Table of Contents
1. What is Acronis
2. Acronis Snap Deploy components ............................................................................................... 3
3. Upgrade to v 3.0 ......................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Upgrading licenses ................................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Upgrading components ......................................................................................................... 4
4. System requirements ................................................................................................................. 5
5. Installation file ........................................................................................................................... 5
6. Common installation configurations ............................................................................................. 6
7. Installing the Acronis Snap Deploy Components ............................................................................ 8
7.1 Installation of A cronis Snap Deploy Management Console ....................................................... 8
7.2 Installation of Acronis License Server ..................................................................................... 8
7.2.1 Installation ..................................................................................................................... 8
7.2.2 Adding licenses using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console ...................................... 9
7.2.3 Adding licenses in command line mode ............................................................................ 9
7.3 Installation of Acronis OS Deploy Server .............................................................................. 10
7.4 Installation and setup of Acronis PXE Server......................................................................... 10
7.4.1 Installation of Acronis PXE Server .................................................................................. 10
7.4.2 Setting up a computer to boot from PXE ........................................................................ 11
7.4.3 Setting up PXE and DHCP on the same server ................................................................ 11
7.4.4 Setting up the PXE to work in other subnet .................................................................... 12
7.5 Installation of Acronis WOL Proxy ........................................................................................ 12
7.6 Installation of A cronis Snap Deploy Management Agent ........................................................ 12
7.7 Installation of Acronis Universal Deploy ................................................................................ 13
8. Extracting the Acronis Snap Deploy components ........................................................................ 13
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1. What is Acronis® Snap Deploy®
Acronis Snap Deploy is a flexible, efficient software solution for deployment of a fully configured
operating system (with or without applicatio n software and any other data) to multiple computers.
Because the product uses disk imaging technology, it is ideal for rapid bare-metal installations and
flexible centralized provisioning.
2. Acronis Snap Deploy 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 b ootable component that performs deployment on each target
computer under control of the Acroni s OS Deploy Server.
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 Imag e C rea t or 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 administrator’s control through the Acronis Snap
Deploy Management Console. The administrator can also manage files and execute applications on
a remote computer us ing 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 reduces t he time required for booting multiple 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 fr om the network or included in a
network without Acr onis 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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What you can do with ASD 3. 0 after the upgrade
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3. Upgrade to v 3.0
To upgrade from Acronis Snap Depl oy version 2.0 or 1.0 to version 3.0, upgrade both the licenses and
the program components.
3.1 Upgrading licenses
Buy the necessary number of upgrade licenses and import the licenses to your license server.
The table below illustrates how the various combinations of licenses will be upgraded. Use the table to
calculate the number of 3.0 upgrade licenses you need.
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any target
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(1) You have a v 1.0 license that has not yet bee n used. Import a v 3.0 upgrade license. You will
be able to deploy to any computer with Acronis Snap Deploy 3.0.
(2) You have a v 1.0 license that is used and assigned to the computer Host1. Import a v 3.0
upgrade license. You will be able to deploy to Host1 with Acronis Snap Deploy 3.0.
(3) You have a combination of v 1.0 license and v 2.0 upgrade license. The licenses ha ve not yet
been used. Import a v 3.0 upgrade license. You will be able to deploy to any computer with
Acronis Snap Deploy 3.0.
(4) You have a combination of v 1.0 license and v 2.0 upgrade license. Either license is assigned
to the computer Host1 by v 1.0 or v 2.0. Import a v 3.0 upgrade license. You will be able to
deploy to Host1 with Acronis Snap Deploy 3.0.
(5) You have a v 2.0 license that has not yet bee n used. Import a v 3.0 upgrade license. You will
be able to deploy to any computer with ASD 3.0.
(6) You have a v 2.0 license that is used and assigned to the computer Host1. Import a v 3.0
upgrade license. You will be able to deploy to Host1 with Acronis Snap Deploy 3.0.
(7) You don’t have any ASD licenses. Import a v 3.0 license. You will be able to deploy to any
computer with ASD 3.0.
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3.2 Upgrading components
Install the components of v 3.0 ove r the v 2.0 or v 1.0 components.
Components of v 3. 0 cannot communica te with v 2.0 and v 1.0 components sin ce they use
cryptographic communication protocol that was not supported by the previous program
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versions. Remove old Acronis Snap Deploy componen ts, if the new comp onents are installe d
on other computers.
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