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Table of Contents
1. Introducing AcronisÂź Snap DeployÂź ............................................................................... 6
1.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................. 6
1.1.1 What is Acronis Snap Deploy ........................................................................................... 6
1.1.2 Who needs Acronis Snap Deploy? ................................................................................... 6
1.1.3 Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure .................................................................................. 6
1.2 What you can do with Acronis Snap Deploy 3 ......................................................................... 7
1.2.1 Take an image of the master system (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality) ..................... 7
1.2.2 Manual deployment (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality) .............................................. 7
1.2.3 Scheduled deployment (new in v 3) ................................................................................. 7
1.2.4 Event- driven deployment (new in v 3) ............................................................................. 8
1.2.5 Command line and scripting under Win PE (new in v 3) .................................................... 8
1.2.6 Standalone deployment (new in v 3) ............................................................................... 9
1.2.7 Custom Deployment (User-initiated deployment) (new in v 3) ........................................... 9
1.2.8 Deployment of a disk partition or MBR (new in v 3) ........................................................ 10
1.2.9 Selective deployment (MAC filtering) (new in v 3)........................................................... 10
1.2.10 Password protection (new in v 3) ................................................................................ 10
1.2.11 Manage a remote computer (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality) .............................. 10
1.3 What else is new in v 3? ..................................................................................................... 11
1.3.1 Encrypted communication ............................................................................................. 11
1.3.2 Multicast TTL and network bandwidth throttling ............................................................. 11
1.4 Supported operating systems .............................................................................................. 11
1.5 License policy ..................................................................................................................... 12
1.5.1 Server and workstation licenses .................................................................................... 12
1.5.2 Licenses for Acronis Universal Deploy ............................................................................ 12
1.5.3 Acronis Snap Deploy trial version ................................................................................... 12
1.6 Upgrade to v 3 ................................................................................................................... 13
1.6.1 Upgrading licenses ....................................................................................................... 13
1.6.2 Upgrading components ................................................................................................. 13
1.7 Technical support ............................................................................................................... 14
2. Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy ............................................................................... 15
2.1 Terminology ....................................................................................................................... 15
2.2 Components ....................................................................................................................... 16
2.3 Support for île systems and storage media .......................................................................... 17
2.3.1 Supported île systems .................................................................................................. 17
2.3.2 Supported media .......................................................................................................... 17
2.4 Usage ................................................................................................................................ 17
2.4.1 Offline imaging ............................................................................................................. 18
2.4.2 Online imaging ............................................................................................................. 19
2.4.3 Deployment ................................................................................................................. 19
2.5 What is Acronis Universal Deploy ......................................................................................... 21
2.5.1 Acronis Universal Deploy purpose .................................................................................. 21
2.5.2 Acronis Universal Deploy general principles .................................................................... 21
2.5.3 Acronis Universal Deploy and Microsoft Sysprep ............................................................. 22
2.5.4 Getting Acronis Universal Deploy ................................................................................... 22
3. Installation ..................................................................................................................... 23
3.1 System requirements .......................................................................................................... 23
3.2 Used ports and IP addresses ............................................................................................... 23
3.3 General rules of installation ................................................................................................. 24
3.3.1 Installation île ............................................................................................................. 24
3.3.2 Common installation conîgurations ............................................................................... 24
3.4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console ..................................................... 26
3.5 Installation of Acronis License Server ................................................................................... 26
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3.5.1 Installation ................................................................................................................... 26
3.5.2 Adding licenses using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console .................................... 27
3.5.3 Adding licenses in command line mode .......................................................................... 28
3.6 Installation of Acronis OS Deploy Server .............................................................................. 28
3.7 Installation and setup of Acronis PXE Server......................................................................... 29
3.7.1 Installation of Acronis PXE Server .................................................................................. 29
3.7.2 Setting up a computer to boot from PXE ........................................................................ 29
3.7.3 Setting up the PXE to work in other subnet .................................................................... 30
3.8 Installation of Acronis WOL Proxy ........................................................................................ 30
3.9 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent ........................................................ 30
3.10 Installation of Acronis Universal Deploy .............................................................................. 31
3.11 Extracting the Acronis Snap Deploy components ................................................................. 31
3.12 Using Acronis License Server ............................................................................................. 32
3.12.1 Understanding Acronis License Server .......................................................................... 32
3.12.2 Viewing information about licenses .............................................................................. 32
3.12.3 Removing licenses ...................................................................................................... 34
3.12.4 Using the Acronis License Server Management Tool, ..................................................... 34
4. Using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console .......................................................... 35
4.1 Connections ....................................................................................................................... 35
4.1.1 Connect to a local machine ........................................................................................... 35
4.1.2 Connect to another computer ........................................................................................ 35
4.2 Installation and update of Acronis components on remote computers .................................... 36
4.3 Browsing logs ..................................................................................................................... 37
5. Creating Acronis bootable media .................................................................................... 38
6. Configuring PXE Server ................................................................................................... 42
7. Taking an image .............................................................................................................. 43
7.1 Preparation of the master OS .............................................................................................. 43
7.2 Online vs. oîine imaging .................................................................................................... 43
7.3 Starting oîine imaging ....................................................................................................... 43
7.4 Starting online imaging ....................................................................................................... 46
7.5 Steps of the Master Image Creation Wizard .......................................................................... 46
7.5.1 Disks or partitions to image ........................................................................................... 46
7.5.2 Image name and location ............................................................................................. 47
7.5.3 Setting options ............................................................................................................. 48
7.5.4 Comments and summary .............................................................................................. 50
8. Checking the master image ............................................................................................ 51
9. Deployment templates .................................................................................................... 52
9.1 Why save templates? .......................................................................................................... 52
9.2 Creating templates ............................................................................................................. 52
9.2.1 Master image selection ................................................................................................. 52
9.2.2 Disk/partition selection ................................................................................................. 53
9.2.3 Target disk and partition selection ................................................................................. 55
9.2.4 User accounts .............................................................................................................. 56
9.2.5 Computer names and domain/workgroup ....................................................................... 56
9.2.6 Network settings .......................................................................................................... 58
9.2.7 Security identifiers ........................................................................................................ 59
9.2.8 Transferring files .......................................................................................................... 59
9.2.9 Executing applications .................................................................................................. 59
9.2.10 Using Acronis Universal Deploy .................................................................................... 59
9.2.11 Deployment options.................................................................................................... 61
9.2.12 Comments and summary ............................................................................................ 65
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10. Standalone deployment ................................................................................................ 67
11. Manual deployment ...................................................................................................... 69
11.1 Booting up the targets ...................................................................................................... 69
11.2 Starting deployment .......................................................................................................... 71
12. Event- driven deployment ............................................................................................. 73
13. Scheduled deployment.................................................................................................. 76
13.1 Preparation steps .............................................................................................................. 76
13.1.1 Getting MAC addresses ............................................................................................... 76
13.1.2 Enabling WOL on targets............................................................................................. 76
13.2 Scheduled deployment within one subnet ........................................................................... 77
13.3 Scheduled deployment in other subnet ............................................................................... 79
13.4 Operations with scheduled tasks ........................................................................................ 81
14. Custom deployment mode ............................................................................................ 83
14. 1 Understanding custom deployment ................................................................................... 83
14. 2 Considerations and tips .................................................................................................... 84
14. 3 Setting up the custom deployment mode .......................................................................... 85
14. 4 Changing parameters of the custom deployment mode ...................................................... 87
14. 5 Closing the custom deployment mode ............................................................................... 87
15. Command line and scripting under Win PE and Bart PE ............................................... 88
15.1 Adding ASD command line utility to PE ............................................................................... 88
15.1.1 Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder ................................................................................... 88
15.1.2 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 1.0 ................................................................... 89
15.1.3 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 2.0 ................................................................... 90
15.2 Uploading PE images to Acronis PXE Server ........................................................................ 90
15.3 ASD command line syntax ................................................................................................. 91
15.3.1 Supported commands ................................................................................................. 91
15.3.2 Common options (options common for most asdcmd commands) .................................. 92
15.3.4 asdcmd usage examples ............................................................................................. 96
15.4 Sample scenarios .............................................................................................................. 96
15.4.1 Deploying images assigned to targets .......................................................................... 96
15.4.2 Creating images assigned to targets ............................................................................ 97
16. Managing a remote computer ....................................................................................... 99
16.1 File management on a remote computer ............................................................................ 99
16.2 Executing applications on a remote computer ................................................................... 100
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1. Introducing AcronisÂź Snap DeployÂź
This chapter gives a general idea of how an IT department can meet various real life challenges using
the Acronis Snap Deploy.
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 What is Acronis Snap Deploy
Acronis Snap Deploy is a îexible, eîcient software solution for deployment of a fully conîgured
operating system (with or without application software and any other data) to multiple computers.
Because the product uses disk imaging technology, it is ideal for rapid bare metal installations and -
îexible centralized provisioning.
1.1.2 Who needs Acronis Snap Deploy?
Acronis Snap Deploy is primarily designed to be used by:
Small and medium-size businesses:
- IT service providers
- Hardware retailers
IT departments of larger corporations
Schools and universities
R&D and software testing labs.
The enterprise features added to Acronis Snap Deploy scheduled deployment, v 3 ( support for
Preinstallation Environment, command line and scripting, to name a few) can help automate the tasks
of the IT department in large enterprise environments.
1.1.3 Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure
Components of the Acronis infrastructure are installed on Windows computers. Centralized imaging,
deployment and managing Acronis Snap Deploy the Acronis infrastructure is performed using
Management Console.
A reference image can be taken either in Windows or in the Acronis or Windows PE environment. The
Acronis environment provides the GUI mode. Under Windows PE, command line mode and scripting
are supported.
Deployment is performed in the Acronis or Windows PE environment.
A dedicated bootable utility enables full functional deployment with GUI on a standalone computer (a
computer isolated from the network or included in a network without Acronis Snap Deploy
infrastructure.)
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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)
First, you create the desired system conîguration and save the image of the system hard disk on a
network share, detachable or removable media. Image is a île that contains the system in a packaged
form.
Scenarios:
1. Usually, company departments, such as accounting, sales or technical support, use a îxed set
of applications for daily work. Capture an entire library of images and deploy them to new
hardware without having to manually configure the operating system and applications.
2. The administrator might a standard configuration included in the library need to deploy on
various hardware. The separately sold Acronis Universal Deploy option can configure Windows
system drivers so that Windows is able to boot on dissimilar hardware. Without this option the
motherboard, processors and mass storage devices of the imaged and the target hardware
mus non Windowst be identical. The same applies to - operating systems.
1.2.2 Manual deployment (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality)
Boot the to deploy totarget computers (the computers ) into Acronis environment using Acronis
bootable media or Acronis PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) Server. Set up and save parameters
of the deployment operation (the deployment template.)
Launch the deployment. The program multicasts the image to the computers you specified and
deploys the system on their hard disks. DNS names, domain or workgroup membership, TCP/IP
settings, user accounts and security identiîers are assigned on the îy according to the settings you
made.
Once the deployment is completed, the computers boot up from their hard disks. The program can
shut down or restart the computers according to the settings you made. Sometimes you will have to
complete configuration of devices, otherwise the computers are ready to work. (Activation of the
operating system is needed though.)
1.2.3 Scheduled deployment (new in v 3)
Deployment can be run on hedulea sc .
Scheduling presumes that when the scheduled time comes, the program will power on the target
computers with predefined MAC addresses using the BIOS Wake On LAN (WOL) functionality.
Computers in other subnets through a WOL proxy agencan woken be t delivered with Acronis Snap
Deploy.
Computers that do not support WOL can be booted into Acronis environment manually before the
scheduled time comes. Such computers will also be deployed provided that their MAC addresses are
included in the total list.
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Scenarios:
1. An organization receives a shipment of computers from a manufacturer along with the list of
their MAC addresses. The IT department has to deploy the operating system to the new
hardware.
2. An Internet café, school or university lab has 100 computers with known MAC addresses. The
nightly deployment of the initial standard image on these computers is needed.
1.2.4 Event- (new in v 3) driven deployment
Deployment can be run when the predefined number of computers is ready. The program counts how
many computers have connected to the deployment server and starts multicasting when the
predefined number of computers is connected.
The administrator can specify a time out, deployment will start on the computers - -out period. On time
that are ready despite that the predefined number is not reached.
Scenario:
1. An organization receives 100 computers from a manufacturer. The IT department has to
deploy systems, preconfigured according to the employeesâ roles, to the predefined number of
computers. For example, 10 computers for accountants, 10 computers for the marketing
department, 70 computers for sales and 10 for the managers.
1.2.5 Command line and scripting under Win PE (new in v 3)
Acronis Snap Deploy provides a command line utility that can be added to a Windows Preinstallation
Environment (Win PE) image. The administrator uploads the customized image PE to a PXE server or
transfers the PE image on removable media.to
Having booted a machine in the Preinstallation Environment, the administrator can perform imaging or
deployment in the command line mode or execute scripts.
Using Acronis Snap Deploy in Windows Preinstallation Environment allows a combination of both the
products facilities and provides more functionality than using only Acronis b- ootable media. The
following scenarios can be implemented using Acronis Snap Deploy command line and Win PE.
Scenarios:
1. The administrator might need to deploy diverse images on each of the networked computers.
The administrator writes a deployment script that can read the targetâs MAC address (for example, 01-
02 03- - - -04 05 06) and pull an image with a name corresponding to the MAC address (for example,
image- - - -01 02 03 04- -05 06.tib) from any convenient location. The script can be executed on any
number of targets.
2. The administrator might need to start imaging or deployment automatically each time a
networked computer boots from the PXE server.
The administrator creates an imaging or deployment script, adds the script to the PE and includes the
script in the
startnet.cmd
file. On booting into the PE, the operation will be performed automatically.
3. The administrator might need to automatically execute pre-deployment operations (disk
partitioning, for example) on the networked computers.
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The administrator creates a script that performs pre deployment operations, adds the script along with -
deployment script to the PE and includes both scripts in the
startnet.cmd
file. On booting into the PE,
both operations will be performed automatically.
4. The administrator might need to execute imaging or deployment in Win PE environment if the
Acronis environment lacks Linux drivers for some exotic hardware.
Limitation:
Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility can generate a new SID but cannot adjust other
settings on the fly. To change the computer name, domain or workgroup membership and
other settings, apply the Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) to the master system
and specify the new settings in the Sysprep.inf answer île.
1.2.6 Standalone deployment (new i 3) n v
The administrator might need to deploy on a computer isolated from a network or included in a
network without Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure. A dedicated bootable utility enables full functional
deployment with GUI on a standalone computer.
T he Acronis Universal Deploy option is not available in the standalone mode.
1.2.7 (UserCustom Deployment -initiated deployment) (new in v 3)
Acronis Snap Deploy can be configured in such a way that users will be able to deploy and re-deploy
their computers with one click on the boot menu.
Scenarios:
1. Software testers have to deploy clean operating systems or preconfigured systems on test
machines. A test team leader creates custom bootable media or a PXE package that provides a
îxed set of choices on the target side. A test team member reboots a test computer and
selects what to deploy from the boot menu with one click. The deployment starts immediately.
The choices can be various operating systems, various editions of the same operating system,
the same operating system with various settings or various applications, to name a few. The
deployment proceeds independently on each computer.
2. The same scenario îts in a university or school lab when switching between exercises requires
reconfiguring puter the com entirely. Students can switch or restart exercises without the
teacherâs assistance.
If a student messes up the machine (deletes a file, changes configuration, etc.) then he/she
could choose a self-restore option from the boot menu.
The custom deployment mode is intended for continual work without the administratorâs assistance.
Once the mode is set, other methods of deployment (manual, scheduled, event driven deployment) -
become unavailable. loyment mode is on,Any scheduled task that has to start while the custom dep
will not start. Only users (the ones on the target side) can initiate deployment. However, the
administrator can view logs, create new deployment templates, change the custom deployment
configuration (add, edit or remove boot menu items) and perform other management operations
except for deployment.
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To initiate deployment on the console side, the administrator switches oî the custom deployment
mode.
1.2.8 Deployment of a disk partition or MBR (new in v 3)
You do not necessarily have to deploy the entire disk. Provided the master and the target disks have a
similar partitioning scheme, you can image and deploy only the system partition or only the data,
depending on your needs.
Acronis Snap Deploy can image and deploy the Master Boot ) Record (MBR .
1.2.9 Selective deployment (MAC îltering) (new in v 3)
Acronis Snap Deploy has the ability to disable deployment on computers with speciîed MAC addresses.
This protects production servers and userâs systems from unfortunate events. The program can import
the access list from a text île. Both straight (enabling) and inverse (disabling) lists are supported.
Scenario:
1. Letâs say, a networked computer boots up from PXE by mistake. The new image then might be
deployed on the computer by an -event driven operation or by the PE configured to start
deployment upon booting. The original data will be lost.
1.2.10 Password protection (new in v 3)
Images taken with Acronis Snap Deploy can be protected with a password to prevent unauthorized
deployment.
Acronis Snap Deploy also supports password protected images created with the Acronis True Image
products family.
To prevent Acronis bootable components from unauthorized execution, the Acronis boot menu can
also be protected with a password.
1.2.11 Manage a remote computer (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0
functionality)
An administrator can perform operations on a remote computer using Acronis Snap Deploy.
File management: Create and edit text îles (for example batch îles or scripts), copy îles/folders to
the clipboard, paste them, rename and delete files and folders.
Applications management: E (xecute service applications conîguration îles, scripts) on a remote
computer by scheduling tasks. The scheduled task contains the application to execute and when the
application will be run.
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1.3 What else is new in v 3?
1.3.1 Encrypted communication
Acronis Snap Deploy components communicate to each other using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
cryptographic protocol. Encryption starts on the first (earliest) stage of connection attempt, so all data
transferred in the next steps (including data required for client authentication) is encrypted.
Once Acronis Snap Deploy components are installed, encrypted communication between the
components is enabled automatically. The deploy stream, being transferred via the communication
protocol, is not encrypted.
1.3.2 Multicast TTL and network bandwidth throttling
Deployment conîguration has a parameter that speciîes time to live (TTL) for multicast packets. Using
this setting, you can the distribution of limit multicast packets via gateways.
By setting the permitted bandwidth you can limit the network usage during deployment.
1.4 Supported operating systems
Acronis Snap Deploy provides full-featured imaging and deployment of the following operating
systems:
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MS Windows Server 2008 R2
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MS Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (x86, x64)
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MS Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86, x64)
Yes Yes S
MS Windows Small Business Server 2003
Yes Yes S
MS Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
Yes Yes S
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MS Windows 2000 Server
Yes Yes S
MS Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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MS Win dows 2000 Professional SP4
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MS Windows 7 Home Basic (x86, x64)
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MS Windows 7 Home Premium (x86, x64)
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MS Windows 7 Professional (x86, x64)
Yes Yes WS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate (x86, x64)
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MS Windows Vista Home Basic (x86, x64)
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MS Windows XP Professional SP3
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* - â â S server license, WS workstation license.
Acronis Snap Deploy enables, with certain limitations (some operations or options will not be
available), -imaging and deployment of any PC based operating system. For example, Windows
98/NT/ME .9 2.6.x), NT/4.0 Server, Linux (kernel: 2.4 â - -îy can be deployed only as is, on the
settings adjustment is not performed.
The Acronis Universal Deploy option is not applicable to Windows 98/NT/ME and NT/4.0 Server.
1.5 License policy
Acronis Snap Deploy licensing is based on the number of deployed and/or managed computers
(servers or workstations.) For example, to deploy a system on 100 computers you need 100
deployment licenses. No additional licenses are required to manage the deployed computers or re-
deploy any of them.
1.5.1 Server and workstation licenses
Acronis Snap Deploy has two types of licenses. A license for the server product is needed to deploy a
server operating system or install the management agent on a server operating system . A license for
the workstation product is needed to deploy a workstation operating system or install the management
agent on a workstation operating system.
A workstation license is needed to deploy a disk or partition that does not contain an operating
system, if the en assignedtarget computer has not be a license before.
Linux is considered as a server OS. The explicit list of server and workstation operating systems is in
the previous section.
If Acronis Snap Deploy fails to identify the operating system, the operating system is type of
considered as a workstation OS.
A server license could be used instead of workstation license a automatically or through a prompt.
1.5.2 Licenses for Acronis Universal Deploy
Acronis Universal Deploy is an add- s on to Acronis Snap Deploy and has its own serial number and
license agreement.
The Acronis Uni used and versal Deploy licenses are counted, upgraded in the same way as the Acronis
Snap Deploy licenses. Acronis Universal Deploy also has two types of licenses for server and
workstation operating systems. You need one Universal Deploy license . per target computer
You do not need a license to install Acronis Universal Deploy. However, do not forget to add the
Acronis Universal Deploy licenses to the license server before starting deployment. If the licenses are
not found during deployment, the Acronis Universal Deploy step will be skipped.
1.5.3 Acronis Snap Deploy trial version
The Acronis Snap functionality of the standard version. To upgrade Deploy trial version has all the
from the trial version to the standard product you do not need to re-download the software. Simply
buy the licenses and import them to the license server.
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1.6 Upgrade to v 3
To upgrade from Acronis Snap Deploy version 2 1 3 .0 or .0 to version , upgrade both the licenses and
the program components.
1.6.1 Upgrading licenses
Buy the necessary number of upgrade licenses and import the licenses to your license server.
The table illustrates below how the various combinations of licenses will be upgraded. Use the table to
calculate 3 the number of upgrade licenses you need.
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computer with ASD 3.
1.6.2 Upgrading components
Install the components of v 3 over the v 2.0 or v 1.0 components.
Components of v components since they use 3 cannot communicate with v 2.0 and v 1.0
cryptographic communication protocol that was not supported by the previous program
versions. Remove old Acronis Snap Deploy components, if the new components are installed
on other computers.
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1.7 Technical support
As part of a purchased annual Support charge you are entitled to Technical Support as follows: to the
extent that electronic services are available, you may electronically access at no additional charge,
Support services for the Software, which Acronis shall endeavor to make available twenty four (24)
hours a day, seven (7) days per week. Such electronic services may include, but are not limited to:
user forums; software-speciîc information; hints and tips; bug îx retrieval via the internet; software
maintenance and demonstration code retrieval via a WAN-accessible FTP server; and access to a
problem resolution database via Acronis customer support system.
Support shall consist of supplying telephone or other electronic support to you in order to help you
locate and, on its own, correct problems with the Software and supplying patches, updates and other
changes that Acronis, at its sole discretion, makes ronis makes or adds to the Software and which Ac
generally available, without additional charge, to other licensees of the Software that are enrolled in
Support. Upon mutual agreement by both parties, Acronis shall: (i) supply code corrections to you to
correct Software malfunctions in order to bring such Software into substantial conformity with the
published operating speciîcations for the most current version of the Software unless your
unauthorized modifications prohibit or hamper such corrections or cause the malfunction; or (ii) supply
code corrections to correct insubstantial problems at the next general release of the Software.
More information about contacting Acronis Technical Support is available at the following link:
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/support/
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2.2 Components
Acronis Snap Deploy includes the following components:
1. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is an administrative tool for remote access to
Acronis servers . and Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
When disconnected from the Acronis components, the console allows only installing Acronis
products on remote machines.
2. Acronis OS Deploy Server is a component that performs centralized deployment through the
network with the help of Acronis Snap Deploy Agents.
3. Acronis Snap Deploy Agent is a bootable component that performs deployment on each target
computer under control of Acronis OS Deploy Server. the
There are two ways to load Acronis Snap Deploy Agent on target computers: locally from bootable
media or remotely using Acronis PXE Server.
4. Acronis Master Image Creator , is a bootable locally controlled component that takes an image
of the master system.
There are two ways to load Acronis Master Image Creator on a master computer: directly from
bootable media or remotely using Acronis PXE Server.
5. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent is a component that takes an image of the master
system in Windows environment under the administratorâs control through the ronis Snap Ac
Deploy Management Console. The administrator can also manage files and execute applications on
a remote computer using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent.
6. Acronis PXE Server allows for network booting computers into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent,
Acronis Master Image Creator or Preinstallation Environment. The computers must support PXE.
Using Acronis PXE Server considerably reduc time required for booting multiplees the computers
as compared to using bootable media. It also eliminates the need to have a technician onsite to
install the bootable media into the system that must be booted.
7. Acronis Wake on LAN Proxy is a component that enables the Acronis OS Deploy Server to
wake the target computers located in the other subnet.
8. Acronis Standalone Utility is a bootable component that enables full functional deployment
with GUI on a standalone computer (a computer isolated from the network or included in a
network without Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure.)
9. Acronis License Server is a component that tracks licenses of Acronis products.
10. Acronis Universal Deploy -(optional) is an add on to Acronis Snap Deploy that enables
hardware-independent operating system deployment.
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2.3 Support for file systems and storage media
2.3.1 Supported île systems
Acronis Snap Deploy provides full-featured imaging and deployment of the following file systems:
- FAT16/32
- NTFS
- Ext2/Ext3
- ReiserFS
- Reiser4
- Linux SWAP
- XFS
- JFS
2.3.2 Supported media
Acronis Master Image Creator can save an image:
- on a network share
- on the master computer internal hard drive
- - on USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) storage devices (hard drives, flash drives) attached to the
master computer
- - - on DVD+R/RW, DVD R/RW, CD R/RW loaded in the master computer media drive.
A sizeable image can be split between multiple media automatically .
Acronis OS Deploy Server can deploy images located:
- in network shared folders
- on the deploy server internal hard drive
- - on USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) storage devices (hard drives, îash drives) attached to the
deploy server
- - - on DVD+R/RW, DVD R/RW, CD R/RW loaded in the deploy server media drive.
The best practice is keeping images on the deploy server hard drive. This minimizes network traîc
during deployment.
The image created on removable e media disk. To deploy an image media has to fit into on spread
over several CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on the deploy
server or on a network share.
Acronis Standalone Utility can deploy images located:
- in network shared folders
- - on USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) storage devices (hard drives, îash drives) attached to the
managed computer
- - - on DVD+R/RW, DVD R/RW, CD R/RW loaded in the managed computer media drive.
The image created on removable media eploy an image has to fit into one media disk. To d spread
over several CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on an external
drive or a network share.
2.4 Usage
This section gives a general idea of using the product and does not contain the detailed instructions on
how to perform operations. Nevertheless, advanced users are welcome to use this section as a step-
by- step quick start guide. The details can be found in the further Userâs Guide sections.
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2.4.1 Oîine imaging
Oîine imaging means t ster system ishat the ma stopped and the master computer boots into Acronis
(or PE) environment.
1. Configure the master system.
2. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console.
3. Do one of the following:
Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command
line utility)
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Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Master Image
Creator (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility.)
4. Do one of the following, depending on your choice in : step 3
Boot the master computer from bootable media into Acronis Master Image Creator (or PE)
or
Boot the master computer PXE Server into Acronis Master Image Creator (or PE) from the .
5. On the tions to configure and launch the master computer, follow the Create Image Wizard instruc
imaging operation (or perform imaging in PE using Acronis command line) . The image can be
saved on a network share, detachable or removable media. To access the network from a
bootable environment, you must have a DHCP server or configure the master computer network
settings manually.
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2.4.2 Online imaging
Online imaging means that the master system is imaged live (without reboot or suspending
operations.) Online imaging can be performed remotely whenever you need. The disadvantage is that
you have to install imaging software that (1) takes a license and (2) is included in the master image.
This is not always rational.
1. Configure the master system.
2. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and Acronis License Server. Import licenses to
the license server.
3. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent on the ma ster system locally or remotely, using
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. This will take a license from the license server. Reboot
on pro Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agentmpt. Once is installed, you can image the master
system online (without reboot) at any time.
4. Connect the console to the master system, click Create Master Image > Create master - -> Next
image on a remote computer. Follow the Create Image Wizard instructions to configure and
launch the imaging operation. The image can be saved on a network share, detachable or
removable media.
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The following illustrates the Acronis components functionality by the example of manual deployment.
During event driven and scheduled deployment the components - perform similarly.
Deployment presumes that you have created a master image, so at least the Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console is installed.
1. Inst all Acronis License Server. Import licenses to the license server. Install Acronis OS Deploy
Server.
2. Do one of the following:
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Create bootable media w command line ith Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy
utility)
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Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Snap Deploy
Agent (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility.)
3. Do one of the following depending on your choice in, : step 2
Boot the target computer(s) into Ac (or PE)ronis Snap Deploy Agent from bootable media
or
Boot the target computer(s) into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (or PE) from the PXE Server.
You must have a DHCP server or configure the target computers network settings manually to enable
the target computers to connect to Acronis OS Deploy Server.
4. Do one of the following the agent or the PE is running, depending on whether :
- Connect the console to the Acronis OS Deploy Server. Select the Deployment tab
- This Make sure that the target computers IP addresses are displayed on the Deployment tab.
means that the computers are connected and ready for deployment
- Click Manual Deployment and follow the Manual Deployment Wizard instructions to configure and
launch the deployment operation
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2.5 What is Acronis Universal Deploy
This section describes the Acronis proprietary technology that helps deploy and boot up Windows on
dissimilar hardware. Acronis Universal Deploy saves you from configuring a new master system for
each make of hardware you have to deploy . on
If you plan to deploy Windows on multiple computers that are identical to each other, but differ from
the master computer hardware; deploy the master image on one of the identical computers using
Acronis Universal Deploy. This will adjust Windows to dissimilar hardware. Then image the the
adjusted system and deploy it to the identical computers.
The Acronis Universal Deploy option is not available in the standalone mode.
2.5.1 Acronis Universal Deploy purpose
A system disk image can be deployed easily on the hardware where it was created or to identical
hardware. However, if you change a motherboard or use another processor version, the deployed
system could be unbootable. An attempt to transfer the system to a new, much more powerful
computer will usually produce the same unbootable result because the new hardware is incompatible
with the most critical drivers included in the image.
Using Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) does not solve this problem, because Sysprep
permits adding drivers only for Plug Play devices (sound cards, network adapters, video cards - -and
etc.). As for the system Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and mass storage device drivers, they must
be identical on the source and the target computers (see Microsoft Knowledge Base, articles 302577
and 216915).
Acronis Universal Deploy technology provides an eîcient solution for hardware-independent system
deployment by adding the crucial Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and mass storage device drivers.
2.5.2 Acronis Universal Deploy general principles
1. Automatic HAL and mass storage drivers selection
Acronis Universal Deploy searches the Windows default driver storage folders (in the image being
deployed) for HAL and mass storage device drivers and installs drivers that better ît the target
hardware. You can specify a custom driver repository (a folder or folders on a network share or CD)
which will also be used for drivers search.
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torage folder is determined in the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE\ \Microsoft\ \ \Windows Current version DevicePath. This
storage folder is usually WINDOWS/inf.
2. Manual selection of mass storage device driver
If the target hardware has a specific mass storage controller (such as a SCSI, RAID, or Fibre Channel
adapter) for the hard disk, you can install the appropriate driver manually, bypassing the automatic
driver search- - and install procedure.
3. Installing drivers for plug and play devices
Acronis Universal Deploy -relies on built in plug and play discovery and configuration process to handle
hardware diîerences in devices that are not critical for the system startdeployed -up, such as video,
audio and USB. Windows takes control over this process during the logon phase, and if some of the
new hardware is not detected, you will have a chance to install drivers for it later manually.
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2.5.3 Acronis Universal Deploy and Microsoft Sysprep
Acronis Universal Deploy is not a system preparation tool. You can apply it to any system image
created by Acronis products you cannot apply it to , however, images of systems prepared with
Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep).
2.5.4 Getting Acronis Universal Deploy
Acronis Universal Deploy is an add-on to Acronis Snap Deploy. It is purchased separately, has its own
license, and is installed from a separate setup île. r more information please visit Fo
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3. Installation
3.1 System requirements
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The Acronis OS Deploy Server and the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console use the following
ports and IP addresses for remote operation:
- UDP port: 9876
- TCP port: 9876, if busy, choose a port at random
- IPv4 multicast address: 239.255.219.45
- A cronis Snap Deploy Management Console UDP port: 9877, if busy, choose a port at random
The Acronis PXE Server uses the following ports and IP addresses:
- UDP port: 67, 68, 69.
- Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255
For a remote installation, the TCP port 25001 is used.
If you are using a îrewall, you might have to set the appropriate access options.
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3.3 General rules of installation
3.3.1 Installation île
Acronis Snap Deploy installation île includes the following components and the componentsâ features:
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder
Media Builder for Acronis Image Creator
Acronis Media Builder for Snap Deploy Agent
Utility Media Builder for Acronis Standalone
Acronis License Server
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Acronis Snap Deploy components can be installed in various conîgurations, in terms of distributing the
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1. The minimal conîguration that enables : only offline imaging and standalone deployment
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console (custom installation, including:
Media Builder for Acronis Image Creator
Media Builder for Acronis Standalone Utility.)
all on the same computer.
2. The minimal conîguration that enables offline imaging, standalone deployment and
deployment through the network with Acronis OS Deploy Server:
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console (custom installation, including:
Media Builder for Acronis Image Creator
Media Builder for Acronis Standalone Utility
Media Builder for Acronis Snap Deploy Agent.)
Acronis License Server (custom installation, includes only:
Acronis License Server)
Acronis OS Deploy Server
all on the same computer. On the target computers, no Acronis components are required.
3. The configuration that adds the network boot of master and target computers to the above
functionality:
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console (custom installation, including:
Media Builder for Acronis Image Creator
Media Builder for Acronis Standalone Utility
Media Builder for Acronis Snap Deploy Agent.)
Acronis License Server (custom installation, includes only:
Acronis License Server)
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Acronis PXE Server
all on the same computer. On the target computers, no Acronis components are required.
This is the recommended elementary configuration that enables most of the Acronis Snap Deploy
functionality.
In case physical access to the powerful server is limited, you can install the console on a separate
computer. Another common configuration is:
Workstation:
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console (custom installation, including:
Media Builder for Acronis Image Creator
Media Builder for Acronis Standalone Utility
Media Builder for Acronis Snap Deploy Agent.)
Server:
Acronis License Server(custom installation, includes only:
Acronis License Server)
Acronis OS Deploy Server
Acronis PXE Server
Generally, you can install all Acronis servers on separate computers. In this case, you will have to
connect the management console to each server separately to manage the server. With all servers on
one computer, only one console connection is needed.
4. To add the ability to deploy Windows on dissimilar hardware to , any co (1)nfiguration but
install the Acronis OS DeployAcronis Universal Deploy -add on on a computer where is Server
installed.
5. To add the online imaging ability and the ability to validate images integrity to any
conîguration . , install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
Online imaging means that the master system is imaged live (without reboot or suspending
operations.) Online imaging can be performed remotely whenever you need on connecting the console
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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 îles and
execute applications on target computers at any time after deployment.
However, having excess software in the master image is not always rational. installation of Besides,
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 ven deployment do not -dri
require WOL Proxy Server)
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- all or some of the target computers are in subnet other (s) 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 fo Media Builder for r Acronis Image Creator, 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 consoleâs remote installation feature (for more information, see
4.2 Installation
and update of Acronis components on remote computers
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3.5 Installation of Acronis License Server
3.5.1 Installation
Acronis License Server Install is a component that tracks licenses of Acronis products. Acronis
License Server nstalling on a computer accessible to Acronis OS Deploy Server. I 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.
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The Acronis License Server Management Tool -is a simple command line utility for controlling
Acronis License Server. Acronis License Server Management Console an easy- -provides to use
GUI. Alternatively, you can control Acronis License Server using Acronis Snap Deploy Management
Console. So you can choose to install only the Acronis License Server.
If you have already installed Acronis License Server that came with another Acronis product,
you still need to install Acronis License Server that came with Acronis Snap Deploy. You can
install both license servers on the same computer. The Acronis License Server then will be
seen as a common server for all Acronis products.
There is no need to install Acronis License Server Management Console or Acronis License
Server Management Tool once again, because you already have the necessary management
instruments.
To install Acronis License Server:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup program
2. Click Install Acronis License Server
3. Follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen.
4. Reboot on prompt.
After installation, Acronis License Server launches automatically as Windows service.
Before installing Acronis OS Deploy Server, import serial numbers to Acronis License Server either in
command-line mode or using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console.
3.5.2 Adding licenses using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console.
2. Click Manage licenses. Connect to the computer where Acronis License Server is installed.
3. ck Cli Add License on the sidebar.
4. In the Add Lic number or a path to the .txt or .eml file containing ense window, type in the serial
the serial numbers. Or you can browse to the île.
5. In the final window, click Proceed. Acronis License Server performs the operation and reports the
number of newly- added licenses.
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1. Run cmd.exe (Windows Command Prompt)
2. Go to the folder where Acronis License Server is installed. By default, it is
\ \ \ Program Files Acronis LicenseServer
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LicenseServerCmdLine --import- file [servername] [filename]
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3.6 Installation of Acronis OS Deploy Server
Acronis OS Deploy Server is a component that performs centralized deployment through the
network with the help of Acronis Snap Deploy Agents.
Before installing Acronis OS Deploy Server, you need to install the Acronis License Server and import
license numbers to it (for more information see the previous section).
To install Acronis OS Deploy : Server
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup program
2. Click Install Acronis OS Deploy Server
3. Follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen.
4. Reboot on prompt.
The wizard will ask you for Acronis License Server. Browse to the server, or enter its name or IP
address, or let the server be found automatically on the network. t decrease the number of This will no
deployment licenses. The program just checks the availability of the licenses and stores the speciîed
Acronis License Server parameters to be able to ac se Server later, when the cess the Acronis Licen
deployment is launched.
If during Acronis OS Deploy Server installation the License Server was speciîed by its IP
address, the Acronis OS Deploy Server will not be able to înd it in future in case the
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3.7 Installation and setup of Acronis PXE Server
Acronis PXE Server allows the network booting of the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent, Acronis Master
Image Creator or Preinstallation Environment on target computers. Using Acronis PXE Server
considerably reduces the time required for booting the computers as compared to using bootable
media. It also eliminates the need to have a technician onsite to install the bootable media into the
system that must be booted. This allows for unattended scheduled deployment.
Using Acronis PXE Server makes sense if there is a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server in
your network, so that the booting computers can automatically get IP addresses. Without DHCP, you
cannot . boot computers from PXE
We recommend that you have only one PXE server within a subnet to ensure predictability of the
booting computers behavior.
3.7.1 Installation of Acronis PXE Server
To install Acronis PXE Server:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup program
2. Click Install Acronis PXE Server
3. Follow the on screen Install Wizard instructions.
Acronis PXE Server runs as a service immediately after installation. Later on it will automatically launch
at each system restart. You can stop and start this program in the same way as other services.
3.7.2 Setting up a computer to boot from PXE
For bare metal, it is enough that the machineâs BIOS supports network booting.
On a machine that has an operating system on the hard disk, the BIOS must be configured so that the
network interface card is either the first boot device, or at least prior the Hard Drive device. The
example below shows one of reasonable BIOS conîgurations. If you donât insert bootable media, the
computer will boot from the network.
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In some BIOS versions, you have to save changes to BIOS after enabling the network interface card
so that the card appears in the list of boot devices.
If the hardware has multiple network interface cards, make sure that the card supported by the BIOS
has the network cable plugged in.
3.7 subnet.3 the PXE to work in other Setting up
To enable the work in other subnet (across the switch), configure the switch Acronis PXE Server to
to relay the PXE traffic. The PXE server IP addresses are configured on a per-interface basis using IP
helper functionality in the same way as DHCP server addresses. For more information please refer to:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/257579
3.8 Installation of Acronis WOL Proxy
Acronis Wake on LAN Proxy enables the Acronis OS Deploy Server to wake the target computers
located in the other subnet.
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)
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Install Acronis WOL Proxy on any server in the same subnet as the target computers. No additional
actions are required.
To install Acronis WOL Proxy Server:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup program
2. Click Acronis WakeOnLAN Proxy
3. Follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen.
Acronis WOL Proxy runs as a service immediately after installation. Later on it will automatically launch
at each system restart. You can stop and start this program in the same way as other services.
3.9 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent adds the online imaging ability and the
ability to validate integrity of images. your
Online imaging means that the master system is imaged live (without reboot or suspending
operations.) Online imaging can be performed remotely whenever you need on connecting the console
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 îles 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.
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To install : Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup program
2. Click Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
3. Follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen
4. The wizard will ask you for Acronis License Server. Browse to ver, or the ser enter its name or
IP address, or let the server be found automatically on the network.
There must be at least one Acronis Snap Deploy license of appropriate type on the license server.
A license for server product is needed to install the agethe nt on a server operating system. A
license for the workstation product is needed to install the agent on a workstation operating
system. A server license can be used instead of a workstation license through a prompt. The
management agent installation will decrease the number of free licenses by one.
5. Reboot on prompt.
3.10 Installation of Acronis Universal Deploy
Acronis Universal Deploy - is an add on to Acronis Snap Deploy. It is purchased separately and
installe d from a separate setup île.
Acronis only Universal Deploy can be installed on a computer where Acronis OS Deploy Server is
installed.
Acronis Universal Deploy can be installed on a networked computer either locally, by running the setup
program, or remotely. To install Acronis Universal Deploy remotely, extract the setup file (.msi) to a
network share (see below) and install Acronis Universal Deploy in the same way as other Acronis Snap
Deploy components (see
4.2 Installation and update of Acronis components on remote computers
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When installing Acronis Universal Deploy on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer, either disable
the User Account Control (UAC) or run the installation île as an administrator -(right click on the file,
then select âR un as administratorâ).
After installation Universal Deploy automatically plugs in Acronis Acronis OS Deploy Server.
You do not need a license to install Acronis Universal Deploy. However, do not forget to add
the Acronis Universal Deploy licenses to the license server before starting deployment. If the
licenses are not found during deployment, the Acronis Universal Deploy step will be skipped.
3.11 Extracting the Acronis Snap Deploy components
During componentsâ Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console i nstallation, all Acronis Snap Deploy
setu \ \ \ \p (.msi) îles will be placed in the Program Files Common Files Acronis RemoteInstall folder.
Thus, you will be able to remotely install, modify or repair the components using Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console or msiexec.exe utility.
When installing Acronis Snap Deploy components on a local computer, you can save setup îles for
each component separately on a local or network drive. This will help when modifying or recovering
the existing component installation on a local computer.
To save a componentâs setup île:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup île
2. I -n the Install Menu, right click on the component name and select Extract
3. S . elect a location for the setup île and click Save
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3.12 Using Acronis License Server
This s installation procedure.ection steps does not describe of the It contains general information
necessary for understanding Acronis License Server and covers more operations with licenses than
described in
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3.12.1 Understanding Acronis License Server
The Acronis License Server is a mechanism that tracks licenses of Acronis products. Acronis Snap
Deploy licensing is based on the number of deployed and/or managed computers (servers or
workstations). For example, to deploy a system on 100 computers you need 100 deployment licenses.
No additional licenses are required to manage the deployed computers or re- deploy any of them.
Acronis Universal Deploy is an add-on to Acronis Snap Deploy and has its own serial number and
license agreement.
Acronis License Server tracks the licenses using a MAC address, which is unique for each network
interface card (NIC). Although a MAC address is usually hardwired to the NIC, some operating systems
offer a way to change it. It is important to note that attempting to change the MAC address on a
system may impede the Acronis License Server operation and prevent you from other deployments to
the same computer or from managing that computer remotely.
When installing Acronis OS Deploy Server, you have to specify the Acronis License Server. Once the
Acronis License Server is the program checks for available licenses on the server and stores its found
net address to be able to access the Acronis License Server later, when deployment is launched.
When starting a deployment, Acronis OS Deploy Server checks the availability of free licenses on the
Acronis License Server. If there are enough free licenses for ment, the the deploy process will run and
the number of free licenses will decrease by the number of deployed systems.
Acronis License Server can import multiple license numbers from .txt or .eml îles, saving you from the
time- consuming procedure of typing in each number.
When upgraded, recovered or reinstalled, the Acronis License Server keeps all the imported licenses
intact. However, it is recommended that you copy the file(s) with license numbers to removable
media, or create a hard copy of that file(s) and keep it in a safe place. This ensures that you have
license data available in case of hardware failure.
3.12.2 Viewing information about licenses
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console.
2. Click Manage licenses. Connect to the computer where Acronis License Server is installed. This
will display all serial numbers available on the Acronis License Server. One serial number can
contain multiple licenses.
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serial number, Total=1, Available=1, Used=0 (if the license is free) or Available=0, Used=1 (if the
license has been allocated.)
3. To display more information about used licenses, select Manage Used Licenses on the sidebar.
(This item does not appear while all licenses are free.)
The Used -mode lists all licenses that are allocated. Right click on the column headings bar to choose
the details to display: Product Name, Host Name, Host Address, Serial Number, Acquire Date (date of
deployment or installation that used the license) and Renewal Date (the latter is not valid for Acronis
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3.12.3 Removing licenses
To completely remove a license from the Acronis License Server, select it from the list of available
licenses and click Remove License on the sidebar.
3.12.4 Using the Acronis License Server Management Tool,
The Acronis License Server Management Tool - ronis is a command line utility for controlling Ac
License Server. The LicenseServerCmdLine.exe île installs with only the Acronis License Server
complete installation. The tool is located in the installation folder, by default it is \Program
Files\ \ Acronis LicenseServer. If the île is not found, install it by running the Acronis Snap Deploy setup
program. For more information, see
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LicenseServerCmdLine.exe uses the following syntax:
LicenseServerCmdLine [command] [option1] [option2]
LicenseServerCmdLine.exe supports the following commands and command options:
--list
Displays the list of Acronis License Servers found on the local network.
-- address]status [servername or server IP-
Displays the status of the specified License Server, i.e. the number of total/free licenses for each
Acronis product.
--import [servername] [serial key]
Adds information about a new license (new serial key). You can specify multiple serial numbers (space
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--import- file [servername] [filename]
Imports license serial keys from .txt or .eml île.
--help
Shows usage.
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4 Using . Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console
4.1 Connections
4.1.1 Connect to a local machine
When started, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console to the local machine connects if there is a
manageable Acronis Snap Deploy component on this machine. You can manage any Acronis server or
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent installed on the same machine without any additional actions.
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Acronis server or perform operations using the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent. To connect to
any Acronis component you need the administratorâs privileges on the remote machine.
Manage Deployment â connect to Acronis OS Deploy Server.
Create Master Image â connect to Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent (or start Acronis Media
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Manage files â connect to Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent
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4.2 Installation and update of Acronis components on remote computers
The following components of Acronis Snap Deploy can be installed remotely:
- Acronis OS Deploy Server
- Acronis License Server
- Acronis PXE Server
- Acronis WOL Proxy
- Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent.
Preparation
For a successful installation on a remote computer running any Windows XP version, the option
Control panel Folder options -> -> View -> Use simple file sharing must be disabled on that
computer.
For a 2 successful installation on a remote computer running Windows XP with Service Pack or
Windows 2003 Server, the option Control panel - - -> Windows Firewall > Exceptions > File and
Printer Sharing in the Control panel - -> Windows Firewall > Exceptions must be enabled on
that computer.
Acronis Snap Deploy utilizes TCP port 25001 for a remote installation. Make sure this port added to
exceptions in your îrewall settings.
Installation
1. Click Install Acronis components.
2. Select the installer location from the list (Registered Components, Search removable media
or Specify location). The default selection will use setup îles from the Registered Components
default C:\ \ \ \ Program Files Common Files Acronis RemoteInstall folder.
3. Select the Acronis component and specify the component features you want to install (for
component features see
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4. Browse to the remote computer or specify its network name or IP address.
5. Enter admin the istratorâs username and password for the remote machine.
6. Specify the Acronis License Server, if the wizard asks. You must have at least one free license on
the license server to install Acronis OS Deploy Server or Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent.
7 Ins requires . tallation of some Acronis components system restart. If you allow immediate remote
computer reboot, check the Reboot the remote computer box.
8 . . Click Proceed
The Acronis component then will be installed on the remote computer. If system restart is necessary,
the remote machine will reboot or the program will prompt you to restart the remote machine,
depending on your choice in step 6.
To update an Acronis component on a remote computer, perform the same procedure.
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4.3 Browsing logs
To view operation logs of the Acronis OS Deploy Server or Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to
the server. Logs are displayed in the lower part of the console window.
The log browsing window can be accessed by selecting Tools -> Show log.
The log browsing window contains two panes: the left one features the log list, while the right one
shows selected log contents.
The left panel can contain up to 50 logs. If there are more, you can browse the list using the More
and Less buttons with the left and right arrows.
To delete a log, select it and click Delete.
If any step was terminated by an error, the corresponding log will be marked with a red circle with a
white âXâ inside.
The right window features the list of steps contained in the selected log. The three buttons to the right
control message îlters: the white âXâ in the red circle îlters error messages, the exclamation sign in a
yellow triangle îlters warnings, and the âiâ in the blue circle îlters information messages.
To select columns (step parameters) to display, right click the headers line or left- -click the Choose
Details button. Then check the desired parameters.
To sort messages by a particular parameter, click its header (click again to reverse order) or the
Arrange Icons by button (the second from the right) and select the desired parameter.
You can also change column width by dragging the borders with a mouse.
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5. Creating Acronis bootable media
Acronis Snap Deploy has three bootable components that can boot and perform operations on any PC-
compatible hardware, including bare metal and computers with non supported île systems. The -
components are:
- Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (boots on a target computer to enable deployment performed by
Acronis OS Deploy Server)
- Acronis Standalone Utility (boots on a target computer and performs deployment on its own)
- Acronis Master Image Creator (boots on a master computer and takes an image of the
system.)
A computer can be booted into a bootable component using physical media or Acronis PXE Server.
Acronis bootable media is a physical media (CD, DVD, USB îash drive, diskettes or other media
supported by the computer BIOS as a boot device) that contains bootable components of Acronis Snap
Deploy.
Acronis PXE S t of as a kind of bootable erver with uploaded bootable components can also be though
media. Thatâs why you can create bootable media or configure the PXE server using the same wizard.
To start the bootable media builder, select from the start menu Acronis -> Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console > Bootable Media Builder- . You can also run the Bootable Media Builder
from the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console window (click Create Bootable Media on the
toolbar or the sidebar, or select Create Bootable Media from the Tools menu.)
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sec, the agent will launch 10 seconds after the boot menu is displayed. You also have the options:
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No auto start - the Acronis loader will display the boot menu and wait for someone to select
whether to boot the OS or the Acronis componentone of s.
Booting from HDD â the operating system, if present on the booting computerâs hard disk, will
start after the speciîed time runs out. This option is designed to make the target computer to
boot into the deployed OS after deployment. The main usage scenario is as follows.
You create a PXE package for scheduled deployment and configure the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent to
start automatically. After the scheduled deployment is completed, the target computer reboots into the
agent again and might be deployed by some other deployment operation. How to avoid this situation?
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Acronis Standalone Utility can be placed on a physical media only. This component is not
designed to boot from a PXE server.
2. Acronis Snap Deploy Agent can be configured to connect to a specified deployment server. This
setting allows you to have multiple deployment servers that perform different functions on the
same network.
The deployment server (along with the agent network interface settings) can be speciîed also
onsite when booting up the agent. the agent onsite, set up a To be able to enter configuration
reasonable delay before applying the default network settings. See details in
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can slow down the deployment. If you choose to save the agentâs log, the log will be available on
the deploy server in:
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3. Select the type of bootable media to create. You can:
- create CD, DVD, diskettes or other bootable media such as USB îash drive if the hardware BIOS
allows for boot from such media
- build an ISO image of a bootable disc to burn it later onto a blank disc
- upload the selected components to the PXE server. The previously uplo will be aded components
deleted from the PXE server before uploading the newly selected ones.
When using 3.5â diskettes, you will be able to write only one component at a time on a diskette
(or a set of the diskettes) â for example, Acronis Snap Deploy Agent. To write another
component, start the Bootable Media Builder once again.
4. physical To create , media, insert the blank disk so the program can determine its capacity, or
attach the flash drive.
To create a bootable disk ISO image, specify the ISO file name and the folder in which to place it.
To upload the components to a PXE server, specify the server and provide the user name and
password to access it.
5. T he components being uploaded to the PXE server can be protected with a password to prevent
the mpone co nts from unauthorized execution. The password prompt will come up before
displaying the Acronis boot menu.
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Acronis Snap Deploy bootable components are based on Linux kernel and equipped with the
Linux system and device drivers.
Acronis regularly supplements the driver set with drivers for new devices. However, there
may be a chance of drivers being incompatible with your hardware and the bootable
component cannot start, hangs or cannot access the necessary device. In this case, try to
elude using Linux drivers by building Bart PE or Win PE media with Acronis Snap Deploy
command line utility.
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6. Conîguring PXE Server
You can access Acronis PXE server conîguration in the following ways:
- when creating Acronis bootable media
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To perform the direct PXE server configuration:
1. Start Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
2. Click Configure PXE Server
3. Connect to the server.
Configure PXE Server â click to upload Acronis Snap Deploy bootable components in the same way
as when creating Acronis bootable media. The previously uploaded components, including PE image,
will be deleted from the PXE server before uploading the newly selected ones.
Upload PE to PXE Server â click to upload the Preinstallation Environment image (.wim or .iso)
previously created with Acronis Snap Deploy PE builder. See details in
15.2 Uploading PE images to
Acronis PXE Server.
Remove products from PXE Server â click to remove any component or PE from the PXE server.
Disable PXE Server â click to disable the PXE server. The service does not stop, but no longer
responds to incoming requests.
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7. Taking an image
To be able to deploy a system, you need to create the desired system configuration and save the
image of the system hard disk on a network share, detachable or removable media.
Acronis Snap Deploy also supports images taken with the Acronis True Image products family,
including password protected images.
7.1 Preparation of the master OS
It is very common to prepare a master operating system with the Microsoft System Preparation Tool
( ) bSysprep efore creating the system image. Sysprep is designed for corporate system administrators,
OEMs, and others who need to deploy and automatically conîgure operating systems on multiple
computers.
After a syspreped operating system is deployed Sysprep , generates a unique security ID (SID) for the
new host, initiates Windows mini setup for plug- -and domain - , applies play devices the computer name,
or workgroup speciîed membership and other settings in the Sysprep.inf answer île.
Use Sysprep on the master system if the system image will be deployed in P reinstallation E nvironment
with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility. The command line utility cannot generate a SID or
adjust settings îy, it simply deploys the system as is. on the
In Acronis environment (any case except for command line mode), Acronis Snap Deploy automatically
configures the deployed system using parameters you set in the deployment template. Therefore, you
have the choice of using the functionality of either Sysprep or Acronis Snap Deploy.
You can download Sysprep from www.microsoft.com or extract it from deploy.cab located on Windows
NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 installation CD.
We strongly recommend that you read articles about Sysprep and disk duplication in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base.
7.2 Online vs. offline imaging
A master image can be taken:
- using ster online, in Windows, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent installed on the ma
Management Agent and create a master image using Acronis Master Image Creator or the
command line utility in PE.
The next sections describe imaging with Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent and
Acronis Master Image Creator. For information about imaging in PE please see
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Online imaging means that the master system is imaged live (without reboot or suspending
operations). Online imaging can be performed remotely whenever you need. The disadvantage is that
you have to install imaging software that is included in the master image. This is not always rational.
1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and Acronis License Server. Import licenses to
the license server.
2. Configure the master system.
3. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent on the mas ter system locally or remotely, using
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console Acronis Snap Deploy . Reboot on prompt. Once
Management Agent is installed, you can image the master system online (without reboot) at any
time.
4. Start the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console.
5. Connect to the master computer.
6. Select Create Master Image - -> Next > Create master image on a remote computer.
If you choose Create master image using bootable media, the program will suggest that you
create the bootable media for offline imaging.
7.5 Steps of the Master Image Creation Wizard
7.5.1 Disks or partitions to image
Select the disks or partitions to image. You can select a random set of disks and partitions. The Master
Boot Record (MBR) will be also included in the image.
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partitions in the image. The partitions must also be deployed together; otherwise there is a
high risk that the operating system will not start.
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A sizeable image can be split between multiple media automatically .
Select the image location in the device tree. Type the name of the file i the Filename fieldn . The
program can generate a unique file name. Just click the Generate name for a new file button on
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Set the options for creating the master image.
1. [OPTIONAL] Password for the image
The preset is no password.
Protect the image with a password to prevent unauthorized deployment.
2 . Compression level
The preset is Normal.
The data compression level for the image being created.
The description îeld provides estimations for image size and image creation time for each compression
level. You can select the compression level based on these estimations. The default level is Normal
recommended in most cases.
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The preset is . Low
The priority of any process running in a system determines the amount of CPU usage and system
resources allocated to that process. Decreasing the image creation priority will free more resources for
other CPU tasks. Increasing of image creation priority could speed up the imaging by taking resources
from the other running processes. The effect will depend on total CPU usage and other factors.
4. Archive splitting
Sizeable images can be split into several îles that together the original image.make up
The preset is Automatic. With this setting, the program will act as follows.
When creating an image on a hard disk:
If the selected disk has enough space and its île system allows the estimated île size, the
program will create a single image île.
If the storage disk has enough space, but its île system does not allow the estimated île size,
the image will automatically split into several îles.be Such might be the case when the image
is placed on FAT16 and FAT32 file systems that have a 4 GB île size limit.
If free space imageon the disk runs out while creating an , the program will warn you and wait
for your decision as to how you plan to fix the problem. You can try to free some additional
space and continue or and select another disk. click Back
When creating an image on a CD- - R/RW, DVD R/RW or DVD+R/RW diskette:
Acronis Master Image Creator will ask you to insert a new disk when the previous one is full.
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You also can select Fixed size and enter the desired file size or select it from the drop-down list. The
image will then be split into multiple îles of the speciîed size. This comes in handy when creating an
image that you plan to burn to multiple CD-R/RW, DVD R/RW or DVD+R/RW later on.-
Creating images directly on CD- -R/RW, DVD R/RW or DVD+R/RW usually takes more time
than it would on a hard disk.
5 . [OPTIONAL] Additional settings
Validate the image upon operation completion
The preset is disabled.
If enabled, the program will check just created image.the integrity of the
Reboot the computer automatically after imaging is înished.
The preset is disabled.
7.5.4 Comments and summary
[OPTIONAL] It is recommended that you provide a comment for easy identification of the image.
Next you will see the imaging procedure summary. Check the settings and click Proceed.
The imaging operation starts and its progress is displayed.
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8. Checking the master image
To be assured that a master image is not damaged, you can check its integrity.
1. Connect to a computer where Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent is installed.
2. Select Check master image.
3. Follow the wizardâs instructions to select the image.
4. Click Proceed in the summary window.
The checking operation starts. You can stop the operation if need be by clicking Cancel.
After the . check is complete, the program shows the result
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9. Deployment templates
A deployment template is a set of configuration parameters of the deployment operation. This
includes:
1. A path to the master image
2. The operation mode (multicast or unicast, how to handle the target disk free space etc.)
3. Settings to be applied to the deployed systems (DNS names, user accounts etc.)
4. Operations to be performed on the deployed systems (transfer files, execute applications, shut
down, restart.)
9.1 Why save templates?
Deployment templates can be saved on the Acronis OS Deploy Server. Once you save a deployment
template, you can use it in the future. When setting up a manual, scheduled or event-driven
deployment, simply select a template and set up the condition for starting deployment. Otherwise, you
will have to configure the above parameters while setting up the deployment operation.
Templates also enable the custom deployment mode. In this mode users can perform one-click
deployment on their computers without To set up this mode, the the administratorâs assistance.
administrator must create the standard deployment templates in advance.
The saved templates are listed in the template can be viewed, edited or deleted Templates tab. A
from the Acronis OS Deploy Server.
9.2 Creating templates
1. Connect the console to the ronis OS Deploy ServerAc .
2. Select the Templates tab.
3. Click Create Template on the sidebar.
F urther sections of this chapter tell you how to use the Create Deployment Template Wizard.
9.2.1 Master image selection
Specify:
- The master image.
- d The user name and password for the network share folder if the image is on the network. The
best practice is to map the shared folder local drive (Windows Explorer as a - -> Tools > Map
Network Drive.)
Acronis OS Deploy Server can deploy images located:
- in network shared folders
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- - - on DVD+R/RW, DVD R/RW, CD R/RW loaded in the deploy server media drive.
The best practice is keeping images on the deploy server hard drive. This minimizes network traffic
during deployment.
The image created on removable media has to ît into one media disk. To deploy an image spread
over several CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on the deploy
server or on a network share.
Acronis Standalone Utility can deploy images located:
- in network shared folders
- - on USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) storage devices (hard drives, îash drives) attached to the
managed computer
- - - on DVD+R/RW, DVD R/RW, CD R/RW loaded in the managed computer media drive.
The image created on removable media has to fit into one media disk. To deploy an image spread
over several CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on an external
drive or a network share.
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the target disk will remain an active partition side by side with it, the newly - e active ven if you deploy
deployed partition will not become active. Therefore, deploy an active partition to an active partition if
you want to boot from the deployed partition.
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partitions will exist on the disk after deployment.
The Master Boot Record (MBR) is always deployed from the image regardless of your choice.
If your operating system and its loader reside on different partitions, always include both
partitions in the image. The partitions must also be deployed together; otherwise there is a
high risk that the operating system will not start.
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[OPTIONAL] Specify local user accounts that you want to create on the target computers in addition to
the accounts that exist in the master system.
Users can be added to the Administrators, Power Users or Users groups. Here you have an
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The password complexity has to meet the password policy set for the master computer. To view or
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[OPTIONAL] Specify DNS names and domain or workgroup membership of the target computers. If
you have selected the domain membership, later you will be asked for the domain administratorâs
name and password.
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9.2.6 Network settings
Configure the Internet Protocol (IP) settings for the target computers You have options to preserve .
the master system network settings, to obtain IP addresses automatically from DHCP server or to
specify a range of static IPâs, subnet mask and default gateway in case you network does not have
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Acronis Snap Deploy can generate unique security identifiers (SIDs) for the target computers. This
option is normally enabled. The SID can remain unchanged if there is no computer with the same SID
in the same workgroup or domain. Also, it is recommended not to change the SID if the image is
deployed on the same computer where the image was taken from.
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[OPTIONAL] Select îles to be transferred to all target computers after deployment (for example,
installation îles.) d The files must be locate on a network share. Check Execute file if you want to
execute the files after deployment.
9.2.9 Executing applications
[OPTIONAL] You can specify service applications (from the master system image) for executing on the
target computers after deployment.
9.2.10 Using Acronis Univers al Deploy
[OPTIONAL]
Acronis Universal Deploy -is an add on to Acronis Snap Deploy. It is purchased separately and installed
from a separate setup île.
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Acronis Universal Deploy will help you create a bootable Windows clone on different hardware by
automatically installing the necessary system drivers e Acronis Universal Deploy. Us when deploying
Windows to a computer with a dissimilar processor, diîerent motherboard or other mass storage
device than in the imaged system. For detailed information see
2.5 What is Acronis Universal Deploy.
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- - the driver repository a folder or folders on a network share or removable media.
The program will înd the most suitable drivers of all available drivers and install them into the
deployed system. However, the driver defined by the user, will have the priority. It will be installed,
with appropriate warnings, even if the program finds a better driver.
2. [OPTIONAL] Specify the mass-storage driver
If the target hardware has a speciîc mass storage controller (such as a SCSI, RAID, or Fibre Channel
adapter) for the hard disk, explicitly specify the appropriate driver for this controller. The driver will be
installed - - in any case, bypassing the automatic driver search and install procedure.
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to specify SCSI drivers for virtual environment. For example, VMware requires Buslogic or LSI
logic drivers. Use drivers bundled with your virtualization software or download the latest
driver versions from the software manufacturer website.
3. [OPTIONAL] Specify the driver repository
Specify a driver storage to search for HAL and storage device drivers during the automatic search- -and
install procedure. You can add network locations and enable a search of removable media for drivers.
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Select the options for the deployment operation. You may select Use default options or Set the
options manually. If the latter is the case, the settings will be applied only to the current
deployment template.
Alternatively, you can edit the default . options To do so, select Use default options and click Tools
-> Options d . in the escription îeld Edit the options and click OK. Your settings will be saved as the
defaults. -When not creating template, you can access default options through Tools a > Options in
the program menu or on the toolbar.
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The preset is Shutdown.
Choose whether to turn off or restart the target computer after the deployment and all associated
operations, scheduled in this wizard (transferring îles, executing applications) are completed.
Disk utilization
The preset is . Occupy disk space entirely
If the target disk capacity is not equal to that of the master computerâs disk, the program can enlarge
(or reduce) the last partition disk of the target according to the proportion of the master and target
disk capacities. Alternatively, if the target disk is larger, the program can keep the original partitionsâ
size and leave the remaining disk space unallocated.
Licensing
The preset is Stop operation.
Acronis Snap Deploy uses two types of licenses. A license for the server product is needed to deploy a
server operating system. A license for the workstation product is needed to deploy a workstation
operating system. By default, a workstation OS will not be deployed if the Acronis License Server has
licenses only for the server product.
You have an option to use the server product license instead of the workstation license automatically
or through a prompt.
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You can choose the data transfer mode for the deployment. With the Multicast transfer mode, Acronis
OS Deploy Server sends data to a group of recipients simultaneously. Using the Unicast transfer mode,
the server sends a copy of the data to each recipient (this can signiîcantly reduce the deployment
speed.)
For example, you have 128 KB/sec bandwidth and want to deploy a system on 10 target computers.
- W ith Unicast mode, the server divides 128 KB/sec among 10 computers, therefore the data
transfer speed will be 12.8 KB/sec for each target machine.
- W ith Multicast mode, the server sends one copy of data to a multicast address, and each client
will receive data at 128 KB/sec speed.
Multicast conîguration has a parameter that speciîes the time to live (TTL) for multicast packets. Use
this parameter to limit multicast packets distribution via gateways.
The default value is 15. In practice, this enables the packets to pass up to 15 hops which may be
treated as unlimited distance. The minimal value 1 will limit the packets circulation to one subnet.
By setting the permitted bandwidth you can limit the network usage during deployment.
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Therefore, all the network hardware (routers and/or switches) must be IGMP-capable and correctly
conîgured. The speciîc information on conîguring any particular router or switch is usually available
in the documentation, provided with the hardware.
If there is no IGMP-capable hardware (or you cannot configure it correctly) in the network, use the
Unicast data transfer mode.
MAC filtering
Acronis Snap Deploy has the ability to disable deployment on computers with speciîed MAC addresses.
This protects production servers and userâs systems from unfortunate events. The program can import
the access list from a text île or save the MAC addresses you type in.
Both straight (enabling) and inverse (disabling) lists are supported, but only one list can be active at
any one time.
The enabling n (inclusion) list has to contai all computers that are allowed to be the deployment
targets. You can add only one dress MAC ad if a computer has more than one network interface card.
Deployment through any network interface that is not in the list will be prohibited.
The disabling (exclusion) list has to include all computers that are not allowed to be the deployment
targets. Add all MAC addresses if a computer has more than one network interface card. Deployment
through any network interface that is not in the list will be permitted.
MAC filtering is a general option of Acronis OS Deploy Server and not a property of a
deployment template. Whenever and whatever type deployment is executed, the program
uses the access list that exists at that time. Thatâs why the option can be found when editing
the default options only.
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10. Standalone deployment
Standalone deployment is deployment on a computer isolated from a network or included in a network
without Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure, to be exact, without Acronis OS Deploy Server. Standalone
deployment is performed locally using the bootable Acronis Standalone Utility.
The Acronis Universal Deploy option is not available in the standalone mode.
Steps:
1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console.
2. Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator and Acronis Standalone Utility.
Acronis Standalone Utility can be placed on a physical media only. This component is not
designed to boot from a PXE server.
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removable media, because internal hard disks of the target computer cannot be accessed during
the standalone deployment.
4. Boot the target computer into Acronis Standalone Utility.
5. Attach or insert the media if the master image or files to transfer are located on the media.
Acronis Standalone Utility can deploy images located:
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managed computer
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spread over several CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder
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11. Manual deployment
Manual deployment presumes that you first boot up the target computers and then apply the
deployment template. The deployment will start immediately on clicking the deployment Proceed in
wizard.
11.1 Booting up the targets
To perform manual or event driven deployment you need- to boot the target computers into Acronis
Snap Deploy Agent using either bootable media or Acronis PXE Server.
Deployment presumes that you have created a master image, so at least the Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console is installed.
1. Install Acronis License Server. Import licenses to the license server. Install Acronis OS Deploy
Server.
2. Do one of the following:
Create bootable media with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent
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Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Snap Deploy
Agent
3. Do one of the following:
Boot the target computer(s) into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent from bootable media
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While creating bootable media or uploading Acronis Snap Deploy Agent on the PXE server, the
agent can be configured to start automatically on timeout.
5. The agent has to establish network connection to be able to connect to Acronis OS Deploy Server.
A dialog box comes up suggesting that you configure the network connection used by Acronis
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default settings automatically on timeout.
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- r The Acronis OS Deploy Serve the agent will connect to.
This setting allows you to have multiple deployment servers that perform diîerent functions on
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with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent. If not specified in either way, the server will be found
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6. W hen the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent starts and the target computer is ready for deployment, the
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1. Connect the console to the ronis OS Deploy ServerAc .
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3. Click Manual Deployment on the sidebar.
4. Select the computers to deploy to from the list of the connected computers.
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6. Review the deployment operation summary and click Proceed to start the deployment.
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12. Event-driven deployment
Deployment can be configured to start when the predefined number of computers is ready. The
Acronis OS Deploy Server counts how many computers have connected to the server and starts
multicasting when the desired number of computers is reached.
The administrat out period. On timeor can specify a time- -out, deployment will start on the computers
that are ready despite that the predefined number is not reached.
This decouples configuring the deployment operation from booting up the target computers. With
manual deployment, you boot up the targets first, configure deployment for these targets and start
the operation manually. With event-driven deployment, you configure the deployment first, no matter
if the targets are ready or not, and then boot up the targets. The operation will start as soon as the
targets are ready or (optionally) on time- out.
The administrator is able to skip these events and initiate deployment manually.
Scenario:
An organization receives 100 computers from a manufacturer. The IT department has to deploy
systems, preconfigured according to the employees predefined number of computers. â roles, to a
For example, 10 computers for accountants, 10 computers for the marketing department, 70
computers for sales and 10 for the managers.
Steps:
1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and Acronis License Server. Import licenses to
the license server. Install Acronis OS Deploy Server.
2. Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator.
3. Configure and image the master system.
4. Create and save a deployment template. The template includes path to the master image. Letâs a
say the master image . is conîgured for sales people
5. Do one of the following:
Create bootable media with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent
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Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Snap Deploy
Agent.
6. Connect to the Acronis OS Deploy Server and click on the sidebar.Event-Driven Deployment
7. Select the condition that triggers the deployment.
Enter the number of computers you need to deploy, say, 70 computers for sales.
If the time out is not speciîed (the check box is not checked), the deploy server will wait until any -
70 computers boot into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent and connect to the server.
If you specify the time-out (check the box and set the time), the deployment will start either when
any 70 computers connect, or when the time runs out and at least one computer is connected.
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11. As target computers connect to the deploy server, they appear in the upper list âComputers
available for deploymentâ. While the deploy server is waiting, you are able to:
- - Cancel event driven deployment
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sidebar)
As soon as the triggering condition arises , the available computers become engaged in the event-
driven deployment and move to the â. lower list âDeployment (Start by event)
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13. Scheduled deployment
Deployment can be run on a schedule. Scheduling presumes that when the scheduled time comes, the
program will power on the computers with predefined MAC addresses using the BIOS Wake On LAN
(WOL) functionality.
Computers in other subnets can be through a WOL proxy agent delivered with Acronis Snap woken
Deploy.
Computers that do not support WOL can be booted into Acronis environment manually before the
scheduled time comes. Such computers will also be deployed provided that their MAC addresses are
included in the total list.
Scenarios:
1. An organization receives a shipment of computers from a manufacturer along with the list of
their MAC addresses. The IT department has to deploy the operating system to the new
hardware.
2. An Internet café, a school or university lab has 100 computers with known MAC addresses.
The nightly deployment of the initial standard image on these computers is needed.
13.1 Preparation steps
13 addresses.1.1 Getting MAC
Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a 48-bit physical (hardware) address of a network
device. In Windows, the physical address can be obtained with ipconfig /all or by selecting Local
Area Connection - -> Status > Support -> Details.
MAC addresses for bare metal are usually supplied by the hardware manufacturer. You can get a MAC
address of any PC-compatible hardware by entering the network configuration menu of any Acronis
bootable component (Acronis Master Image Creator, for example):
An administrator can execute a script that collects MAC addresses of networked computers and saves
them in a text file. The text file can then be imported by Acronis Snap Deploy. This can be a plain text
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13.1.2 Enabling WOL on targets
Before using scheduled deployment, make sure that Wake on LAN is enabled on the target computers.
Enter the computer BIOS and set Power -> Wake On PCI PME -> Power On (the exact names
might vary depending on the BIOS version.)
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Control Panel - -> System > Device Manager -> Network adapters - -> select the NIC >
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13.2 Scheduled deployment within one subnet
When the scheduled time comes, Acronis OS Deploy Server sends out magic packets according to the
predefined list of MAC addresses. (A magic packet is a packet that contains 16 contiguous copies of
the receiving NIC's Ethernet address.) The targets wake, boot into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent from
the Acronis PXE Server and connect to the deploy server. When all (or some, depending on your
choice) targets connect, the deploy server starts multicasting.
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1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and Acronis License Server. Import licenses to
the license server. Install Acronis OS Deploy Server and Acronis PXE Server.
2. Make sure that Wake on LAN is enabled on the target computers. If you cannot or do not wish to
use Wake on LAN on some or all of the target computers, you will have to boot them into Acronis
Snap Deploy Agent manually before the scheduled time comes.
3. Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator.
4. Configure and image the master system.
5. Create and save a deployment template.
6. Create a list of target MAC addresses. This can be a plain text file:
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7. Configure Acronis PXE Server:
- upload Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (to boot the targets into the agent before deployment)
- set Booting from HDD as the default boot menu item (to boot the targets into the deployed
OS after the deployment)
- set up a reasonable timeout so that the OS can start automatically.
8. Connect to the Acronis OS Deploy Server and click on the sidebaScheduled Deployment r.
9. Import or type in the list of target MAC addresses.
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10. Select Wake- - .on LAN
11. The next window suggests that you tune the PXE server to use with the deployment server you
are connected to. The goal of this setting is to boot the woken machine into Acronis Snap Deploy
Agent even if another component on the PXE server is configured to start automatically.
The tuned PXE Server will redirect the boot menu configuration come from the requests that
booting machines, to the current OS Deploy Server. The deploy server responds with the île
specifying the boot menu item for the given MAC address. If the MAC address of the booting
machine is included in the list of target MAC addresses, the machine will boot into Acronis Snap
Deploy Agent, despite that Booting from HDD is configured as the default boot menu item.
Tuning a PXE server implies that you can guarantee that the woken machines will be served by
this PXE server. Normally, you have only one PXE server in the given subnet.
Once tuned to the certain OSD the PXE S, server remains tuned at this setting it is tuned less un to
another OSDS by another scheduled task. If this setting has configured, the woken never been
machine will boot into the component that is conîgured to start automatically.
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for example. One- -by one deployment task will continue waiting for missing computers, while the
rest of the computers are already deployed. Because it may not be practical or efficient for you to
have the task suspended (especially a periodic task), the program allows you to specify the
maximum waiting time and the minimum number of computers on which the deployment will start
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Do not forget that the target computers must be powered off or booted into the Acronis Snap
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15. Review the scheduled task summary and click Proceed . to save the task
16. Select the Scheduled Deployment Tasks . tab and make sure that the task is saved
17. When the task is started, the connected computersâ IPs and the task progress will be displayed on
the Deployment . tab
18. When the task is finished, its log will be available in the Acronis OS Deploy Server log.
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the receiving NIC's Ethernet address.) targets located in Acronis WOL Proxy s transfer the packets to
other subnet. The targets wake, boot into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent from the Acronis PXE Server and
connect to the deploy server. When all (or some, depending on your choice) targets connect, the
deploy server starts multicasting.
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1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and Acronis License Server. Import licenses to
the license server. Install Acronis OS Deploy Server and Acronis PXE Server.
2. To enable the work in other subnet (across the switch), configure the switch Acronis PXE Server to
to relay the PXE traffic. The PXE server IP addresses are configured on a per-interface basis using
IP helper functionality in the same way as DHCP server addresses. For more information please
refer to:
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3. Install Acronis WOL Proxy in the subnet where the target computers are.
4. Make sure that Wake on LAN is enabled on the target computers. If you cannot or do not wish to
use Wake on LAN on some or all of the target computers, you will have to boot them into Acronis
Snap Deploy Agent manually before the scheduled time comes.
5. Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator.
6. Configure and image the master system.
7. Create and save a deployment template.
8. Configure Acronis PXE Server:
- upload Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (to boot the targets into the agent before deployment)
- set Booting from HDD as the default boot menu item (to boot the targets into the deployed
OS after the deployment)
- set up a reasonable timeout so that the OS can start automatically.
9. Create a list of target MAC addresses. This can be a plain text file:
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are connected to. The goal of this setting is to boot the woken machine into Acronis Snap Deploy
Agent even if another component on the PXE server is configured to start automatically. See
details in the previous section.
14. Select whether to start deployment one- -by one, as computers connect to the deploy server, or to
wait for all computers to connect.
15. Select the deployment template.
16. Select and set : up the deployment schedule
- One time only
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Do not forget that the target computers must be powered off or booted into the Acronis Snap
Deploy Agent before the scheduled time comes.
17. Review the scheduled task summary and click Proceed . to save the task
18. Select the Scheduled Deployment Tasks tab and make sure that the task is saved.
19. When the task is started, the connected computersâ IP addresses and the task progress will be
displayed on the Deployment tab.
20. When the task is finished, its log will be available in the Acronis OS Deploy Server log.
13.4 Operations with scheduled tasks
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Once a deployment task is scheduled, it appears on the Scheduled Deployment Tasks tab.
A task scheduled for periodical execution stays on the deploy server until you delete it. A task
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Deleting or editing a task does not affect the current task execution. A task, that has been edited or
deleted while running, will come to an end without any changes. The changes you made will be
applied when execution is completed.
To run a task immediately, select the task and click remains valid.Start Task. The task schedule
To re-schedule a task or clear the task schedule, click Change Task Schedule. By clearing the task
schedule you disable the task execution while not deleting the task. The task can be executed in the
future when you add a new schedule using the same wizard.
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14. Custom deployment mode
Acronis Snap Deploy can be configured in such a way that users will be able to deploy and re-deploy
their computers with one click on the boot menu.
14. 1 Understanding custom deployment
An administrator creates a set of deployment templates that meet the organizationâs needs and
assigns to each template a name that can be easily understood by a user.
The administrator creates bootable media or a PXE package containing the set of templates and
switches on the custom deployment mode.
Users that need to re-deploy their computers boot the computers from bootable media or PXE and
select the template by nam from the boot menu The deployment starts immediately and proceeds e .
independently on each computer.
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The custom deployment mode is intended for continual work without administratorâs assistance. Once
the mode is set, other methods of deployment (manual, scheduled, event driven deployment) become -
unavailable. Any scheduled task, that has to start while the custom deployment mode is on, will not
start. Only users (the ones on the target side) can initiate deployment. However, the administrator can
view logs, create new deployment templates, change the custom deployment configuration (add, edit
or remove boot menu items) and perform other management operations except for deployment.
To initiate deployment on the console side, the administrator switches off the custom deployment
mode.
14. 2 Considerations and tips
When enabling or configuring the custom deployment mode first s all with PXE, the program remove
bootable utilities (Acronis Snap Deploy Agent, Acronis Master Image Creator, PE image) from the PXE
server since users might be confused by the unknown items appearing in the boot menu. Then the
program uploads to the PXE the templates selected by the administrator. So you will have to upload
the bootable utilities again, if they are needed after switching off the custom deployment mode.
You can use another Acronis OS Deploy Server to perform manual, scheduled or event-driven
deployment while one OS Deploy Server is in the custom deployment mode. To do so, ensure that the
targets connect to the appropriate deployment server by specifying the OSDS on the bootable media
or . by configuring the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent at boot up The deploy servers cannot share the
Acronis PXE Server though.
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14. 3 Setting up the custom deployment mode
Steps:
1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and Acronis License Server. Import licenses to
the license server. Install Acronis OS Deploy Server and Acronis PXE Server.
2. Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator.
3. Configure and image the master system(s).
4. Create and save the deployment templates according to your organizationâs needs. Assign to each
template a name that can be . easily understood by the users
5. Connect to the Acronis OS Deploy Server. If some deployment operations are active, either cancel
the operations or wait until the operations are completed.
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8. Select Create boot media
9. Select whether you want to create removable media, the media ISO or upload the templates to
Acronis PXE Server. Having saved the media ISO, you can create as many media copies as the
users need using third party CD/DVD burning software.-
10. T he templates being uploaded to the PXE server can be protected with a password to prevent the
templates from unauthorized execution. The password prompt will come up before displaying the
Acronis boot menu.
11. Review the operation summary and click Proceed
12. The program creates the media with the custom boot menu. Acronis OS Deploy Server switches to
the custom deployment mode.
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requests. The tab is empty if none of the users are deploying at the moment.
While the deploy server is in custom deployment mode, you are able to:
- c hange parameters of the custom deployment mode
- create new media for the custom deployment mode
- stop the selected operation, if need be, by selecting Cancel Deployment
- s witch off the custom deployment mode.
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14. 4 Changing parameters of the custom deployment mode
To change the templates or the boot menu password, used in the custom deployment mode, you will
have to -re configure the custom deployment mode.
1. If some user initiated deployment operations are active, either stop the operations or wait until -
the operations are completed.
2. Click -Custom Deploy Parameters on the sidebar and repeat steps 6 10 in section 14.3.
14. 5 Closing the custom deployment mode
1. If some user initiated deployment operations are active, either stop the operations or wait until -
the operations are completed.
2. Click Switch off the custom deployment mode on the sidebar.
3. In case the custom deployment mode used Acronis PXE Server, the program has to remove
custom boot media from the server. Type in the credentials for the PXE server, if prompted.
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15. Command line and scripting under
Win PE and Bart PE
Windows Preinstallation Environment (Win PE) is a minimal Windows system based on the Windows
XP Professional, Windows Vista kernels. Win PE is commonly used by the Windows Server 2003 or the
OEMs and corporations for deployment, test, diagnostic and system repair purposes.
Acronis Snap Deploy provides a command line utility that can be added to a Windows Preinstallation
Environment (Win PE) image. The Acronis Universal Deploy add on, if installed, will also be included in -
the PE. the PE toThe administrator can then upload a PXE server or transfer the PE image onto
removable media.
Having booted a machine in Preinstallation Environment, the administrator can perform imaging or
deployment in the command line mode or execute scripts. Section
15.4 Sample scenarios
provides
examples of what you can do in PE.
Limitation:
Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility can generate a new SID but cannot adjust other
settings on the fly. To change the computer name, domain or workgroup membership and
other settings, apply the Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) to the master system
and specify the new settings in the Sysprep.inf answer île.
15.1 Adding ASD command line utility to PE
15.1.1 Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder
Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder is a dedicated component for adding Acronis Snap Deploy command
line utility to PE image.
Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder is installed with the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
Typical or Complete installation. You can install the PE Builder alone using the Custom way of
installation.
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The PE Builder can add the Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility to a Bart PE, Win PE 1.0 or Win
PE 2.0 image. To be able to add the command line utility to a Win PE 2.0 image (a .WIM file or a
folder with PE 2.0 unpacked îles) you must have Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) installed.
For this purpose uilder on a comp, install Acronis Snap Deploy PE B uter where AIK is installed. If you
do not have such machine, do as follows:
- Download Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) from
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D- - - -15F3 4284 9123
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- Burn the AIK to DVD or copy to a flash drive
- Install the Microsoft .NET Framework v.2.0 his kitfrom t (NETFXx86 or NETFXx64, depending
on your hardware)
- Install Microsoft Core XML (MSXML) 6.0 5.0 or Parser from this kit
- Install Windows AIK from this kit
- Install Acronis Snap Deploy PE builder.
15.1.2 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 1.0
1. Do one of the following:
Unpack all îles of your Win PE 1.0 ISO to a separate folder on the hard disk
or
Install Bart PE builder
Use builder Bart PE and your Windows distribution to create a folder with Bart PE files
To be able to boot from a PXE server, PE 1.0 must contain PXE loader. Check whether your
Windows distribution has this loader. It appears as a packed île named STARTROM.N1_.
2. Select Acronis -> Acronis Snap Deploy -> Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder from the start
menu.
3. Do one of the following : , depending on your choice in step 1
Specify path to the folder with PE 1.0 unpacked files
or
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Specify path to the destination folder of Bart PE builder
4. Specify the full path to the resulting file including the file name.
5. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed.
6 . a - . Burn the ISO to CD or DVD using third party tool or copy to a flash drive. For how to upload the
. ISO to Acronis PXE Server, see
15.2 Uploading PE images to Acronis PXE Server
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15.1.3 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 2.0
1. Select Acronis -> Acronis Snap Deploy -> Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder from the start
menu.
2. Do one of the following:
Specify path to the source WINPE.WIM île. The standard path to this île for x86 hardware is
\ \ \ \ \ \Program Files Windows AIK Tools PETools x86 winpe.wim.
or
Specify path PE 2.0 unpacked filesto a folder with Win .
3 . Specify the full path to the resulting file including the file name.
The builder will create a .WIM île if the source is WINPE.WIM.
You can choose whether to create .WIM or Choose .WIM if you are .ISO île if the source is the folder.
going to upload the PE image to the PXE server. Choose .ISO if you are going to put the PE image on
physical media.
4. Specify path to that you want to add to Windows PE media storage controller and NIC drivers . Click
Add and specify the path to the necessary *.inf île 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 resulting Win PE boot media.
5. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed.
6 . a - . Burn the ISO to DVD using third party tool or copy to a flash drive. For how to upload the .WIM
to Acronis PXE Server, see the next section.
15.2 Uploading PE images to Acronis PXE Server
You can upload to Acronis PXE Server either PE 1.0 . . ISO or PE 2.0 WIM.
To be able to upload a PE 1.0 ISO, copy the I386 folder from your Windows distribution CD to the
hard disk.
1. Start Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
2. Click Configure PXE Server
3. Connect to the server
4. Click Upload PE to PXE Server
5. Do one of the following:
Specify . path to PE 1.0 ISO île to upload
or
Specify . d path to PE 2.0 WIM île to uploa
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6 : . Do one of the following, depending on your choice in step 5
Specify path to the I386 folder
or
Specify path to the Windows AIK folder
7. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed.
A PE image based on Win PE 2.0 requires at least 256MB RAM to work. The recommended
memory size for PE 2.0 is 512MB.
15.3 ASD command line syntax
15.3.1 Supported commands
Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility has the following format:
asdcmd /command /option1 /option2âŠ
Commands may be accompanied with options. Some options are common for most asdcmd
commands, while others are speciîc for individual commands. Below is a list of supported commands
and compatible options.
Command Common Options Specific Options
create
Creates an image of
sp
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partitions
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/incremental
/differential
/compression:[0âŠ9]
/split:[size in MB]
/oss_numbers /reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote
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/harddisk:[disk number]
/partition:[partition number]
/file_partition:[partition
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/progress:[on|off]
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Deploys disks and
partitions, including
the MBR, from an
image
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/oss_numbers /reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote
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/log_net_password:[passwo
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/harddisk:[disk number]
/partition:[partition number]
/target_harddisk:[disk number]
/target_partition:[partition
number] /start:[start sector]
/fat16_32 /size:[partition
size in sectors]
/type:[active|primary|logical]
/preserve_mbr
/license_server:[the server
IP] /grant_server_license
When using the Acronis Universal Deploy
add- on:
/ud_path:[path]
/ud_username:[user]
/ud_password:[pwd]
/ud_driver:[inf filename]-
verify
Verifies the image
integrity
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/reboot /log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote
user]
/log_net_password:[passwo
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list
Lists available drives
and partitions. With
the filename option;
lists the image
contents
/password:[password]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/filename:[file name]
15.3.2 Common options (options common for most asdcmd commands)
Option Description Image location
Access to images
/filename:[file name]
Full path to the image including the file
name
Any
/password:[password]
The password for the image (if
required)
Any
/net_user:[username]
Specify a user name for network drive
access
Network drive
/net_password:[password]
Specify a password for network drive
access
Network drive
Imaging options
/incremental
Set the image
type to incremental. If
not speciîed or there is no basic full
image, a full image will be created
Any
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/differential
Set the image type to diîerential. If not
speciîed or there is no basic full image,
a full image will be created
Any
/compression:[0âŠ9]
Specify the data compression level. It
ranges from 0 to 9 and is set to 3 by
default
Any
/split:[size in MB]
Split the image
into parts of the
speciîed size
General options
/oss_numbers
Declares that numbers of partitions in
the /partition
option are adjusted
for the MBR partition table, rather than
just as ascending numbers. This means
that primary partitions have numbers 1-
1, 1 2, 1- -3, 1-
4; logical partitions
numbers start with 1-5. For example, if
the disk has one primary and two
logical partitions, their numbers can
appear as follows:
/partition:1 1,1 2,1- - -3 or
/oss_numbers /partition:1-
1,1 5,1- -6
Any
/reboot
Reboot the computer
after the
operation is completed
Any
/log:[file name]
Create a log file of the current operation
with the speciîed île name
Any
/log_net_user:[remote user]
If the log île is created on a network
share, include the user name for logon
to the share
Any
/log_net_password:[password]
If the log île is created on a network
share, include the password for logon to
the share
Any
15.3.3 Speciîc options (options speciîc for individual asdcmd
commands)
Option Description
create
/harddisk:[disk number]
Speciîes the hard disks to include into the image île. The list of
available hard disks is provided by the /list command. An image
may contain data of more than one hard disk. In that case,
separate disk numbers by commas, e.g.:
/harddisk:1,3
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/partition:[partition
number] Speciîes the partitions to include into the image île. The list of
available partitions is provided by /list. Partition numbers are
speciîed as <disk number>- <partition number>, e.g.:
- - -1 /partition:1 1,1 2,3
/raw
Use this option to create an image of a disk (partition) with an
unrecognized or unsupported île system. This will copy all
disk/partition contents sector- -by sector. Without this option only the
sectors containing useful system and user data are imaged (for the
supported île systems).
/progress:[on | off]
Shows/hides the progress inf
ormation (percent completed). The
progress is shown by default.
d eploy
/harddisk:[disk number]
Speciîes image. the hard disk in the
/partition:[partition
number]
Specifies the partitions in the image.
/target_harddisk:[disk
number]
Speciîes the target hard disk by number.
/target_partition:[part
ition number] Speciîes the target partition number for deploying a partition over
the existing one. If the option is not specified, the program assumes
that the target partition number is the same as the partition number
speciîed with the
/partition
option.
/start:[start sector]
Sets the start sector for restoring a partition to the unallocated
space on the hard disk.
/size:[partition size
in sectors]
Sets the new partition size (in sectors).
/fat16_32
Enables the île system conversion from FAT16 to FAT32 if the
partition size after deployment is likely to exceed 2GB. Wi thout this
option, the deployed partition will inherit the file system from the
image.
/restore_bootable:[auto
:on:off] Sets the rule of MBR deployment when deploying a partition (when
deploying a disk, MBR is always deployed.)
Auto â deploy MBR, if an active partition that contains an operating
system is deployed. . Use this to ensure the OS can bootthat up
On - deploy MBR, if an active partition is deployed, no matter
whether the partition contains an OS or not.
Off â do not deploy MBR. Use this to preserve the Unix loader, for
example.
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