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2 Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 4
This section describes the components of the Acronis Snap Deploy 4 infrastructure and their
interaction.
2.1 Terminology
The following table lists the common terms and descriptions used in this document.
Master system The system to be deployed.
Master image
(Image)
A file that contains the master system in a packaged form. The file has the .tib
extension.
Online imaging
Taking a master image while the
master system is in a production state (the
operating system is running on the master machine).
Offline imaging Taking an image while the master machine is booted into the Acronis environment
or Windows Preinstallation Environment.
Deployment
Transferr
ing the operating system, applications, and data from the master image
file to a physical hard disk (see “Target disk”). In most cases, deployment is
performed by multicasting the master image through the network.
Stand-alone
deployment
Deployment to a m
achine isolated from a network or included in a network
without Acronis Snap Deploy 4 infrastructure. Stand-
alone deployment is
performed locally by using a bootable component of Acronis Snap Deploy 4.
Target disk The physical disk to be deployed to (an internal hard disk of the target machine).
Target machine
(Target)
The hardware to perform deployment to.
Deployment template
(Template)
Configuration parameters of the deployment operation:
 Path to the master image
 The operation mode, such as whether
to use multicast or unicast and how to
handle the target disk free space

Settings to be applied to the deployed systems, such as machine names and
user accounts

Operations to be performed on the deployed systems, such as transferring files,
running applications, shutting down, or restarting
Once you save a deployment template, you can use it in the future.