George & Wayne,

Thank you so for your valuable input, I appreciate the detailed responses as they have been very helpful! I am definitely eager to learn but I am also a novice so I am not going to try to reinvent the wheel here either. So based upon what I learned here I will plan on the following. I will try to cover as much of the information as you gave me so forgive me if I miss something. I

Our Needs:
Just to make sure that you understand what I am wanting Fog to do I will try to give more detail first. As I mentioned we have about 10 sites or so (spread across several states) that I want to implement FOG at. Each of these sites are connected by an 10Mb MPLS or higher. We will not be using FOG heavily and may only image a couple of machines per month at each site but when we do a roll out it could be more. The main thing is just to make sure that we have a standard image (we don’t do anything fancy) that will allow us to image a machine/s as needed to reduce the amount of time it takes to set it up. I would like to get it to join the pc to the domain and things in the future but that is later. The time to replicate is not bad I believe it takes about 4 hours to replicate per image. Our images are pretty vanilla and we don’t plan on having more than a couple images at most and they do not change often so right now I am okay with that.
The most important thing to me right now is to just make sure I have FOG setup in a stable way that it will just work. I have been doing as much reading as I can on how to set it up for our needs but haven’t found any real clear documentation on that as of yet. I am not sure if it is just me or it doesn’t exist So maybe if I can get this figured out I can do a write up on it if one is needed.

Mulit-Master Setups
A Multi-Master setup might be possible but not recommended therefore I will have one site as the master and the rest as storage nodes. I believe it is as simple as installing them as storage nodes (as was recommended) and then making sure INITs and Kernals are selected for that site so that the systems will try to image from the local server and not over the WAN. Correct? If that is the case, then a tech from any site would only connect to the master interface to perform imaging regardless of what site they are at?

IP Address Change
Regarding the IP Address Change. I ended up just reinstalling the system on Saturday night. Using the instructions found here (https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/?title=Uninstall_FOG ). It was really quite easy and not that difficult considering this is a new setup anyway.

Regarding the Replication setups video I did watch it and found it very helpful. Thanks 

Thanks guys for all of the hard work that you do on this great program and also especially for Wayne taking time out to work on this with me last night!! I am going to try to get to finishing what we have started this week as well as the solution in the link by Sebastian and will let you know how it goes.

That is what I thought. So I am confused as to why the Windows 10 image has not replicated to the ones that are syncing.

I will do that today. Would that stop the synchronization of the ones that are correct or will it only just not synchronize the one that is wrong and continue updating the ones that are correct?

This is from one of the storage nodes:

 vi /opt/fog/log/fogreplicator.log
[01-15-18 2:39:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 2:49:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 2:59:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 3:09:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 3:19:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 3:29:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 3:39:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 3:49:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 3:59:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 4:09:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 4:19:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 4:29:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 4:39:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 4:49:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 4:59:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 5:09:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 5:19:05 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 5:29:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 5:39:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 5:49:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 5:59:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 6:09:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 6:19:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 6:29:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 6:39:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 6:49:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 6:59:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 7:09:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 7:19:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 7:29:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 7:39:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 7:49:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 7:59:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 8:09:06 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 8:19:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 8:29:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 8:39:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 8:49:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 8:59:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 9:09:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 9:19:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 9:29:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 9:39:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 9:49:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 9:59:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 10:09:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 10:19:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 10:29:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 10:39:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 10:49:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 10:59:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 11:09:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 11:19:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 11:29:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 11:39:07 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 11:49:08 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 11:59:08 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 12:09:08 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 12:19:08 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 12:29:08 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 12:39:08 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 12:49:08 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[01-15-18 12:59:08 pm]  *  | This is not the master node

Here is for the Master

[01-15-18 7:26:43 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:26:44 pm]  | postdownloadscripts: No need to sync fog.postdownload file to Frankfort
[01-15-18 7:26:44 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Frankfort.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.13.1.16
[01-15-18 7:26:44 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:26:44 pm] | Replication already running with PID: 3885
[01-15-18 7:26:48 pm]  * Type: 2, File: /var/www/html/fog/lib/fog/fogftp.class.php, Line: 463, Message: ftp_login(): Login incorrect., Host: 10.7.1.16, Username: fog
[01-15-18 7:36:39 pm]  * Starting Image Replication.
[01-15-18 7:36:39 pm]  * We are group ID: 1. We are group name: default
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  * We are node ID: 1. We are node name: Summit
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  * Attempting to perform Group -> Group image replication.
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  | Replicating postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  * Found Image to transfer to 11 nodes
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  | File Name: postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  | 236 0 /images/postdownloadscripts/fog.postdownload
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  | Files do not match.
[01-15-18 7:36:40 pm]  * Deleting remote file: /images/postdownloadscripts/
[01-15-18 7:36:41 pm]  * Starting Sync Actions
[01-15-18 7:36:41 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Alsip.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.6.1.16
[01-15-18 7:36:41 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:36:42 pm]  | postdownloadscripts: No need to sync fog.postdownload file to Byron Center
[01-15-18 7:36:42 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Byron Center.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.1.1.16
[01-15-18 7:36:42 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:36:44 pm]  | postdownloadscripts: No need to sync fog.postdownload file to Frankfort
[01-15-18 7:36:44 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Frankfort.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.13.1.16
[01-15-18 7:36:44 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:36:44 pm] | Replication already running with PID: 3885
[01-15-18 7:36:47 pm]  * Type: 2, File: /var/www/html/fog/lib/fog/fogftp.class.php, Line: 463, Message: ftp_login(): Login incorrect., Host: 10.7.1.16, Username: fog
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  * Starting Image Replication.
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  * We are group ID: 1. We are group name: default
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  * We are node ID: 1. We are node name: Summit
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  * Attempting to perform Group -> Group image replication.
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  | Replicating postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  * Found Image to transfer to 11 nodes
[01-15-18 7:46:40 pm]  | File Name: postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:46:41 pm]  | 236 0 /images/postdownloadscripts/fog.postdownload
[01-15-18 7:46:41 pm]  | Files do not match.
[01-15-18 7:46:41 pm]  * Deleting remote file: /images/postdownloadscripts/
[01-15-18 7:46:41 pm]  * Starting Sync Actions
[01-15-18 7:46:41 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Alsip.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.6.1.16
[01-15-18 7:46:41 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:46:42 pm]  | postdownloadscripts: No need to sync fog.postdownload file to Byron Center
[01-15-18 7:46:42 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Byron Center.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.1.1.16
[01-15-18 7:46:42 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:46:44 pm]  | postdownloadscripts: No need to sync fog.postdownload file to Frankfort
[01-15-18 7:46:44 pm]  | CMD:
                        lftp -e 'set xfer:log 1; set xfer:log-file "/opt/fog/log/fogreplicator..transfer.Frankfort.log";set ftp:list-options -a;set net:max-retries 10;set net:timeout 30; set net:limit-total-rate 0:3840000;set net:limit-rate 0:512000; mirror -c -r -R --ignore-time -vvv --exclude ".srvprivate" "/images/postdownloadscripts" "/images/postdownloadscripts"; exit' -u fog,[Protected] 10.13.1.16
[01-15-18 7:46:44 pm]  * Started sync for Image postdownloadscripts
[01-15-18 7:46:44 pm] | Replication already running with PID: 3885
[01-15-18 7:46:48 pm]  * Type: 2, File: /var/www/html/fog/lib/fog/fogftp.class.php, Line: 463, Message: ftp_login(): Login incorrect., Host: 10.7.1.16, Username: fog

Okay so from what I can tell most (all but maybe one site) didn’t replicate all of the or most of the Windows 7 images the one that didn’t replicate I think is a pw issue so am not overtly concerned on it at this time. However I recaptured my Windows 10 image last week and so far at this time it has still not replicated. I looked at the sync logs on the storage nodes and the only showing in them is that it is not the master node.

Okay I replaced the plugin.class.php file as suggested and that fixed the issue. I have added all of the sites back in and so far they are all talking and I believe all are replicating at this time. I will keep and eye on it this week and see how it goes.

Thanks guys for all of the hard work that you do on this great program and also especially for Wayne taking time out to work on this with me last night!! I am going to try to get to finishing what we have started this week as well as the solution in the link by Sebastian and will let you know how it goes.

Wayne,

Were you able to find more on this? I am still getting the same message and have been looking and am unable to find any other settings where I might enable this. Here is a screenshot of the settings you suggest I check.

I found that setting via the following link. So I checked and all are check marked (none had ever been changed)

https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/issues/160

FOG Configuration Page->FOG Settings->FOG Linux Service Enabled

Where would that setting be at?

Thanks for the tip. I looked at the log for the server and there is no mention of the master trying to sync with that node many others it does but not this one. I looked at the log files on that storage node and here is the log file.

[12-14-17 8:25:54 am]
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[12-14-17 8:25:55 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 10.16.1.16
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.0.1
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.1.1
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: 184.175.155.146
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am] Interface Ready with IP Address: host-184-175-155-146.host.ussignalcom.net
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am]  * Starting ImageReplicator Service
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am]  * Checking for new items every 600 seconds
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am]  * Starting service loop
[12-14-17 8:25:55 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 8:35:56 am]  *  * Image replication is globally disabled
[12-14-17 8:45:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 8:55:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 9:05:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 9:15:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 9:25:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 9:35:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 9:45:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 9:55:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 10:05:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 10:15:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 10:25:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 10:35:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 10:45:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 10:55:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 11:05:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 11:15:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 11:25:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 11:35:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 11:45:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 11:55:56 am]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 12:05:56 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 12:15:56 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 12:25:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 12:35:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 12:45:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 12:55:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 1:05:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 1:15:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 1:25:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 1:35:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 1:45:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
[12-14-17 1:55:57 pm]  *  | This is not the master node
"fogreplicator.log" [readonly] 770L, 42888C

Mod edited to use code block.