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Acronis Snap Deploy 4 User Guide

10 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Scenario 2 You want to perform deployment to a big number of machines. For one of those machi

100 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. A machine becomes ready for deployment after it boots to Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Agent from a

101 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. MAC addresses for bare metal are usually supplied by the hardware manufacturer. You can get

102 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Set Start operating system as the default boot menu option.  Set up a reasonable time-o

103 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The following picture illustrates deployment to specific machines within a single subnet. If

104 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10. Specify when to run the task (set up the deployment schedule):  Now: The task will run

105 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 12. Review the task summary, and then click Create to create and save the task. The task app

106 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10.4.3 Deployment to any ready machines Deployment to any ready machines starts when a spec

107 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. If you specify a time-out, the deployment will start either when any 70 machines connect, or

108 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  To perform deployment to the specific machines (p. 100) that do not support the Wake-on-L

109 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. To load the agent with the default configuration (recommended in most cases), click Cancel o

11 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.2.8 Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE Acronis Snap Deploy 4 provides a command-l

110 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. When Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Agent starts and the target machine is ready for deployment, the

111 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10.4.5 Operations with deployment tasks Once a deployment task is created, it appears in th

112 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  If Acronis Wake-on-LAN Proxy is installed in that subnet, forward the TCP and UDP ports 9

113 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 3. Configure the master system. 4. Boot the master system into Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Maste

114 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Users who need to redeploy their machines boot the machines from the bootable media or the P

115 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Important: If the user-initiated deployment uses a PXE server, machines that are deployed th

116 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 3. Create the deployment templates (p. 80) according to your organization’s needs. Assign t

117 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 6. Review the operation summary and then click Switch on to proceed. The software creates t

118 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The user who requested deployment sees the following screen while the deployment is in progr

119 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10.7 BIOS-based systems to UEFI-based and vice versa Acronis Snap Deploy 4 supports transfe

12 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.3.3 New: List of machines Acronis Snap Deploy 4 provides the Machines view (p. 126). This

120 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. BIOS OS: convertible + - Solution Recover the operating system to an MBR disk. + Addi

121 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  When a source disk contains one or more operating systems and all of them are convertible

122 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Limitation: only 2 TB of the disk space will be available for use. Additional steps Turn

123 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. become outdated during deployment, especially if you change volume sizes, locations or desti

124 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Solution: Change the loader configuration and /etc/fstab so that the LVM is not used and r

125 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. quit 12. Unmount the mounted file systems and then reboot: umount /mnt/system/dev/ umount

126 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 11 Managing the list of machines (the Machines view) The Machines view shows a list of machi

127 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Tip: Make sure that you specify the MAC address correctly. Any set of six hexadecimal number

128 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Set label: Sets the label that is shown in the Machine column. For example, you can use

129 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 12 Individual deployment settings By using individual settings for a machine, you can overri

13 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Scenario You saved the disks of one of your machines to a VHD file by using the Windows Backu

130 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. If you choose to use a specific (static) IP address, specify that address in IP address. Bec

131 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 13 Managing deployment tasks (the Deployment tasks view) The Deployment tasks view contains

132 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Create: Starts the Create Deployment Task Wizard (p. 99).  Run: Starts the selected tas

133 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 14 Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE Having booted a machine in Windows Preinstall

134 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. deploy Deploys disks and volumes, including the master boot record (MBR), from an image /fil

135 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. email_n Turns on e-mail notifications about deployment /email_from:<sender address> /

136 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. /differential Sets the image type to differential. If this parameter is not specified or if

137 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. /log:<file name> Creates a log file of the current operation with the specified file n

138 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. that the target volume number is the same as the volume number specified with the /partition

139 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. /preserve_mbr When deploying a volume over an existing one, the target volume is deleted fro

14 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. If the machine has more than one network adapter, Acronis Snap Deploy 4 ensures that only one

140 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. workstation license is found on the license server. By default, when you use this parameter

141 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. /email_subject:<message subject> Specifies the custom text in the subject line of the

142 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 14.2 Sample scenarios 14.2.1 Deploying images assigned to target machines Scenario An admi

143 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. e) Deploys the image if found f) Restarts or shuts down the target machine Environment var

144 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  IMG_PATH: the path to a network folder on the deployment server.  TMP_DRV_LETTER: the m

145 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 15 Collecting system information The Acronis System Report tool collects information about a

15 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.4 Supported operating systems for imaging and deployment Acronis Snap Deploy 4 provides fu

16 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Windows Vista Business (x86, x64) (No Service Pack, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2) Yes Y

17 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. You can obtain a license key that corresponds to a number of deployment licenses. When settin

18 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.6 Upgrading to Acronis Snap Deploy 4 To upgrade from Acronis Snap Deploy 3 to Acronis Snap

19 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.7 Technical Support Maintenance and Support Program If you need assistance with your Acro

2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Copyright Statement Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. All rights reserved. “A

20 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 2 Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 4 This section describes the components of the Acronis S

21 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Administrator The person who has rights to manage the Acronis Snap Deploy 4 infrastructure.

22 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Master Image Creator is a bootable, locally controlled component tha

23 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. A sizeable image can be split between multiple media automatically. Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS

24 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 2.5.1 Offline imaging Offline imaging means that the master system is stopped and the master

25 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. To perform online imaging 1. Configure the master system. 2. Install Acronis Snap Deploy 4

26 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 4. Connect the console to Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server. Go to the Machines view. 5

27 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. they must be identical on the source and the target machines; see Microsoft Knowledge Base, a

28 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. How to prepare deployment tools? Create bootable media (p. 58) with Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Ag

29 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 3 Getting started with Acronis Snap Deploy 4 This section describes how to install Acronis S

3 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Table of contents 1 Introducing Acronis Snap Deploy 4 ...

30 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 5. Click Add license, and then specify the license keys. You can type the license keys manua

31 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1. On the Tools menu, click Create bootable media. 2. In the list of components, select Acr

32 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1. Make sure that the CD or DVD drive has a higher boot priority than the hard disk drive. Y

33 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 6. Select the volumes that you want to include in the master image. You can leave the defaul

34 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1. Make sure that the CD or DVD drive has a higher boot priority than the hard disk drive. Y

35 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Deploying the master image On the machine where you installed Acronis Snap Deploy 4, do the f

36 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Note. If you imaged a machine running a workstation operating system (such as Windows 7) but

37 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10. When asked about when to run the deployment, select Now and type the user name and passw

38 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Viewing the deployment progress on the machine with Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Viewing the deploy

39 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 4 Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 4.1 Supported operating systems This section lists

4 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 2.5 Usage ...

40 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Management Console 386 MB 193 MB CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, or BD-R/RE for creating bootable media

41 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Acronis Snap Deploy 4 will be installed with the following functionality:  Performing deplo

42 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 4.5.1 Installation procedure Preparation To be able to install Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Depl

43 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. b) The minimal configuration that enables offline imaging, stand-alone deployment, and deplo

44 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. AND  All or some of the target machines are in a subnet other than Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS

45 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Installation of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console also includes the media builders for

46 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Important: If you are planning to use more than one deployment server, make sure that each p

47 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. We recommend that you create a master image by using the bootable component called Acronis Sn

48 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  In Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, and Windows Vista: go to Control panel > Windows Fi

49 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 4. Select a location for the installation files, and then click Extract. 4.7 Upgrading Acr

5 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 7.2 Creating a bootable media ...

50 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 4.7.2 Upgrading from the trial to full product version To upgrade from the trial to a full v

51 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 5 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console 5.1 Connecting to a machine 5.1.1 Connect

52 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Acronis PXE Server  Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Agent Once connected, you can manag

53 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Installing Acronis components remotely (p. 47) 5.2 Browsing logs Acronis Snap Deploy 4 O

54 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 6 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server This section contains general information neces

55 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 3. Click Add License. 4. In the Add Licenses window, type the license key or the path to a

56 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. This will display all license keys available on Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server. One li

57 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. In this command:  <server name> is the name of the machine where Acronis Snap Deploy

58 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 7 Deployment tools Before deployment, each target machine must boot into a dedicated bootabl

59 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 7.2.1 Creating an Acronis bootable media Acronis bootable media is a physical media (CD, DVD

6 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 11.2 Groups of machines ...

60 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  One of the components on the media: The component will start after the time-out.  No aut

61 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. If not configured in either way, the deployment server will be found automatically. The agent

62 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. selecting a bootable component. No password is required to start the operating system on the

63 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Sending e-mail notifications about deployment Note: PE-based bootable media cannot be star

64 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 3. Attach the flash key or insert the DVD in the media drive of a machine running Windows. 4

65 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 9. Check your settings in the summary screen, and then click Create. 10. If you have chosen

66 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Enable PXE Server: Enable the previously disabled PXE server. Two bootable components of

67 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 8 Creating a master image To be able to deploy a system, you need to create the desired syst

68 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  In Windows, by using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Agent installed on the master machin

69 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 4. Depending on your choice in step 2, boot the master machine into Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Ma

7 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1 Introducing Acronis Snap Deploy 4 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 What is Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Acroni

70 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The manual configuration is needed if automatic configuration is not possible (no DHCP server

71 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 7. When Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Master Image Creator starts, it displays the Master Image Crea

72 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Also, machines with UEFI architecture have a special ESP partition (EFI System partition). If

73 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. A sizeable image can be split between multiple media automatically. Select the image location

74 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Compression Defines the compression level for the image. The preset is: Normal A higher compr

75 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The priority of any process running in the operating system determines the amount of CPU usag

76 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Alternatively, you can click Always, into the files of fixed size and type the desired file

77 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The imaging operation starts and its progress is displayed. Acronis Snap Deploy 4 is taking

78 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 9 Validating a master image You can ensure that the master image is not damaged by validatin

79 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10 Deploying a master image This section describes how to deploy a master image to one or mor

8 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.2.1 Taking an image of the master system First, you create the desired system configuration

80 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. If the VHD file is split into two or more parts, make sure that all these parts are in the sa

81 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10.3.1.1 Master image selection In this step, specify the following:  The master image 

82 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The image created on removable media has to fit into one media disc. To deploy an image sprea

83 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10.3.1.2 Disk and volume selection If the image contains more than one disk, specify the dis

84 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. If the disk you selected contains more than one volume, specify the volumes that you want to

85 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Most settings are related to configuring the operating system of the target machine. Such set

86 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. be available for the volume you are deploying. Otherwise, only the space that was occupied by

87 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Resize volumes to fit target disk: The software will proportionally extend or reduce each

88 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The preset is: The same name and membership as those of the machine in the master image By d

89 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. {start,count} Generates count consecutive numbers starting with start. For example, the patte

9 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1.2.3 Deployment to any ready machines (event-driven deployment) You can set up deployment to

90 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012.  Set up the target machines to obtain IP addresses automatically from a DHCP server.  Spe

91 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy. 2

92 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Files to transfer This setting determines the list of files, such as installation files, to b

93 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Using the Unicast transfer mode, the server sends a copy of the data to each recipient. This

94 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. configured. The specific information on configuring any particular router or network switch i

95 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. a machine). Based on the operating system you are deploying, a workstation license or a serv

96 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. other mass-storage device than in the imaged system. For detailed information, see “What is A

97 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. Specify a driver storage to search for HAL and storage device drivers during the automatic se

98 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. 10.3.1.5 Summary window Check your settings in the summary window, and then click Save. The

99 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012. The preset is: Extend or reduce the volumes being deployed, according to the available space