User`s guide

Figure 11–1. Relationship of OS Provisioning Components
How OS Provisioning Works
The process of provisioning operating systems on physical or virtual machines includes actions you run in
VCM, actions you perform outside VCM, the underlying processes associated with the actions, and the
results.
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You use VCM to collect the available OS distributions from the OS Provisioning Server.
The collected distributions are displayed in the OS Distributions data grid and are available to install on
target machines.
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You set the BIOS on the target machines to network boot.
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You connect the target machines to the provisioning network and turn them on.
The OS Provisioning Server discovers the available target machines.
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You use VCM to collect the discovered target machines from the OS Provisioning Server.
The discovered target machines are display in the Provisionable Machines data grid by MAC address.
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You use VCM to send the command to the OS Provisioning Server to provision the target machines.
The OS Provisioning Server creates an installation session for the target machines based on the
configured OS distribution settings.
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