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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4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 5
4.1 Supported operating systems
This section lists the operating systems where components of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 can be installed.
It does not matter which Service Pack (if any) is installed in the operating system.
Any components for Windows can be installed in the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64)
Windows Server 2003 (x86, x64)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86, x64)
Windows Small Business Server 2011
Windows Small Business Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Windows 8 Pro (x86, x64)
Windows 8.1 Pro (x86, x64)
Windows 8 Enterprise (x86, x64)
Windows 8.1 Enterprise (x86, x64)
Windows 7 Professional (x86, x64)
Windows 7 Ultimate (x86, x64)
Windows Vista Business (x86, x64)
Windows Vista Ultimate (x86, x64)
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
For local management only, Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console and Acronis Snap Deploy
5 Management Agent can be installed on a machine running any of the following operating systems:
Windows 8 (x86, x64)
Windows 8.1 (x86, x64)
Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows XP Home