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Table Of Contents
- 1 Introducing Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 What you can do with Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 1.2.1 Taking an image of the master system
- 1.2.2 Deployment to specific machines (immediate, manual, and scheduled deployment)
- 1.2.3 Deployment to any ready machines (event-driven deployment)
- 1.2.4 Stand-alone deployment
- 1.2.5 Deployment with individual deployment settings
- 1.2.6 User-initiated deployment (custom deployment)
- 1.2.7 Deployment of a disk volume and MBR
- 1.2.8 Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE
- 1.3 Features of Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 1.3.1 New: List of machines
- 1.3.2 New: List of deployment tasks
- 1.3.3 New: Per-deployment licensing
- 1.3.4 New: Support for the VHD format
- 1.3.5 New: Graphical user interface in WinPE
- 1.3.6 New: E-mail notifications about deployment
- 1.3.7 New: Compatibility with Acronis True Image, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, and Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 backups
- 1.3.8 New: Support for multiple network adapters
- 1.3.9 Multicast TTL and network bandwidth throttling
- 1.3.10 New: Falling back to unicast
- 1.3.11 Encrypted communication
- 1.3.12 Password protection
- 1.4 Supported operating systems for imaging and deployment
- 1.5 Licensing policy
- 1.6 Upgrading to Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 1.7 Technical Support
- 2 Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 3 Getting started with Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 4.1 Supported operating systems
- 4.2 Used ports and IP addresses
- 4.3 Typical installation
- 4.4 Custom installation
- 4.4.1 Installation procedure
- 4.4.2 Common installation configurations
- 4.4.3 Installation of components
- 4.4.3.1 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console
- 4.4.3.2 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server
- 4.4.3.3 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server
- 4.4.3.4 Installation of Acronis PXE Server
- 4.4.3.5 Installation of Acronis Wake-on-LAN Proxy
- 4.4.3.6 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Agent
- 4.4.3.7 Installation of Acronis Universal Deploy
- 4.5 Other ways of installation
- 4.6 Upgrading Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 4.7 Uninstalling Acronis Snap Deploy 4
- 5 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console
- 6 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 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)
- 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 4
4.1 Supported operating systems
This section lists the operating systems where components of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 can be installed.
Any components for Windows can be installed in the following operating systems:
§ Windows Server 2008 R2
§ Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64)
§ Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (x86, x64)
§ Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86, x64)
§ Windows Small Business Server 2011
§ Windows Small Business Server 2003
§ Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
§ 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
§ Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
In addition to the above-listed operating systems, Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console and
Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Agent can be installed in any of the following operating
systems:
§ Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium
§ Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium
§ Windows XP Home
4.2 Used ports and IP addresses
The Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server and Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console
components use the following ports and IP addresses for remote operation:
§ UDP port: 9876
§ TCP port: 9876. If this port is busy, the deployment server and the management console choose a
port at random
§ IPv4 multicast address: 239.255.219.45
§ Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console UDP port: 9877. If this port is busy, the
management console chooses a port at random
Acronis PXE Server uses the following ports and IP addresses:
§ UDP port: 67, 68, 69
§ Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255