Running 29.0 - Should I be seeing some prompts with the following command?

[Todai1]

I am running a attempted test to wipe a Mac and upgrade its macOS via Self Service with the following command:

/Library/Management/erase-install/erase-install.sh --clear-cache-only --overwrite --erase --check-power --min-drive-space 35

I didn't get any windows saying hey macOS is being downloaded or macOS is being prepared. Is this normal?

I did open the /tmp folder and I saw the activity of the installassist.pkg being downloaded / mounted / and eventually dropped into the applications folder (Install macOS Ventura).

From Self Service I see just the spinning wheel that the policy is still running, but not sure if it's just sitting in a preparing phase or what it's up to. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thx ^^

[Todai1]

Additional information:

macOS Currently Running: 12.5.1
Storage 189GB Free Space
InstallAssistant.pkg downloaded version 13.2.1 | 22D68 | 18.2.02

[Todai1]

Just noticed 29.1 was recently released. Will try that one out to see if anything changes.