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4.5.2 Common installation configurations
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 components can be installed in various configurations, to distribute various
components and features among the machines on the network.
a) The minimal configuration that enables only offline imaging (p. 23) and stand-alone deployment
(p. 9) consists of:
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
b) The minimal configuration that enables offline imaging, stand-alone deployment, and
deployment through the network with Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server consists of the
following components:
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 License Server
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server
On the target machines, no Acronis components are required.
c) The configuration that adds the network boot of the target machines to the functionality
described in (b):
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5License Server
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server
 Acronis PXE Server
The components can be installed all on the same machine, or on different machines. On the
target machines, no Acronis components are required.
This is the recommended elementary configuration that enables most of the Acronis Snap Deploy
5 functionality. This is the configuration for typical installation (p. 45).
If physical access to the powerful server is limited, you can install the console on a separate
machine. Another common configuration is:
Workstation:
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
Server:
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 License Server
 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server
 Acronis PXE Server
Generally, you can install all Acronis servers on separate machines. In this case, you will have to
connect the management console to each server separately to manage the server. With all
servers on one machine, only one console connection is needed.
d) To add to any configuration (a)–(c) the online imaging (p. 24) ability and the ability to validate
images integrity, install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Agent.
Online imaging means that the master system is imaged live (without restarting the machine or
suspending operations). You can perform online imaging remotely, by connecting the console to
the management agent installed on the master machine. The management agent will be included
in the master image and deployed to all target machines.
However, having excess software in the master image is not always rational.
We recommend that you create a master image by using the bootable component called Acronis
Snap Deploy 5 Master Image Creator. Nevertheless, having at least one management agent on