@Tom-Elliott
Do I break the Data store up into 5 different data stores in ESXi, or leave it a single Data store and create 5 different storage nodes from the single data store?

So how are the storage Nodes synced? If I create an image in lets say “Room 1” but want to deploy that image to say “Room 2” will this be possible?

@george1421
Each FOG VM is setup to have access to a specific VLAN through Virtual Switch and Port Group. We have that setup already.

I have removed the remote Windows server from the mix. I have added a PERC into the ESXi server that houses my FOG VM’s and connected the Disk Shelf directly into the ESXi host. Have created the Data Store in ESXi.

Now I need to make this Data Store available to 5 different FOG VM’s but with access to the entire storage system across all VM’s. I need to have all VM’s able to access all images.

I know the next question is going to be why do you need 5 FOG VM’s. The reason is we have 5 independent networks that cannot be accessed by any other. Each network is on a different VLAN with different IP schema.

Does anyone know of a FOG Wiki or otherwise that will assist with making this happen?

The Windows remote server didn’t work, and ended up being more trouble than it is worth. We gave up and decided to hook the disk shelf directly into the ESXi host.

@george1421 Where is “Location Management” is that relating to an older version of FOG that no longer has this or am I completely missing something?

@Junkhacker yes. poor choice of words on my part. I should have said creation of a “Deployment Solution”.

I think i will revert to a snapshot and follow the instructions initially provided by george1421 and see where this gets me. If it doesn’t work, we will perhaps rethink the architecture. Whatever the case, i will attempt to provide details on the procedure we used once we get it up and running.

@Tom-Elliott By all accounts you are correct. Problem is the security team sets parameters that I must follow. They are not going to spend the necessary time to STIG my Linux server and i cannot just do whatever i wish, certain things are set in place, and i must work within.

@Tom-Elliott DISA STIG

Awesome!! How do i change these permissions, and what shall i change them to?

I thought if i have “Everyone” (In Windows) to be able to access the CIFS and have the fog user as an admin this would rectify the permission issue.