User guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introducing Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 What's new in Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 1.3 What you can do with Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 1.3.1 Taking an image of the master system
- 1.3.2 Deployment to specific machines (immediate, manual, and scheduled deployment)
- 1.3.3 Deployment to any ready machines (event-driven deployment)
- 1.3.4 Stand-alone deployment
- 1.3.5 Deployment with individual deployment settings
- 1.3.6 User-initiated deployment (custom deployment)
- 1.3.7 Deployment of a disk volume and MBR
- 1.3.8 Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE
- 1.4 Features of Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 1.4.1 List of machines
- 1.4.2 List of deployment tasks
- 1.4.3 Per-deployment licensing
- 1.4.4 Support for the VHD format
- 1.4.5 Graphical user interface in WinPE
- 1.4.6 E-mail notifications about deployment
- 1.4.7 Compatibility with images created by other Acronis products
- 1.4.8 Support for multiple network adapters
- 1.4.9 Multicast TTL and network bandwidth throttling
- 1.4.10 Falling back to unicast
- 1.4.11 Encrypted communication
- 1.4.12 Password protection
- 1.5 Supported operating systems for imaging and deployment
- 1.6 Licensing policy
- 1.7 Upgrading to Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 1.8 Technical Support
- 2 Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 3 Getting started with Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 4.1 Supported operating systems
- 4.2 System requirements
- 4.3 Used ports and IP addresses
- 4.4 Typical installation
- 4.5 Custom installation
- 4.5.1 Installation procedure
- 4.5.2 Common installation configurations
- 4.5.3 Installation of components
- 4.5.3.1 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
- 4.5.3.2 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 License Server
- 4.5.3.3 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server
- 4.5.3.4 Installation of Acronis PXE Server
- 4.5.3.5 Installation of Acronis Wake-on-LAN Proxy
- 4.5.3.6 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Agent
- 4.6 Other ways of installation
- 4.7 Upgrading Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 4.8 Uninstalling Acronis Snap Deploy 5
- 5 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
- 6 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 5 License Server
- 7 Deployment tools
- 8 Creating a master image
- 9 Validating a master image
- 10 Deploying a master image
- 10.1 Files supported as master images
- 10.2 Licenses for deployment
- 10.3 Deployment templates
- 10.4 Deployment through a deployment task
- 10.5 Stand-alone deployment
- 10.6 User-initiated deployment (custom deployment)
- 10.7 Deploying BIOS-based systems to UEFI-based and vice versa
- 11 Managing the list of machines (the Machines view)
- 12 Individual deployment settings
- 13 Managing deployment tasks (the Deployment tasks view)
- 14 Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE
- 15 Collecting system information
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Deploying an operating system requires a license. Depending on the type of an operating system, you
need a server license or a workstation license. For details about licensing, see “Licensing policy” (p.
16).
Operating system
Imaging and
deployment
Changing
settings
License type
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2008 R2
(No Service Pack or Service Pack 1)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64)
(No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2003 (x86, x64)
(No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86, x64)
(No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Small Business Server 2011
(No Service Pack)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Small Business Server 2003
(No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
(No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
(No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)
Yes
Yes
Server
Windows 8 (x86, x64)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 8.1 (x86, x64) (including Update 1)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 8 Pro (x86, x64)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 8.1 Pro (x86, x64) (including Update 1)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 8 Enterprise (x86, x64)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 8.1 Enterprise (x86, x64) (including Update 1)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 7 Home Basic (x86, x64)
(No Service Pack or Service Pack 1)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 7 Home Premium (x86, x64)
(No Service Pack or Service Pack 1)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 7 Professional (x86, x64)
(No Service Pack or Service Pack 1)
Yes
Yes
Workstation
Windows 7 Ultimate (x86, x64)
Yes
Yes
Workstation