Operation Manual

Using the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console

Figure 4. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console main window

3.2 Connecting to a remote computer

With Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console, you can establish

connections with remote computers to perform management operations. To

perform a given operation, you must connect the console to a valid computer.

For example:

 To manage a software deployment, connect to a computer with

Acronis OS Deploy Server installed.

To manage Acronis OS Deploy Server, you must be a member of the

Administrators or Power Users groups.

 To configure PXE Server, connect to a computer with Acronis PXE

Server installed.

To configure Acronis PXE Server, you must be a member of the

Administrators or Network Configuration Operators groups.

 To create master images, manage files and execute applications,

connect to a remote computer with Acronis Snap Deploy

Management Agent installed.

Use View → Computers to access the list of machines to which you can

connect.

Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console automatically recommends that

you connect to a remote computer when you select an operation. You must

connect to the computer running the program you need to perform the

selected operation or you will get the error message Unsupported protocol.

To establish connection with a remote PC