Capture and Deployment - absentee-neptune/SYS-480 GitHub Wiki
Creating xubuntu Fog Capture Target
- From the
xubuntu.20.04.base
VM, create a Full Clone- Name it
xubuntu-fog-capture-target
- Use the following Settings:
- Name it
- Then go to VM Options in the Settings and activate the Force BIOS setup
Creating an Image in FOG
- On the Navigation Bar in the FOG Dashboard, select
Images
- On the sidebar select
Create New Image
- Use the following Settings:
- Use the following Settings:
Capturing an Image
- Start
xubuntu-fog-capture-target
and open the Console - When loaded it SHOULD go straight to the BIOS menu
- Navigate to the
Boot
menu- Move the
Network Boot from VMware VMXNET3
item to the top of the list
- Move the
- Hit
F10
to Save and Exit - When the VM restarts it should boot to DHCP
- When the FOG menu shows up QUICKLY move down the selection so no automatic stuff happens
- Select
Quick Registration and Inventory
- Select
- When this is done it will reboot back to DHCP to the FOG menu
- When this occurs turn off the VM
- Navigate back to the FOG Dashboard and select
Hosts
- On the sidebar select
List All Hosts
, you should see a new entry
- On the sidebar select
- Select the entry and update the Host Image to
xubuntu.20.04-f20
- On the Navigation Bar in the FOG Dashboard, select
Tasks
- On the sidebar select
List All Hosts
, you should see an entry - Select the Orange Icon on the Entry:
- Once selected the task should pop up when you select
Active Tasks
on the sidebar
- On the sidebar select
- Go back to vCenter, activate the Force BIOS setup option on
xubuntu-fog-capture-target
- Start the VM and open the console
- Check the position of the
Network Boot from VMware VMXNET3
item (it should be the top item) - Hit
F10
to Save and Exit
- The Partclone capture process should start automatically (it will take a bit)
- When this is done it will reboot back to DHCP to the FOG menu
- When this occurs turn off the VM
Creating the Deployment VM
- Select the Virtual Machine tab on the side
- Select Create/Register VM
- Leave the default selection then press Next
- Select a name and guest OS
- Name the new VM
xubuntu-fog-deploy
- Switch the Compatability to ESXi 6.5
- Select Linux for the Guest OS family
- Select Ubuntu Linux (64-bit) for the Guest OS version
- Press Next
- Name the new VM
- Select
datastore2-super8
as the Storage, then press Next - Customize the Settings to match this:
Make sure to change the Disk Provisioning for the Hard Disk to Thin Provisioning, we are not adding an iso image from here
- Then go to VM Options in the Settings and activate the Force BIOS setup
Deployment
- Start
xubuntu-fog-deploy
and open the console - When loaded it SHOULD go straight to the BIOS menu
- Navigate to the
Boot
menu- Move the
Network Boot from VMware VMXNET3
item to the top of the list - Hit
F10
to Save and Exit
- Move the
- When the VM restarts it should boot to DHCP
- When the FOG menu shows up QUICKLY move down the selection so no automatic stuff happens
- Select
Deploy Image
- Select
- Enter FOG credentials
- Select the
xubuntu.20.04-f20
image - When this is done it will reboot back to DHCP to the FOG menu
- Select
Boot from hard disk
- Select
- xubuntu should boot on the VM
- Log in and check the network connection
- YAY WE DEPLOYED AN IMAGE