How does a FOG server work?

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How does a FOG server work?

The server (or storage node) beings creates the torrent and starts seeding. The hosts request the torrent and start downloading chunks for the torrent. Once a chunk is received then the hosts will seed that chunk to other hosts. Once torrent is done downloading it will start imaging.

How do I capture an image FOG server?

  1. Boot into the PXE(LAN BOOT)
  2. Registering the HOST(Ubuntu 16.04) in FOG server.
  3. Perform a Quick Registration.
  4. Go to Host Management -> List All Hosts.
  5. Go to capture and select Ubuntu 16.04.
  6. And hit update and add a task Capture to capture as below snapshot.
  7. Go to Task managemant on FOG server.

What port does FOG use?

FOG Client to FOG Server communications When there is a firewall in between the FOG Client and Server, make sure you open port 80/tcp (HTTP) or port 443/tcp (HTTPS), depending if you use HTTP or HTTPS for client/server communications.

Does FOG work Windows 10?

Alright, time to register our Windows 10 host in FOG: Select your Windows 10 VM and click on System. Make sure you have Network Boot Enabled in your VM and it’s on position #1. One more thing, make sure that Legacy Boot (not UEFI) is enabled on whatever computer you want to capture or deploy.

What is Linux fog?

FOG is a Linux-based, free and open source computer imaging solution for various versions of Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10), Linux and Mac OS X. It ties together a few open source tools with a PHP-based web interface. FOG doesn’t use any boot disks, or CDs; everything is done via TFTP and PXE.

What is Free Open Ghost?

Free-Open Source Ghost (FOG) is a Linux-based server solution that can be used for network cloning and management. FOG allows you to create, manage and deploy various Mac OS, Linux, and OSX versions. Besides, it supports multiple Linux distributions like Fedora, Debian, Centos, Ubuntu, etc.

What is PXE in BIOS?

Preboot execution environment (PXE), pronounced pixie, is a set of standards that enables a computer to load an operating system (OS) over a network connection. It may also be called PXE boot, boot from network, network boot or local area network boot.

How to install fog server on Ubuntu?

SELinux ¶. If SELinux is enabled on your system,then the installer asks you to disable SELinux.

  • Local firewall ¶.
  • Installer version ¶.
  • Installation mode ¶.
  • Default Network interface ¶.
  • DHCP Server ¶.
  • DHCP Router address ¶.
  • DHCP handle DNS ¶.
  • Run DHCP server ¶.
  • Internationalization support ¶.

    • How to setup foglight email server settings?

    – Title – Description. How to Configure Email Alarm Notification settings for Foglight DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server agents. This video is applicable for Foglight 5.7.5 and higher. – Cause. A requirement when alarms are raised so a corresponding alert email notification can be dispatched to specified recipients. – Resolution. Please view the following video.

    How do you setup a server?

    Login to the domain registrar

  • Set the nameservers of[yourdomain.com]to your domain registrar’s nameservers
  • Set up the mail.example.com A record to the primary IP of the server
  • Set the MX record of example.com to: mail.example.com

    • How do I install fog client?

    Log in on the client machine,open a browser and browse to the Fog Web UI.

  • On the bottom of the Web UI,click on the link ‘FOG Client’ (you don’t have to log in).
  • Select Your installer