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2 Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 5
This section describes the components of the Acronis Snap Deploy 5 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
Transferring 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 machine isolated from a network or included in a network without
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 infrastructure. Stand-alone deployment is performed locally by
using a bootable component of Acronis Snap Deploy 5.
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.