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3. Invoke extrinsic method using the following parameters
a. object path = object path returned from 9.3.3
b. Method name = “BootToNetworkISO”
4. Please refer to dcim_osdeploy.mof for method input and out parameters and their data types.
9.7 Boot to PXE
The following sequence of CIM Operations shall be used to boot to a PXE:
1. Follow the steps (1,2,3) from 9.2
2. Follow the steps (2, 3) from 9.3
3. Invoke extrinsic method using the following parameters
a. object path = object path returned from 9.3.3
b. Method name = “BootToPXE”
9.8 Detach Drivers
The following sequence of CIM Operations shall be used to detach the USB device containing the drivers
from the host server:
1. Follow the steps (1,2,3) from 9.2
2. Follow the steps (2, 3) from 9.3
3. Invoke extrinsic method using the following parameters
a. object path = object path returned from 9.3.3
b. Method name = “DetachDrivers”
9.9 Status of current Task
The following sequence of CIM Operations shall be used to read the current status of the last method
executed:
1. Enumerate (namespace=’root/dcim’, classname=”DCIM_OSDConcreteJob”)
2. Result shall contain one instance of CIM_ConcreteJob
3. The following properties of CIM_ConreteJob shall be used to identify the state and completion
status of the last executed method.
a. InstanceID = “OSD: UnpackAndAttach: 1”
b. Name = “UnpackAndAttach”
c. JobStatus = “Completed | Failed”
d. Please refer to dcim_osdeploy.mof for more details on the DCIM_OSDConcreteJob
properties.