Acronis SNAP DEPLOY Installation Guide

Acronis Snap Deploy

Installation Guide

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1 Installing and using Acronis License Server

The Acronis License Server allows you to manage your Acronis enterprise
product licenses from a single location. The license server must be installed
before installing other Acronis components.

To install Acronis License Server:

1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe

2. In the Install Menu, select the Install Acronis License Server

3. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next

4. In the Choose setup type window, choose Typical

5. Click Proceed to install Acronis License Server

After purchasing product you will receive serial numbers for license
validation. It is recommended that you save these serials in a text file and
place it in the same folder, where Acronis License Server is installed.

You can import these serial numbers to the license server manually one at a
time or import them all at once from the saved file.

Acronis License Server includes a special command-line utility
LicenseServerCmdLine.exe which allows you to manage lice nse information.

After the Acronis License Server installation LicenseServerCmdLine.exe will
be located in the installation folder, e. g. C:\Program Files\Acronis\License
Server.

To import serial numbers to the Acronis License Server:

1. After Acronis License Server installation run the

LicenseServerCmdLine.exe in the Windows Command Prompt
(cmd.exe).

2. If you want to import all serial numbers at once type following

command:

LicenseServerCmdLine --import-file [computername] [filename]

where:
computername – name of the computer with Acronis License Server

installed
filename – name of the saved file (*.txt or *.eml) with serial numbers
For example:

LicenseServerCmdLine --import-file MyServer serials.txt

3. If you want to import serial numbers manually type the following

command:

LicenseServerCmdLine --import [computername] [serial1]
[serial2] …

where:
computername – name of the computer with Acronis License Server

installed
serial – license serial number
For example:

LicenseServerCmdLine --import MyServer NL6ER-HDVVY-2ZJ27­RRMMH-AH7Q7

1.1 LicenseServerCmdLine.exe commands reference

LicenseServerCmdLine.exe uses the following syntax:

LicenseServerCmdLine [option] [parameter1] [parameter2]

LicenseServerCmdLine.exe supports the following options:

--list

Displays the list of the License servers available in the local network

--status [server name or server IP-address]

Displays specified License Server status

--import [server name] [serial number]

Adds information about new license (new serial key). It is possible to
specify multiple serial numbers at once (space separated)

--import-file [server name] [filename]

Imports all license serial numbers from .txt or .eml file

--help

Displays help information

2 Acronis Snap Deploy installation

You can install all the Acronis Snap Deploy components (Acronis Snap
Deploy Management Console, Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE
Server, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent and Acronis License
Server) on one PC or each component on a separate computer. The
installation procedure may differ from the one described below,
depending on the component.

To install an Acronis Snap Deploy component:

1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe

2. In the Install Menu, select the component that you are going to

install on a current PC. Available options are: Acronis Snap Deploy

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Management Console, Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE
Server, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent).

3. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.

4. In the Specify License Server window, you should specify the

License Server for license validation. It can be found automatically
on the local network or can be specified manually.

5. In the Choose setup type window, choose setup type:
 Typical -- installs most common program features

(recommended for most users)

 Custom -- allows users to choose program features to install

and select a location for setup (recommended for advanced
users)

 Complete -- all program features will be installed (requires the

most disk space)

6. In the Select Administrators Options window, choose Install for
all users or Install for the currently logged-in user, then click Next.

7. Click Proceed to begin installation.

3 Setting up security parameters for Acronis Snap

Deploy

Acronis Snap Deploy fully supports all security standards used in Windows.
If a remote PC has Windows NT/2000/XP OS installed, the Acronis Snap

Deploy Management Agent can be accessed according to security policy set up
in the local network. To have remote access to Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Agent, the user must be a part of the Administrators or Backup
operators groups.

If a remote PC has Windows 98/Me installed without its own security system,
you will need to provide a username and password during installation of the
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent that will be u sed by Acronis Snap
Deploy Management Console.

4 Components modification

You can modify features of the installed components.

To customize component features,

1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe

2. In the Install Menu, click on the component you are about to
customize.

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3. Click Modify in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation

window.

4. In the Custom Setup window, click on the feature:
 Will be installed on a local hard drive -- selecting this

option installs the selected component feature on your
computer’s disk drive.

 Entire feature will be installed on a local hard drive --

selecting this option installs the selected component feature, as
well as all features and subfeatures in the product tree below
the selection on your computer’s disk.

 Entire feature will be unavailable -- selecting this option

removes the feature from your computer’s disk drive.

5. Click Next to apply changes.

5 Repairing components

During maintenance periods, you may need to repair (or restore) Acronis
Snap Deploy components.

To repair a component:

1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe

2. In the Install Menu, click on the component you want to repair.

3. Click Repair in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation
window.

6 Removing the program

You can remove any Acronis Snap Deploy component separately.

To remove a component from the Control Panel:

1. Run Control Panel.

2. Select Add or remove programs.

3. Click the Remove button on the Acronis Snap Deploy component.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

You can also remove Acronis Snap Deploy components in the Install Menu.
To remove a component from the Install Menu:

1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe

2. In the Install Menu, click on the component that is about to be
removed.

3. Click Remove in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation
window.

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7 Used ports and IP addresses

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 port number is already in use, a random

port is obtained

 IPv4 multicast address: 239.255.219.45
 IPv6 multicast address: FF05::fAA5:741E
 Deploy Director Management Console UDP port: 9877, if

port number is already in use, a random port is obtained

The Acronis PXE server uses following ports and IP addresses:

 UDP port: 67, 68, 69.
 Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255

If you are using a firewall, you might have to set the appropriate access
options.

8 Technical support

Users that have legally purchased and registered their copy of Acronis Snap
Deploy will receive free e-mail technical support from Acronis. If you have
problems installing or using the system that you cannot resolve with the help
of this guide and readme file, please e-mail technical support. You will also
need to provide the registration number of your Acronis Snap Deploy
supplied with this package.

Support URL:

E-mail: [e-mail]

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http://www.acronis.com/support/

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