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You can obtain a license key that corresponds to a number of deployment licenses.

When setting up a deployment operation, you can choose (p. 94) whether a deployment license can

be automatically used instead of a machine license, or conversely.

1.5.2 Server licenses and workstation licenses

In terms of the operating system you can deploy, a license can be one of two types:

 A server license enables deploying a server operating system.

 A workstation license enables deploying a workstation operating system. A workstation license is

needed to deploy a disk or volume that does not contain an operating system, if the target

machine has not been assigned a machine license before.

Linux is considered as a server operating system. See also the complete list of supported server and

workstation operating systems (p. 15).

If Acronis Snap Deploy 4 fails to identify the type of operating system, the operating system is

considered as a workstation operating system.

When setting up a deployment operation, you can choose (p. 94) whether a server license can be

automatically used instead of a workstation license for deploying a workstation operating system.

1.5.3 Licenses for Acronis Universal Deploy

Acronis Universal Deploy is an add-on to Acronis Snap Deploy 4 and has its own license keys.

The Acronis Universal Deploy licenses are counted, used and upgraded in the same way as the

Acronis Snap Deploy 4 licenses:

 Acronis Universal Deploy has licenses for server and workstation operating systems.

 A Universal Deploy license can be per-machine (allowing an unlimited number of Universal

Deploy steps) or per-deployment (allowing a single Universal Deploy step).

You need one Universal Deploy license per target machine.

You do not need a license to install Universal Deploy. However, do not forget to add the Universal

Deploy licenses to the license server before starting the deployment. If the licenses are not found

during deployment, the Universal Deploy step will be skipped.

1.5.4 Trial version of Acronis Snap Deploy 4

The Acronis Snap Deploy 4 trial version has all the functionality of the full version.

To use the trial version, you need to obtain a trial license. You can obtain a server or workstation trial

license.

A trial license enables you an unlimited number of deployments on up to five machines for 15 days.

No trial license for Acronis Universal Deploy is available.

To upgrade from the trial to full version you do not need to re-download the software. Simply buy

the full licenses and import them to the license server. Acronis Snap Deploy 4 will start using a full

license as soon as the corresponding trial license expires.