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*This is for <span style="background-color:RED; color:Orange; boarder:solid thin black">STORAGE NODES '''ONLY'''</span> you will still need a Linux install running the server. However, this will be part of the building blocks for a windows server build that yet does not exist.
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*This is for <span style="background-color:RED; color:Orange; boarder:solid thin black">STORAGE NODES '''ONLY'''</span> you will still need a Linux install running as the main server. However, this will be part of the building blocks for a windows server build that yet does not exist.
 
*This has been put together from the forum and should be useful to many. [http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/fatal-error-failed-to-mount-nfs-volume.10457/#post-26912 Windows Server NFS]
 
*This has been put together from the forum and should be useful to many. [http://fogproject.org/forum/threads/fatal-error-failed-to-mount-nfs-volume.10457/#post-26912 Windows Server NFS]
  

Revision as of 20:26, 5 January 2015

Windows Storage Node

  • This is for STORAGE NODES ONLY you will still need a Linux install running as the main server. However, this will be part of the building blocks for a windows server build that yet does not exist.
  • This has been put together from the forum and should be useful to many. Windows Server NFS

Requirements

  1. Windows Server 2008 (R2)/Windows Server 2012 (R2)
  2. NFS Role Installed (NFS)
  3. Filezilla Installed (FTP)

Windows Step-by-Step

Folder Creation & Setup

  • Create folders
    1. Create folder C:\images
    2. Create folder C:\images\dev
  • Set Sharing
NFS Sharing1.png


  • Set Permissions: Set proper permissions for All Machines
NFS Permissions.png


  • Set Security: Make sure you do this for C:\, C:\images, and C:\images\dev
Security 1.png Security 2.png Security 3.png

Filezilla Setup (FTP)

  • Setup Filezilla Account: Create fog account and make sure this is the same password for your Management password
Create fog account and make sure this is the same password for your Management password


  • Setup Filezilla Folders: Make sure these files $ Directories all have Read, write, delete, append rights
Make sure these files $ Directories all have Read, write, delete, append rights

Windows Policies

  • Set Local Policies: Set this policy to Enabled
Set this policy to enabled

NFS

  • Configure NFS Server: Stop NFS Server Service, Edit Transport Protocol to TCP+UDP, and Start NFS Server Service
Properties of nfs server.png Nfs tcp+udp.jpg

Fog Server

  • Here is the tricky part.....You need to copy the hidden files on your Linux server to your windows server. These files are located @:
  • /images/.mntcheck --> c:\images\
  • /images/dev/.mntcheck --> c:\images\dev\
  • xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ==> ip address of the windows server
  • I mounted the NFS drive and just did a cp command.
  • Using terminal or ssh remote:
cd /
sudo mkdir images2
sudo chmod 777 images2
sudo mount xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/images /images2
sudo cp /images/.mntcheck /images2
sudo cp /images/dev/.mntcheck /images2/dev/
sudo umount /images2

Fog Web GUI

  • Then continue by adding a storage node just as you would in the wiki.
  • I Simply added a Storage Node Definition in its own Storage Group independent to the default storage Group, added it's IP 172.19.102.6 and the path /images/ because it's the path 172.19.102.6 exports also /images/dev/ like an original FOG node does.
Web gui.png
Storage manage.png

Glitches

  • At times NFS does not want to replicate (minimally after restarts) so need of restarting the NFS service is required.

  • This is an interesting thread to me as it shows the flexibility of FOG. While cumbersome, it CAN be "ported" to run on nearly any OS. ~ Tom Elliott Senior Developer


--Wolfbane8653.3362 (talk) 18:51, 16 June 2014 (CDT)