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Operating system deployment (OSD) support was added to SCP in iDRAC9 version 4.00.00.00. When paired with RepositoryUpdate and configuration, the feature enables an SCP Import operation to perform a full deployment using a single template.
Starting with iDRAC9 version 6.00.02.00, you can monitor the progress of the OSD by querying attribute ServerOS.1.InstallCompletedTime. Once the installation is complete, iDRAC9 populates a timestamp for this attribute.
For details about the benefits of using SCP for OSD and all available workflows, see Using Server Configuration Profiles to Deploy Operating Systems to Dell PowerEdge Servers.
The following sections include steps to perform an OSD operation using SCP over USB.