An Introduction to Free-Open Source Ghost (FOG)

1. What is Free Open Ghost?
2. What is the fog project?
3. How do I deploy a fog image?
4. Does Fog work Windows 10?
5. What is Ghost used for?
6. Is clonezilla open source?
7. How do you start fog?
8. What is fog client?
9. How do I stop my server from fogging up?
10. How do you change fog image?
11. What is fog deployment?

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.

What is the fog project?

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 supports multi-casting, meaning that you can image many PCs from the same stream.

How do I deploy a fog image?

Deploying an image

In Host Management, find the host you wish to image and click the down arrow icon. Choose the deployment time and click the Create Task button. Now reboot the host and network boot into FOG. The host should automatically begin the imaging process.

Does Fog work Windows 10?

Now that we have our FOG Server up and running, it's time to create our Generalized Windows 10 Image with Sysprep and capture it with our FOG Server for Deployment. ... First things first: Download Windows 10 with the Windows 10 Download Tool.

What is Ghost used for?

On personal computers (PCs), ghost imaging is used to back up everything on the hard disk, often while reinstalling an operating system (OS). The purpose of the ghost image is to allow the cloning of the system onto other systems, or to enable a quick restore of a system.

Is clonezilla open source?

Clonezilla is a free and open-source disk cloning, disk imaging, data recovery, and deployment computer program. ... Clonezilla SE provides multicast support similar to Norton Ghost Corporate Edition.

How do you start fog?

How to: FOG Server Install (Free Opensource Ghost)

1. Step 1: Install Ubuntu. ...
2. Step 2: Install FOG. ...
3. Step 3: Set up DHCP (For Windows DHCP) ...
4. Step 4: Install FOG service on client (Host) ...
5. Step 5: Create an image file. ...
6. Step 6: Assign Image to Host. ...
7. Step 7: Upload an image. ...
8. Step 8: Test Restore/Deploy.

What is fog client?

The FOG client is an agent running on the machines you are managing with Fog. With the FOG client you can perform various tasks such as managing printers, change the host name and join Active Directory (for Windows machines) and install software via 'snapins'.

How do I stop my server from fogging up?

Install tcpdump on your FOG server and start it up as root tcpdump -i eth0 -w bootup. pcap (change eth0 if you use a different network interface on this server). Leave tcpdump sitting there and start up one of your clients. After it “failed” you can stop tcpdmp with Ctrl+c and upload the PCAP file to the forum.

How do you change fog image?

Upgrading from one version of FOG to a newer version is as easy as running the installer for the new version of FOG. It will update your system while leaving your data in place. Remember install settings are in <install directory>/fog/.
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FOG will NOT modify:

1. Any modified reports.
2. Image Files.
3. All database settings.

What is fog deployment?

FOG is a Linux based server application that uses TFTP, PXE and client MAC addresses as its core components. ... FOG relies on the network's DHCP service to supply clients with DHCP options 66 (TFTP) and 67 (PXE server). The FOG installation can act as the network's DHCP server or you can use an existing DHCP server.