Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introducing Acronis® Snap Deploy®
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 What you can do with Acronis Snap Deploy 3
- 1.2.1 Take an image of the master system (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality)
- 1.2.2 Manual deployment (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality)
- 1.2.3 Scheduled deployment (new in v 3)
- 1.2.4 Event-driven deployment (new in v 3)
- 1.2.5 Command line and scripting under Win PE (new in v 3)
- 1.2.6 Standalone deployment (new in v 3)
- 1.2.7 Custom Deployment (User-initiated deployment) (new in v 3)
- 1.2.8 Deployment of a disk partition or MBR (new in v 3)
- 1.2.9 Selective deployment (MAC filtering) (new in v 3)
- 1.2.10 Password protection (new in v 3)
- 1.2.11 Manage a remote computer (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality)
- 1.3 What else is new in v 3?
- 1.4 Supported operating systems
- 1.5 License policy
- 1.6 Upgrade to v 3
- 1.7 Technical support
- 2. Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy
- 3. Installation
- 3.1 System requirements
- 3.2 Used ports and IP addresses
- 3.3 General rules of installation
- 3.4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
- 3.5 Installation of Acronis License Server
- 3.6 Installation of Acronis OS Deploy Server
- 3.7 Installation and setup of Acronis PXE Server
- 3.8 Installation of Acronis WOL Proxy
- 3.9 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
- 3.10 Installation of Acronis Universal Deploy
- 3.11 Extracting the Acronis Snap Deploy components
- 3.12 Using Acronis License Server
- 4. Using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
- 5. Creating Acronis bootable media
- 6. Configuring PXE Server
- 7. Taking an image
- 8. Checking the master image
- 9. Deployment templates
- 9.1 Why save templates?
- 9.2 Creating templates
- 9.2.1 Master image selection
- 9.2.2 Disk/partition selection
- 9.2.3 Target disk and partition selection
- 9.2.4 User accounts
- 9.2.5 Computer names and domain/workgroup
- 9.2.6 Network settings
- 9.2.7 Security identifiers
- 9.2.8 Transferring files
- 9.2.9 Executing applications
- 9.2.10 Using Acronis Universal Deploy
- 9.2.11 Deployment options
- 9.2.12 Comments and summary
- 10. Standalone deployment
- 11. Manual deployment
- 12. Event-driven deployment
- 13. Scheduled deployment
- 14. Custom deployment mode
- 15. Command line and scripting under Win PE and Bart PE
- 16. Managing a remote computer
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to the management agent installed on the master computer. The management agent will be included
in the master image and deployed on all target computers. This will enable you to manage files and
execute applications on target computers at any time after deployment.
However, having excess software in the master image is not always rational. Besides, installation of
the agent takes a license.
We recommend that you create a master image using bootable Acronis Master Image Creator or the
command line utility in PE. Nevertheless, having at least one management agent on the network (not
necessarily on the master computer) makes sense. You will be able to validate (check) your images
integrity using the management agent.
6. To add the Acronis OS Deploy Server ability to deploy in other subnet (across a switch) to any
configuration but (1), install Acronis WOL Proxy on any server in the subnet where the target
computers are. No additional actions are required.
Acronis WOL Proxy has to be installed only if:
- you are going to perform scheduled deployment (manual or event-driven deployment do not
require WOL Proxy Server)
AND
- all or some of the target computers are in subnet(s) other than Acronis OS Deploy Server.
3.4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is an administrative tool for remote access to Acronis
servers and Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management
Console on any networked computer from which you prefer to operate.
To install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup program
2. Click Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
3. Follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen.
Typical and complete installations install, besides Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console, Media
Builder for Acronis Image Creator, Media Builder for Acronis Snap Deploy Agent and Media
Builder for Acronis Standalone Utility. We strongly recommend that you install all the features
that enable creation of bootable CD, DVD or other removable media with bootable Acronis
components.
Once Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is installed, you can install the other components
remotely using the console’s remote installation feature (for more information, see
4.2 Installation
and update of Acronis components on remote computers
).
3.5 Installation of Acronis License Server
3.5.1 Installation
Acronis License Server is a component that tracks licenses of Acronis products. Install Acronis
License Server on a computer accessible to Acronis OS Deploy Server. Installing both products on
the same computer would make sense.
A typical installation installs Acronis License Server and the Acronis License Server Management
Console. A complete installation installs, besides these two, Acronis License Server Management Tool.
A custom installation lets you choose components to install.