@Sebastian-Roth
25 an 36 PC in Multicast

Server:
HP 8300 I5
/etc/issue: Debian GNU/Linux 9
Memory 7.70 GiB
/ 128GB SSD
/image 1.2TB HDD

Client:
ThinkCentre M910t
Memory 7.70 GiB
Windows 10
C:\ Samsung MZVLW256HEHP-007LZ

FOG 1.5.6

After a multicast session - before rebooting I get following messeage:

@Sebastian-Roth
I can confirm it is working with 1.5.6 and 1.5.4!

I’ve done a big mistake!
I was booting form the old system SSD connected via USB. So the changes where applied to 1.5.4 not to 1.5.6. That was why the hdd was not mounted; why I lost the image …

Now I’ve another Problem.
Before rebooting I get the messeage:
“A warning has been detected!”
Failed to set disk guid …
I’ll open a new task

ok I took now an old image
it is working but:
-) Erasing current MBR/GPT Tables takes a looooooooooooooooong time
-) Cloning works much faster 12,7GB/min instead of 8GB/min
no mistakes with the old image

@Sebastian-Roth
ok - I lost the image I’ve done new on this configuration.

The old images (importet with csv file) are still available in Web GUI

in /images I can find all the folder: old an new …

There was a mistake in the fstab file - so the hdd was not mounted

@Sebastian-Roth
just the messeage you see in the pic. I’ve still this problem!

There are no images anymore???
I ve to check the mounting …

Now the addrees is here:

…
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.0.1
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.1.1
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 192.168.0.196
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] * Starting MulticastManager Service
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] * Checking for new items every 10 seconds
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] * Starting service loop
[05-04-19 10:25:00 am] * No tasks found!
…

@Sebastian-Roth
This aproach is cousing a boot loop " Unable to locate image store …"

/var/www/html/fog/lib/fog/fogbase.class.php, jump to line 2226 and comment the first three lines of the getIPAddress() function. Make it look like this:

    /**
     * Get IP Addresses of the server.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    protected static function getIPAddress()
    {
//        if (count(self::$ips) > 0) {
//            return self::$ips;
//        }
        $output = array();
        exec(
            "/sbin/ip -4 addr | awk -F'[ /]+' '/global/ {print $3}'",
            $IPs,
            $retVal
        );

@Sebastian-Roth
http://192.168.0.196/fog/management/index.php?node=about&sub=settings

@Sebastian-Roth
it is a brand new installed debian
root@FOG:/images# cat /proc/version
Linux version 4.9.0-9-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 6.3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.9.168-1 (2019-04-12)

normal deployment of single computers works very well!

@Sebastian-Roth
What I’ve done:
-) HD
took the old image hdd put it in the new system.
/dev
/postdownloadscripts
*.mntcheck
i copied from the new installation to the old disk

-) old csv files
Export in the old system:
+) users
+) Host
+) Groups
+) Snapins
+) images
+) printers
import to the new system

@Sebastian-Roth said in FOG 1.5.6 Multicast problem?!:

/var/log/fog/fogmulticast.log

[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm]

=== ==== ===== ====
=== ========= == === == ===
=== ======== ==== == ==== ===
=== ======== ==== == =========
=== ==== ==== == =========
=== ======== ==== == === ===
=== ======== ==== == ==== ===
=== ========= == === == ===
=== ========== ===== ====

===== Free Opensource Ghost ======

============ Credits =============
= https://fogproject.org/Credits =

== Released under GPL Version 3 ==

[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.0.1
[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.1.1
[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm] * Starting MulticastManager Service
[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm] * Checking for new items every 10 seconds
[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm] * Starting service loop
[05-03-19 1:30:08 pm] | This is not the master node
…
The last line is repeated 6000 times with different times …

@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.