Acronis acronis snap deploy 3 User Guide

 

                                                                                                                      

 

 

Acronis Snap Deploy is a flexible, efficient software solution for deployment of a fully configured 
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 

flexible centralized provisioning. 

 

 

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 the Acronis 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 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 administrator’s control through the Acronis Snap 

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 reduces the 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 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.