a picture when my deployment is finished.
I was able to deploy multicast with FOG 1.4.4 and 1.5.4. The Version 1.5.4 had the trouble with “Update Database”. The Deployment istself worked fine. On all PC’s the image was completely. Some of them didn’t join my domain. But all of them where running the windows 10 image

2) I have one class with 25 PCs, the second with 36 PCs. There are three (a, b, c) D-Link Switches DGS1210
a) the FOG Server, the Green Interface from IP Fire, 25 PCs and the connection to the other two switches
b) 18 Clients of the 36 PCs
c) 18 Clients of the 36 PCs

3) Yes all Computer are in one subnet
192.168.0.0\24
The Client PCs get their IP via DHCP form an IPFire. The IP adresses are fixed.

All of them are nearly identical hardware
Lenovo I5 with SSD and 8GB RAM delivered 201808
The only difference is the size of the second hard disc - I think irrelevant to FOG.

@george1421
another interesting point is:
I cannot deploy an image direct on the client Computer:
If I start the PC I get the normal FOG Welcome screen.
If I select Deploy Image, I’m asked for the password. But it does not Deploy the image; immediately I get the FOG Welcome screen again. Another attempt: The User and the password is still on the FOG Welcome screen???

Another attempt with a different user: same behavior.

I can deploy the image from the Web Interface …

@george1421
Good Morning Georg,
I’ve a working web GUI.
FOG was deploying 30 PC over night but without multicast. The image size is about 50GB.

Sorry I don’t know what to change.
/home/kratkale# cat /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf | grep -v ‘;’| grep -v ^$

[www]
user = www-data
group = www-data
listen = 127.0.0.1:9000
listen.owner = www-data
listen.group = www-data
pm = dynamic
pm.max_children = 50
pm.start_servers = 5
pm.min_spare_servers = 5
pm.max_spare_servers = 10
pm.max_requests = 2000
php_admin_value[memory_limit] = 256M

So what to do? Multicast stopped at the beginning of partclone;

Thank you Alexander

@george1421

ls -trl
…
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 81348 Aug 31 20:52 multicast.log.udpcast.68
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 1950 Aug 31 23:42 fogimagesize.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 2306 Sep 1 00:12 fogscheduler.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 3175 Sep 1 00:12 pinghost.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 5501 Sep 1 00:12 fogsnapinhash.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 8243 Sep 1 00:12 fogreplicator.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 150997 Sep 1 00:12 groupmanager.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 12194 Sep 1 00:12 fogsnapinrep.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 8733 Sep 1 00:13 multicast.log
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 49638 Sep 1 00:13 servicemaster.log

the multicast log ends with:

[08-31-18 10:12:45 pm] * No tasks found!
[08-31-18 10:12:55 pm] * No tasks found!
[08-31-18 10:13:05 pm] * No tasks found!
[08-31-18 10:13:15 pm] * No tasks found!
[08-31-18 10:13:25 pm] * No tasks found!
[08-31-18 10:13:35 pm] * No tasks found!

php7.0-fpm.log:

[31-Aug-2018 19:03:49] WARNING: [pool www] server reached pm.max_children setting (5), consider raising it
[31-Aug-2018 20:35:25] NOTICE: Terminating …
[31-Aug-2018 20:35:26] NOTICE: exiting, bye-bye!
[31-Aug-2018 20:36:10] NOTICE: fpm is running, pid 449
[31-Aug-2018 20:36:10] NOTICE: ready to handle connections
[31-Aug-2018 20:36:10] NOTICE: systemd monitor interval set to 10000ms
[31-Aug-2018 20:36:15] WARNING: [pool www] server reached pm.max_children setting (5), consider raising it
[31-Aug-2018 20:36:30] WARNING: [pool www] server reached pm.max_children setting (5), consider raising it
[31-Aug-2018 20:37:21] WARNING: [pool www] server reached pm.max_children setting (5), consider raising it
[31-Aug-2018 20:52:24] WARNING: [pool www] server reached pm.max_children setting (5), consider raising it
[31-Aug-2018 21:10:46] WARNING: [pool www] server reached pm.max_children setting (5), consider raising it
[31-Aug-2018 23:34:18] NOTICE: Terminating …
[31-Aug-2018 23:34:18] NOTICE: exiting, bye-bye!
[31-Aug-2018 23:35:10] ALERT: [pool www] pm.max_spare_servers(3) must not be less than pm.min_spare_servers(5)
[31-Aug-2018 23:35:10] ERROR: failed to post process the configuration
[31-Aug-2018 23:35:10] ERROR: FPM initialization failed
[31-Aug-2018 23:42:30] ALERT: [pool www] pm.max_spare_servers(3) must not be less than pm.min_spare_servers(5)
[31-Aug-2018 23:42:30] ERROR: failed to post process the configuration
[31-Aug-2018 23:42:30] ERROR: FPM initialization failed
[01-Sep-2018 00:15:48] NOTICE: fpm is running, pid 7989
[01-Sep-2018 00:15:48] NOTICE: ready to handle connections
[01-Sep-2018 00:15:48] NOTICE: systemd monitor interval set to 10000ms
[01-Sep-2018 00:16:45] WARNING: [pool www] seems busy (you may need to increase pm.start_servers, or pm.min/max_spare_servers), spawning 8 children, there are 1 idle, and 14 total children

@george1421
installation working fine;
Multicast is not working …
I tried the installed Kernel and also 4.15.2
The process stops when all devices are in the first partclone blue screen

Deploying to a single computer works fine.

@george1421
download from the FOG Webpage

sorry I’ve to wait …

Error

As a new user, you can only post once every 120 second(s) until you have earned 3 reputation - please wait before posting again

@george1421

yes I can do that - but there is no /root/fogproject
shall I create it?

@george1421

No - it is not working …

There is only one file:
root@FOG:/home/kratkale# find /etc -name www.conf
/etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf
root@FOG:/home/kratkale#

@george1421
No Problem - thank you for your help. On Monday school starts again and last week I got 87 new Computers.

I will make some comments - maybe it helps someone …

Well I use Debian net install 9.5 (installed 20180826)

vi /etc/php/7.0/fpm/pool.d/www.conf
php_admin_value[memory_limit] = 256M
This entry is commeted out and with a value of 32M
pm.max_requests = 2000
This entry is in the Debian Version like you suggest
pm.max_childrend = 35
Here the Debian value is 5
pm.min_spare_servers = 5
Here the Debian value is 1
pm.start_servers = 5
Here the Debian value is2

I can already confirm that the 4.15.2 Kernel is better. With the kernel after the FOG installation it took several minutes to delete the MPR Partition.

Thank you so much for you help. Funny I use the FOG Server since many years - everything worked all the time out of the box.

Now I cannot open the FOG Webinterface:

Service Unavailable

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
Apache/2.4.25 (Debian) Server at 192.168.0.196 Port 80

mhm

@george1421
It did not solve the problem;
still waiting

1. updating Database …
2. Reattemting to update database …
3. …
   what to do?

@kratkale

found it …
just click on "DefaultMember FOG Version: (1.5.4)