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To create a bootable media based on WinPE 2.x or WinPE 3.0
1. Start Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console.
2. On the Tools menu, click Create PE image.
3. Do one of the following:
§ If you do not have a PE image to base the media on, click Create Windows PE 2.x or 3.0
automatically.
§ If you want to base the bootable media on a specific PE image, click Use WinPE files located
in the folder I specify, and then specify the folder with the WIM file of the image.
4. In Network settings, specify whether Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Agent will connect to a particular
Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server.
5. In Autostart, specify whether to start Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Agent automatically after a time-
out.
6. Select how you want to create the bootable media.
§ If you want to create a physical media, select ISO image. The software will create an ISO file
that you can later burn to a DVD or write to a USB drive.
§ If you want to upload the bootable components to Acronis PXE server, select Acronis PXE
Server.
§ If you want to create a PE image (a WIM file) to later upload it to the PXE server (p. 65),
select WIM image. You may want to select this setting if you are planning to use
Preinstallation Environment for unattended deployment to specific machines (p. 100). If so,
make sure that you have selected to start the agent automatically (see the previous step).
Tip: The setting WIM image enables you to create a PE image for any future purpose, such as for
adding other tools in addition to Acronis components.
7. Do one of the following:
§ If you have chosen to create an ISO or a WIM file, specify the full path to the resulting file,
including the file name.
§ If you have chosen to upload the components to Acronis PXE Server, specify the machine
with the PXE server and provide the user name and password of an administrator on it.
8. [Optional.] Specify the storage controller drivers and/or network adapter drivers that you want
to add to the media. Click Add and specify the path to the necessary .inf file for a corresponding
SCSI, RAID, SATA controller or a network adapter. You will have to repeat this procedure for each
driver you want to be included in the bootable media.
9. Check your settings in the summary screen, and then click Create.
10. If you have chosen to create an ISO file, burn the file to a DVD by using a third-party tool, or write
the file to a USB drive.
7.2.2.4 Uploading a PE image to Acronis PXE Server
You can upload a WIM file of WinPE 2.x or WinPE 3.0 to Acronis PXE Server. Such file is called a PE
image. We recommend creating the WIM file by using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 PE Builder (p. 64).
To upload a PE image
1. Start Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console.
2. Click PXE server. If prompted, specify the machine where Acronis PXE Server is installed.
3. Click Upload PE image.
4. Specify the path to the WIM file of WinPE 2.x or 3.0 that you want to upload.