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4 Symbols and Abbreviated Terms
4.1
CIM
Common Information Model
5 Synopsis
Profile Name: Operating System (OS) Deployment
Version: 1.2.0
Organization: DCIM
CIM Schema Version: 2.19.1
Central Class: DCIM_OSDeploymentService
Scoping Class: CIM_ComputerSystem
The Operating System (OS) Deployment Profile extends the management capability of the referencing
profiles by adding the capability to support OS deployment activities by manipulating the OS deployment
features provided by the service processor. These features include:
 Identify the list of OS drivers.
 Unpack the OS DUP and extract drivers for a specified OS; the drivers are placed on a local flash
drive (nvram).
 Expose the unpacked drivers to the host as a USB device.
 Expose the drivers to the network in a secure manner for access by a management application.
 Support booting to an OS provisioning image from a network share.
 Download a pre-boot OS provisioning image from a network share to vFlash.
 Support booting to an OS provisioning image from vFlash.
DCIM_OSDeploymentService shall be the Central Class.
Table 1 identifies related profiles.
Table 1 – Related Profiles
Profile Name
Organization
Version
Relationship
Profile Registration Profile
DMTF
1.0
Mandatory