Use FOG with FreeNAS

How to: Use FOG (1.1.2) with FreeNAS (Storage node - 9.1.1)

• I have often seen people want to use Fog Server with a Storage Node FreeNAS. At my office, it works so i describe you step by step how to do.

There are probably several solutions i think, but i propose you a simple solution that works with me.

I* consider that your FreeNAS is ok for the installation and NIC.

=Pre-Configuration

• Fog Server: 192.168.56.102
• FreeNAS: 192.168.56.240

FOG Server:

1. Step 1: Storage Management
   • Add the Storage node.
   • Storage Node Name: FNAS
   • IP Address: 192.168.56.240
   • Is Master Node: As you want.
   • Group: As you want.
   • Image Path: /mnt/Volume1/data/images
   • User/Pass: Free/Free (Not very secure ;) )
2. Step 2: Image Management
   • For your image, choose the storage group witch contains the new storage node.

FreeNAS:

1. Step 1: Add Volume1
   • Storage -> ZFS Volume Manager:
   • Volume Name: Volume1
   • Volume layout: All the disk (in my case)

1. Step 2: Create the path
   • Clic on Volume1 -> Create ZFS Dataset:
   • Dataset Name: data
   • Compression level: inherit
   • Enable atime: inherit
   • ZFS Deduplication: inherit
   • Clic on data -> Create ZFS Dataset:
   • Dataset Name: images
   • Compression level: inherit
   • Enable atime: inherit
   • ZFS Deduplication: inherit
   • Clic on images -> Create ZFS Dataset:
   • Dataset Name: dev
   • Compression level: inherit
   • Enable atime: inherit
   • ZFS Deduplication: inherit

1. Step 3: Create .mntcheck
   • On the folder "/images" and "/dev", create the file ".mntcheck"
   • CMD: touch .mntcheck

1. Step 4: Create new user.
   • Account -> Users -> Add User
   • Username: Free
   • Primary Group ID: Free
   • Home Directory: /mnt/Volume1/data/images
   • Home Directory Mode: 777

Step 5: Permission for the path

Storage -> clic on data/images -> Change Permissions

User: Free

group: Free

Mode: 777

Type of ACL: Unix

Set Permission recursively: YES

Verification: cmd: ls -laR /mnt/Volume1/data/images

Step 6: NFS

Don't edit "/etc/exports". In my case, when i restart the service, the file faded. I had to WEBGui.

On the left.

Sharing -> Inux (NFS) Shares -> Add Unix (NFS) Share.

Comment:...

Authorized networks: 192.168.56.0/24

All directories: OK

Maproot User: Free

Maproot Group: Free

Path: /mnt/Volume1/data/images

OK.

Idem for the folder "/dev"

Verification:

cmd: cat /etc/exports

Step 7: FTP (I don't know if it's really necessary)

Services -> FTP -> Advenced Mode

Path: /mnt/Volume1/data/images

File Permission: 666

Directory Permission: 777

Now: you can upload your client.

Problem, you may also get an error message at the end: FOGFTP: failed to rename file.

http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Images_Directory_Permissions

Method 1 doesn't works with me, so i use method 2.

CMD: cp -a /mnt/Volume1/data/image/dev/@MAC /mnt/Volume1/data/images/NameOfYourImage

cp -a to keep the same permission.

That's it. If I have forgotten nothing, you can use FreeNAS with FOG Server :)

Notes:

This tutorial was created using content from this thread: How to: Use FOG (1.1.2) with FreeNAS (Storage node - 9.1.1)