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By using the GUI, you can take a master image and perform deployment.
You may want to use a WinPE-based media if the Acronis media cannot recognize a specific device,
such as an exotic storage device.
A WinPE-based bootable media also provides a command-line utility (p. 11) for performing imaging
and deployment.
1.4.6 E-mail notifications about deployment
When using the command-line mode (p. 11), you can set up e-mail notifications about the result of
each deployment operation.
Scenario
In Scenario 1 or Scenario 2 described in “Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE” (p. 11), the
administrator also wants to receive e-mail notifications about deployment.
The administrator includes in the deployment script a command that sets up the parameters of the
e-mail notifications, such as the administrator’s e-mail address and the parameters of the mail
server.
An e-mail notification is sent after each deployment command. Each notification contains the MAC
address and IP address of the corresponding machine and whether the deployment has been
successful.
1.4.7 Compatibility with images created by other Acronis products
As a master image, Acronis Snap Deploy 5 can use a disk-level backup created by the following
products:
 Acronis True Image
 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
 Acronis Backup 11.5
1.4.8 Support for multiple network adapters
A machine license is bound to the machine’s network adapter (also known as network interface card,
NIC).
If the machine has more than one network adapter, Acronis Snap Deploy 5 ensures that only one
license is assigned to the machine. No extra license will be consumed if you add or remove a network
adapter.
To make sure that only one license is assigned to the machine, do not remove all network adapters at
once.
When using the Wake-on-LAN functionality for the machine, the software sends a special packet,
called the magic packet, to all network adapters of the machine.