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Deploying your Image a single client

2014-11-11T16:09:17Z

Mikeofthelibrary.20568:

Below is a brief overview of how to send an image to a single client

== Set client to PXE boot in BIOS ==

First of all make sure you are connected to the network in which your FOG server resides. Then boot up the client computer, and go into BIOS, this step may be a little different for every computer. In most cases this involves pressing either '''F2''', '''F10''', or '''DEL'''. Then you may need to enable PXE/Network booting if the option exists.

[[Image:Bios.png]]

After that you want to change your boot order, so the first boot device is PXE boot. After making those changes, save your changes and restart the client.

Start the client up again and you should see a menu that looks like the image below:

[[Image:Bootmenu.png]]

This is the FOG boot menu.

== Register the Client with the FOG Server ==

Now that the client is pxe booting, we can register it with the FOG server. To do so, select "Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory." During this process you will be asked to answer a few questions like the client's hostname etc. After filling out all questions, the client will go through a quick hardware inventory and restart, at which point the client will be registered with the FOG server.

== Associate the Image and OS with the new client ==

#Login to the web UI.
#Click on the '''Image Management Section''' (picture icon).
#Click on '''List All Images''' and locate the image object you wish to associate with the client. For more information on how to create an image object see [[Booting into FOG and Uploading your first Image]].
#Click the '''Edit''' button next to the image.
#Select the appropriate operating system from the drop-down menu, if you have not done so already.
#Click '''Update'''
#Click on '''Host''' from the left hand column.
#From the menu in the center, select the client you are working with and click '''Add Image to Host(s)'''
[[File:AddHostsImage.png]]

== Start the Task ==

#Navigate to the Host Management area by clicking on '''Host Management''' from the top of the screen (the icon looks like a computer monitor) and then '''List All Hosts''' from the left hand menu.
#Find the entry for the client you are working with and click on its name to view the host object
#Click on '''Basic Tasks''' from the left hand menu
#Select '''Download'''
#Select '''Create Download Task for Host'''
#Reboot the machine client PC.

File:AddHostsImage.png

2014-11-11T15:56:50Z

Mikeofthelibrary.20568: The menu to add hosts to an image in FOG 1.2.0.

The menu to add hosts to an image in FOG 1.2.0.

Booting into FOG and Uploading your first Image

2014-11-11T15:46:45Z

Mikeofthelibrary.20568: Updated to reflect changes in web interface for FOG 1.0+

For many of us this will be the first encounter of FOG from a client machine.
This article starts with explaining how to boot into FOG and register a host, and then moves on to how to create an image object. Finally, you'll start the upload of the new image to the FOG server.

== Set client to PXE boot in BIOS ==

First of all make sure you are connected to the network in which your FOG server resides. Then boot up the client computer, and try to have it PXE by pressing '''F12''' (usually). More often then not, this works or at the very least, gets you to a "boot options" menu. With that said, there are cases where PXE needs to be first enabled in the BIOS before you can use it. If that is the case, go into BIOS, this step may be a little different for every computer. In most cases this involves pressing either '''F2''', '''F10''', or '''DEL'''. Then, if the option exists, enable PXE/Network booting.

[[Image:Bios.png]]

After that you want to change your boot order, so the first boot device is PXE boot. After making those changes, save your changes and restart the client.

Start the client up again and you should see a menu that looks like the image below:

[[Image:Bootmenu.png]]

This is the FOG boot menu.

== Register the Client with the FOG Server ==

Now that the client is pxe booting, we can register it with the FOG server. To do so, select "Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory." During this process you will be asked to answer a few questions like the client's hostname etc. After filling out all questions, the client will go through a quick hardware inventory and restart, at which point the client will be registered with the FOG server.

== Create an image object ==

At this point we must log into the web interface for FOG, this can be done on any PC with network access and web browser.

#Open a browser and navigate to '''http://[yourserverip]/fog'''.
#Login to the server (default username is '''fog''' and default password is '''password''').
#Navigate to the '''images section''' which is the icon in the top row that looks like picture.
#On the left hand menu select '''Create New Image'''.
#Enter a meaningful Image Name (no special characters)
#Enter a description if you wish.
#Under storage group, select '''default'''
#From the drop down menu select the appropriate operating system for the image
#If the image file is not as you would like it, change it now (no spaces or special characters)
#If you are imaging a single partition Windows machine, select '''Single Partition'''
#Click '''Add'''

[[Image:AddImage.png]]

== Create the Task ==

#Still in the host object, click on the '''Basic Tasks''' option on the left hand menu.
#Select '''Upload'''
#Click '''Upload Image'''
#Reboot client and it should pull an image from that computer.

File:AddImage.png

2014-11-11T15:46:09Z

Mikeofthelibrary.20568: The add image screen from FOG 1.2.0.

The add image screen from FOG 1.2.0.

Deploying your Image a single client

2014-11-11T15:37:38Z

Mikeofthelibrary.20568: Updated to reflect changes in how images are associated with clients in FOG 1+.

Below is a brief overview of how to send an image to a single client

== Set client to PXE boot in BIOS ==

First of all make sure you are connected to the network in which your FOG server resides. Then boot up the client computer, and go into BIOS, this step may be a little different for every computer. In most cases this involves pressing either '''F2''', '''F10''', or '''DEL'''. Then you may need to enable PXE/Network booting if the option exists.

[[Image:Bios.png]]

After that you want to change your boot order, so the first boot device is PXE boot. After making those changes, save your changes and restart the client.

Start the client up again and you should see a menu that looks like the image below:

[[Image:Bootmenu.png]]

This is the FOG boot menu.

== Register the Client with the FOG Server ==

Now that the client is pxe booting, we can register it with the FOG server. To do so, select "Perform Full Host Registration and Inventory." During this process you will be asked to answer a few questions like the client's hostname etc. After filling out all questions, the client will go through a quick hardware inventory and restart, at which point the client will be registered with the FOG server.

== Associate the Image and OS with the new client ==

#Login to the web UI.
#Click on the '''Image Management Section''' (picture icon).
#Click on '''List All Images''' and locate the image object you wish to associate with the client. For more information on how to create an image object see [[Booting into FOG and Uploading your first Image]].
#Click the '''Edit''' button next to the image.
#Select the appropriate operating system from the drop-down menu.
#Click '''Update'''

== Start the Task ==

#Still in the host object, click on the '''Basic Tasks''' option on the left-hand menu.
#Select '''Deploy'''
#Select '''Image All Computers'''
#Reboot the machine client PC.

Installation

2014-10-27T21:06:47Z

Mikeofthelibrary.20568:

*Testing FOG using pre-built virtual machines
*#[[Running pre-built virtual machines in Virtualbox|FOG 0.30 VM - Virtualbox]]
*#[[Installation on VMWare 0.27|FOG 0.27 VM - VMWare]]

*Ubuntu
*#[[Ubuntu 14.04]]
*#[[Ubuntu 12.04|Ubuntu 13.04]]
*#[[Ubuntu 12.04|Ubuntu 12.10]]
*#[[Ubuntu 12.04]]
*#[[Ubuntu 11.04]]
*#[[Ubuntu 10.10]]
*#[[Ubuntu 10.04|Ubuntu 10.04]]
*#[[Ubuntu 9.04|Ubuntu 9.04]]
*#[[Installation on 7.10|Ubuntu 7.10]]
*#[[Ubuntu and OpenVZ]]
*Fedora
*#[[Installation on Fedora 8]]
*#[[Installation on Fedora 13]]
*Debian
*#[[Installation on Debian Lenny|Debian Lenny/Squeeze/Wheezy]]
*CentOS
*#[[Installation on CentOS 6.4|CentOS 6.4]] (CentOS 6.5 also works)
*#[[Installation on CentOS 5.3|CentOS 5.3]] (CentOS 5.4 & 5.5 also covered)