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Verify the OS Deployment

After the OS deployment is started, system administrator can verify the status of the job from the job status.

Parameters that influence the Job Status:

The job status depends on the following two parameters:

SignalCompletion signals the completion of the OS installation in addition to the InstallAgent parameter.

Client Automation agent installation is not supported on VMware ESXi 4.1, VMware ESXi 5.1, and Citrix XenServer hypervisors. Hence, InstallAgent parameter is set to No by default for these operating systems.

The SignalCompletion and InstallAgent parameters have the following use cases:

InstallAgent Value

SignalCompletion Value

Status of the OS Installation Job

Yes

Yes

Job is marked as current after successful OS installation.

Yes

No

Job is marked as current on the OS that have agent support in Client Automation. For other OS like hypervisors, the job remains in installing state.

No

Yes

Job is marked as current after the successful OS installation.

No

No

Job is marked as current after the Boot Image downloaded.