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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UDP port: 67, 68, 69
Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255
For a remote installation (p. 51), the TCP port 25001 is used.
If you are using a firewall, you may need to set the appropriate access options.
4.4 Typical installation
With typical installation, all components of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 that are needed for deployment
and offline imaging will be installed on the same machine.
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 will be installed with the following functionality:
Performing deployment through the network
Booting of the target machines over the network
Managing the deployments by using the management console
Creating a bootable media for deployment
Creating a bootable media for taking a master image
Storing and managing licenses of Acronis Snap Deploy 5
The following components will be installed on the machine:
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 License Server
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
Acronis PXE Server
To install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Agent or Acronis Wake-on-LAN Proxy, and for more
flexible installation, use custom installation (p. 45).
To install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 (typical installation)
1. Log on as an administrator and start the setup program.
2. Click Install Acronis Snap Deploy 5.
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
4. Click Typical.
5. Click Add license, and then type the license keys for Acronis Snap Deploy 5 or import them from
a file. You must provide at least one license key (either a machine license or a deployment
license).
Note: The licenses will not be used until you start deployment.
6. Specify whether the machine will participate in the Customer Experience Program (CEP).
You will be able to change this setting at a later time by starting Acronis Snap Deploy 5 and
clicking Help -> Customer Experience Program (CEP).
7. Click Install.
4.5 Custom installation
With custom installation, you can select which components of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 to install. You
can also specify additional parameters. For example, you can change the default folder for
installation.