I’m not sure if this has been posted before but I have found it quite useful.

Pretty much this is the contents of Fog Configuration --> iPXE Boot Menu --> Advanced Configuration Options.

:start

###################### Advanced FOG Main Menu ######################

menu iPXE Advanced boot Menu for FOG
item --gap --					=================  Live Operating Systems  =================
item
item --key f fedora22 			Boot Live Fedora 22 (F)
item --key s sysrescue			Boot SysRescue CD (S)
item --key i sysrescue-intel		Boot SysRescue Cd Intel (I)
item
item --gap --					====================  Tools & Utilities  ===================
item
item --key t menu-tools			Boot Live Recovery & Testing Tools (T)
item --key d menu-diag			Diagnostics Menu (D)
item
item --gap --             		====================  Advanced Options  ====================
item
item --key c config       		Configure settings
item shell               		Drop to iPXE shell
item reboot               		Reboot computer
item --key x exit         		Exit iPXE and continue BIOS boot
item return						Return to Main FOG Menu
choose --timeout ${menu-timeout} --default ${menu-default} selected
set menu-timeout 0
set submenu-timeout 0
set menu-default return
goto ${selected}


:fedora22
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/fedora22/initrd0.img
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/fedora22/vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=live:http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/fedora22/squashfs.img rootflags="loop" rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0
goto start

:sysrescue
echo Starting Sys RescueCD (32bit) with default options
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/sysrescue/initram.igz
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/sysrescue/rescue.32 cdroot docache dodhcp setkmap=us netboot=http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/sysrescue/sysrcd.dat
prompt
goto start

:sysrescue-intel
echo Starting Sys RescueCD (32bit) with default options
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/sysrescue/initram.igz
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/sysrescue/rescue-intel.32 cdroot docache dodhcp setkmap=us netboot=http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/sysrescue/sysrcd.dat
prompt
goto start

:reboot
reboot

:shell
echo Type 'exit' to get the back to the menu
shell
set menu-timeout 0
goto start

:exit
exit

:config
config
goto start

:return
chain http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/service/ipxe/boot.php?mac=${net0/mac}&arch=${arch} ||
prompt
goto start

###################### Tools & Utilities Menu ######################

:menu-tools
menu Tools & Utilities
item --gap --				========================  Utilities  =======================
item
item --key g gparted		Gparted Live
item --key d dban	  	Darik's Boot and Nuke
item
item --key 0x08 back Back to top menu...
iseq ${menu-default} menu-tools && goto menu-diag-timed ||
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:menu-diag-timed
choose --timeout ${submenu-timeout} --default gparted selected && goto ${selected} || goto start

:gparted
kernel http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/gparted/vmlinuz
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/gparted/initrd.img
imgargs vmlinuz boot=live config components union=overlay username=user noswap noeject ip= vga=788 fetch=http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/gparted/filesystem.squashfs
boot || goto start

:dban
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/dban-2.3.0_i586.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
goto start



###################### DIAGNOSTICS MENU #############################

:menu-diag
menu Diagnostic tools
item --gap --				===============  Diagnostics  =============
item
item hdt           			Hardware Detection Tool
item breakin      			Breakin 3.71
item seatools				Seagate Tools
item
item --key 0x08 back Back to top menu...
iseq ${menu-default} menu-diag && goto menu-diag-timed ||
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:menu-diag-timed
choose --timeout ${submenu-timeout} --default hdt selected && goto ${selected} || goto start

:hdt
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/hdt-0.5.2.img
chain memdisk
goto start

:breakin
initrd http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/breakin-4.26.iso
chain memdisk iso raw ||
goto start

:seatools
sanboot http://${fog-ip}/${fog-webroot}/boot/seatools.iso
goto start

This allows you to have several sub menus inside of the advanced Fog Menu, so you can break things down into sections.
Not all of the options maybe be 100% correct but they work for me so far

I based it from the iPXE documentation and https://gist.github.com/robinsmidsrod/2234639

Hopefully it helps a few people out.

@Wayne-Workman Yep seemed to work. Just finished installing/configuring. I’ll add this to the fog and see how it goes
Thanks guys.

Yep, looks like the problem clients have updated themselves. All working it seems.

Cheers.

No worries.
Just FYI I can’t get the sub-menu function in iPXE working in the iPXE New Menu Entry section on Fog, So far I only having it working in the Fog Advanced Menu, I am assuming this is to due to system variables that fog passes to the menu before the script is run.

Pretty much all I did was follow on the advanced menus and examples from https://gist.github.com/robinsmidsrod/2234639
I did simplify this on mine just so I can follow it easier as I’m no expert in iPXE.

The easiest way to follow this is the copy and paste the iPXE script into a text document and read through it.
My example is broken down into three menus the default menu that pops up first and two others sub menus that don’t show up until you select them. I have also included the option to hit a key and jump straight to the corresponding menu item. e.g T for tools, D for Diagnostics menu etc.

After editing the ipxe script in notepad or metapad. Copy and paste the iPXE script into the Advanced Configuration Options (Fog Configuration --> iPXE Boot Menu). I generally have the login required to password protect the menu because of a few destructive tools, this can be done by ticking the box for Advanced Menu Login under the section --> Fog Configuration --> iPXE Boot Menu.

I hope I am making sense as I’m not exactly the best at typing out documentation.
Is this what you were after?

Would be quite handy to have some other example of good Fog Menu configurations up on the Wiki as well, as I love reading through other examples on what works and what doesn’t

Cheers,

Ahh my bad, the description was just blank as I was just testing the Menu.
I copied every other field but the description from my previous server. All good now cheers.
Sorry about that.

Perfect all looking normal now
One place I didn’t think to look was on the Wiki

Thanks!
Cheers,

Hi, everyone.

I’ve updated to the latest FOG 1.5.9 and all in general seems to be working fine.
I’ve noticed that in my fog storage activity on the Dashboard it lists an active task.

I cannot see the active task listed in ‘Tasks’ at all,
Active Tasks, Active Multicasts, Active Snapin Tasks and Schedules Tasks are all blank.

Just wondering if this may be a rogue entry sitting in the Database?
I’ve had a search but can’t see anything specific in the forums.

I did have a read through https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/11059/clearing-specific-kinds-of-task-types-using-sql

When looking at the database (Query could be wrong) to try see active tasks,

select * from tasks where tasktypeID ='1' and taskstateid = '0';

Shows empty. The next query with taskstateid = ‘1’ returns the following:

MariaDB [fog]> select * from tasks where tasktypeID ='1' and taskstateid = '1';
+--------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------------------+------------+------------+---------+-----------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------+---------------+--------------+
| taskID | taskName                        | taskCreateTime      | taskCheckIn         | taskHostID | taskImageID | taskStateID | taskIsDebug | taskCreateBy | taskForce | taskScheduledStartTime | taskTypeID | taskPCT    | taskBPM | taskTimeElapsed | taskTimeRemaining | taskDataCopied | taskPercentText | taskDataTotal | taskNFSGroupID | taskNFSMemberID | taskNFSFailures | taskLastMemberID | taskWOL | taskPassreset | taskShutdown |
+--------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------------------+------------+------------+---------+-----------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------+---------------+--------------+
|   3153 | Deploy Task                     | 2019-03-01 13:06:45 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |          0 |          10 |           1 |           0 | fog          | 0         | 0000-00-00 00:00:00    |          1 | 0000000000 |         |                 |                   |                |                 |               |              0 |               0 |                 |                0 | 1       |               |              |
|   6455 | Deploy Task - Room_01           | 2020-07-08 12:56:39 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |          0 |           1 |           1 |           0 | fog          | 0         | 0000-00-00 00:00:00    |          1 | 0000000000 |         |                 |                   |                |                 |               |              0 |               1 |                 |                0 | 1       |               |              |
+--------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+------------------------+------------+------------+---------+-----------------+-------------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------+---------------+--------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

or if I’m not on the right track? or missing something else?

Thanks!

Cheers,

Hi, everyone.

I’ve previously never had an issue with uploading snapins.
I’m trying to upload a 580Mb snapinpackage as a zip.

I get the error:

Snapin Update Fail
RecursiveDirectoryIterator::__constuct(//boot/grub2): failed to open dir: Permission denied

If I upload this as a regular snapin as an exe it uploads fine.
If I upload this with a dummy small zipfile it works fine.
I’ve created this zip file on 2 separate computers as well as a few different zip programs, so it isn’t corrupt.

Fog version is 1.5.8

I can’t see anything in the httpd error, anyone have an suggestions on where to look? thanks!

I’m unable to upload the screenshot sorry. getting a ZLIB error on the forums.


Cheers,

Yes that work around worked.

Cheers!

Hi, Guys

I’m getting the following errors when trying to update the MAC address.

The fog server doesn’t have direct connection to the internet so I’ve configured the proxy settings within fog, this seems to be working correctly, but when I go update the Mac address update menu it gives an error that it can not connect (See below) and throws an error on the webpage with Chrome:
“currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500”

I’m assuming this is because the request to update the mac address isn’t going through the proxy hence the errors.
Would this be a bug or something I may be doing wrong?

I’m testing this all on FOG 1.5.0-RC10 with Centos 7

Cheers,

[Tue Dec 12 08:46:03.566215 2017] [:error] [pid 15935] [client 10.0.0.1:63841] PHP Warning: fopen(http://linuxnet.ca/ieee/oui.txt): failed to open stream: Connection refused in /var/www/html/fog/lib/pages/fogconfigurationpage.class.php on line 1928, referer: http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?node=about&sub=maclist

[Tue Dec 12 08:46:03.566380 2017] [:error] [pid 15935] [client 10.0.0.1:63841] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'Could not read temp file' in /var/www/html/fog/lib/pages/fogconfigurationpage.class.php:1929\nStack trace:\n#0 /var/www/html/fog/lib/fog/fogpagemanager.class.php(220): FOGConfigurationPage->maclistPost()\n#1 /var/www/html/fog/management/index.php(58): FOGPageManager->render()\n#2 {main}\n thrown in /var/www/html/fog/lib/pages/fogconfigurationpage.class.php on line 1929, referer: http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?node=about&sub=maclist

Ahh my bad, the description was just blank as I was just testing the Menu.
I copied every other field but the description from my previous server. All good now cheers.
Sorry about that.

Yep just seeing this issue in Chrome with Windows 10.

Just snapped a screenshot of what I mean.

Cheers,

Hi, guys.

I’m not sure if this is a bug or something I haven’t setup correctly.
This is with Version 1.5-RC10 installed from GIT.

After creating a new iPXE menu entry called “fog.QuickSystemInfo”
On the fog boot up screen the new menu entry is there and working and you can select it but the text is hidden? or maybe the same colour as the background?

Cheers,

Ahh yep, if I edit the HTML and just remove:

id="advtext"

The text box re-appears, so yes I’m assuming it is related to the CSS?

Just FYI, I tested it with the latest Firefox and the text box is working. It only appears to be having an issue in Chrome for me.

Cheers,
Adam