User manual ACRONIS ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 3 FOR WORKSTATION INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] What is Acronis® Snap Deploy® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acronis Snap Deploy components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upgrade to v 3. 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. 1 Upgrading licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Installation file Acronis Snap Deploy installation file includes the following components and the components' features: Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder Media Builder for Acronis Image Creator Media Builder for Acronis Snap Deploy Agent Media Builder for Acronis Standalone Utility Acronis License Server Acronis License Server Acronis License Server Management Console Acronis License Server Management Tool Acronis OS Deploy Server Acronis PXE Server Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent Acronis WOL Proxy © Acronis, Inc 5 The installation window The Acronis Universal Deploy option installs from its own installation file. 6. Common installation configurations Acronis Snap Deploy components can be installed in various configurations, in terms of distributing the components and features among the networked computers. The minimal configuration 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. The minimal configuration 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. 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) Acronis OS Deploy Server 6 © Acronis, Inc Acronis PXE Server all on the same computer. 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. To add the ability to deploy Windows on dissimilar hardware to any configuration but (1), install the Acronis Universal Deploy add-on on a computer where Acronis OS Deploy Server is installed. To add the online imaging ability and the ability to validate images integrity to any configuration, 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 to the management agent installed on the master computer. Once Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is installed, you can install the other components remotely using the console's remote installation feature (for more information, see the Acronis Snap Deploy User Guide section 4. 2 Installation and update of Acronis components on remote computers. ) 7. 2 Installation of Acronis License Server 7. 2. 1 Installation Acronis License Server is a component that tracks licenses of Acronis products. Install Acronis License Server on a computer accessible to Acronis OS Deploy Server. 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. The Acronis License Server Management Tool is a simple command-line utility for controlling Acronis License Server. Acronis License Server Management Console provides an easy-to-use GUI. Alternatively, you can control Acronis License Server using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. 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. The Acronis License Server then will be seen as a common server for all Acronis products. [. . . ] This will enable you to manage files and execute applications on target computers at any time after deployment. However, having excess software in the master image is not always rational. 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. 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