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

• IP Addresses (These are not required but set as example)
  • Fog Server: 192.168.56.102
  • FreeNAS: 192.168.56.240

FOG Server

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. Image Management
   • For your image, choose the storage group witch contains the new storage node.

FreeNAS

1. Add Volume1
   • Storage -> ZFS Volume Manager:
   • Volume Name: Volume1
   • Volume layout: All the disk (in my case)
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
   • 
3. Create .mntcheck
   • On the folder "/images" and "/dev", create the file ".mntcheck"
   • CMD: touch .mntcheck
4. Create new user
   • Account -> Users -> Add User
   • Username: Free
   • Primary Group ID: Free
   • Home Directory: /mnt/Volume1/data/images
   • Home Directory Mode: 777
   • 
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
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
   • 
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

Uploading Image

• 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.

Notes:

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

• Further investigation into the "FOGFTP: failed to rename file". This is most likely a permissions issue that needs to be corrected. (FOG Dev Team)