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  • Page 2 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2009. All rights reserved. “Acronis”, “Acronis Compute with Confidence”, and the Acronis logo are trademarks of Acronis, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.1.3 Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure ................6 1.2 What you can do with Acronis Snap Deploy 3 ............... 7 1.2.1 Take an image of the master system (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality) ....7 1.2.2 Manual deployment (Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 functionality) ..........7 1.2.3 Scheduled deployment (new in v 3) ................
  • Page 4 4.1 Connections ........................35 4.1.1 Connect to a local machine ..................35 4.1.2 Connect to another computer ..................35 4.2 Installation and update of Acronis components on remote computers ........36 4.3 Browsing logs ........................37 5. Creating Acronis bootable media ..................38 6.
  • Page 5 15.1.2 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 1.0 ..............89 15.1.3 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 2.0 ..............90 15.2 Uploading PE images to Acronis PXE Server ..............90 15.3 ASD command line syntax ....................91 15.3.1 Supported commands ....................91 15.3.2 Common options (options common for most asdcmd commands) ........

  • Page 6: Introducing Acronis® Snap Deploy

    Acronis infrastructure is performed using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. A reference image can be taken either in Windows or in the Acronis or Windows PE environment. The Acronis environment provides the GUI mode. Under Windows PE, command line mode and scripting are supported.

  • Page 7: What You Can Do With Acronis Snap Deploy 3

    Scheduling presumes that when the scheduled time comes, the program will power on the target computers with predefined MAC addresses using the BIOS Wake On LAN (WOL) functionality. Computers in other subnets can be woken through a WOL proxy agent delivered with Acronis Snap Deploy.

  • Page 8: Event-Driven Deployment (New In V 3)

    1.2.5 Command line and scripting under Win PE (new in v 3) Acronis Snap Deploy provides a command line utility that can be added to a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Win PE) image. The administrator uploads the customized PE image to a PXE server or transfers the PE image onto removable media.

  • Page 9: Standalone Deployment (New In V 3)

    The Acronis Universal Deploy option is not available in the standalone mode. 1.2.7 Custom Deployment (User-initiated deployment) (new in v 3) Acronis Snap Deploy can be configured in such a way that users will be able to deploy and re-deploy their computers with one click on the boot menu.

  • Page 10: Deployment Of A Disk Partition Or Mbr (New In V 3)

    Acronis Snap Deploy can image and deploy the Master Boot Record (MBR). 1.2.9 Selective deployment (MAC filtering) (new in v 3) Acronis Snap Deploy has the ability to disable deployment on computers with specified MAC addresses. This protects production servers and user’s systems from unfortunate events. The program can import the access list from a text file.

  • Page 11: Multicast Ttl And Network Bandwidth Throttling

    Acronis Snap Deploy components communicate to each other using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocol. Encryption starts on the first (earliest) stage of connection attempt, so all data transferred in the next steps (including data required for client authentication) is encrypted.

  • Page 12: License Policy

    1.5.1 Server and workstation licenses Acronis Snap Deploy has two types of licenses. A license for the server product is needed to deploy a server operating system or install the management agent on a server operating system. A license for the workstation product is needed to deploy a workstation operating system or install the management agent on a workstation operating system.

  • Page 13: Upgrading Licenses

    (2) You have a v 1.0 license that is used and assigned to the computer Host1. Import a v 3 upgrade license. You will be able to deploy to Host1 with Acronis Snap Deploy 3. (3) You have a combination of v 1.0 license and v 2.0 upgrade license. The licenses have not yet been used.
  • Page 14 Software and supplying patches, updates and other changes that Acronis, at its sole discretion, makes or adds to the Software and which Acronis makes generally available, without additional charge, to other licensees of the Software that are enrolled in Support.

  • Page 15: Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy

    2. Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy This chapter describes the Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure components and their interaction. 2.1 Terminology The following table lists the common terms and descriptions used in this document. Master system The system to be deployed. Master image A file that contains the master system in a packaged form.

  • Page 16: Components

    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.

  • Page 17: Support For File Systems And Storage Media

    2.3 Support for file systems and storage media 2.3.1 Supported file systems Acronis Snap Deploy provides full-featured imaging and deployment of the following file systems: FAT16/32 NTFS Ext2/Ext3 ReiserFS Reiser4 Linux SWAP 2.3.2 Supported media Acronis Master Image Creator can save an image:...

  • Page 18: Offline Imaging

    2.4.1 Offline imaging Offline imaging means that the master system is stopped and the master computer boots into Acronis (or PE) environment. 1. Configure the master system. 2. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. 3. Do one of the following:...

  • Page 19: Online Imaging

    The following illustrates the Acronis components functionality by the example of manual deployment. During event-driven and scheduled deployment the components perform similarly. Deployment presumes that you have created a master image, so at least the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is installed.
  • Page 20 Create bootable media with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility) Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Snap Deploy Agent (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility.) 3.

  • Page 21: What Is Acronis Universal Deploy

    2.5 What is Acronis Universal Deploy This section describes the Acronis proprietary technology that helps deploy and boot up Windows on dissimilar hardware. Acronis Universal Deploy saves you from configuring a new master system for each make of hardware you have to deploy on.

  • Page 22: Acronis Universal Deploy And Microsoft Sysprep

    2.5.3 Acronis Universal Deploy and Microsoft Sysprep Acronis Universal Deploy is not a system preparation tool. You can apply it to any system image created by Acronis products, however, you cannot apply it to images of systems prepared with Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep).

  • Page 23: Installation

    * - S – server license, WS – workstation license. 3.2 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 busy, choose a port at random IPv4 multicast address: 239.255.219.45...

  • Page 24: General Rules Of Installation

    The Acronis Universal Deploy option installs from its own installation file. 3.3.2 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. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 25 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.

  • Page 26: Installation Of Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console

    6. To add the Acronis OS Deploy Server ability to deploy in other subnet (across a switch) to any configuration but (1), install Acronis WOL Proxy on any server in the subnet where the target computers are.

  • Page 27: Adding Licenses 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. You can install both license servers on the same computer. The Acronis License Server then will be seen as a common server for all Acronis products.

  • Page 28: Adding Licenses In Command Line Mode

    4. Reboot on prompt. The wizard will ask you for Acronis License Server. Browse to the server, or enter its name or IP address, or let the server be found automatically on the network. This will not decrease the number of deployment licenses.

  • Page 29: Installation And Setup Of Acronis Pxe Server

    This allows for unattended scheduled deployment. Using Acronis PXE Server makes sense if there is a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server in your network, so that the booting computers can automatically get IP addresses. Without DHCP, you cannot boot computers from PXE.

  • Page 30: Setting Up The Pxe To Work In Other Subnet

    3.7.3 Setting up the PXE to work in other subnet To enable the Acronis PXE Server to work in other subnet (across the switch), configure the switch to relay the PXE traffic. The PXE server IP addresses are configured on a per-interface basis using IP helper functionality in the same way as DHCP server addresses.

  • Page 31: Installation Of Acronis Universal Deploy

    3. Follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen 4. The wizard will ask you for Acronis License Server. Browse to the server, or enter its name or IP address, or let the server be found automatically on the network.

  • Page 32: Using Acronis License Server

    For example, to deploy a system on 100 computers you need 100 deployment licenses. No additional licenses are required to manage the deployed computers or re-deploy any of them. Acronis Universal Deploy is an add-on to Acronis Snap Deploy and has its own serial number and license agreement.
  • Page 33 The Used mode lists all licenses that are allocated. Right-click on the column headings bar to choose the details to display: Product Name, Host Name, Host Address, Serial Number, Acquire Date (date of deployment or installation that used the license) and Renewal Date (the latter is not valid for Acronis Snap Deploy licenses).

  • Page 34: Removing Licenses

    3.12.3 Removing licenses To completely remove a license from the Acronis License Server, select it from the list of available licenses and click Remove License on the sidebar. 3.12.4 Using the Acronis License Server Management Tool The Acronis License Server Management Tool is a command-line utility for controlling Acronis License Server.

  • Page 35: Using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console

    4.1 Connections 4.1.1 Connect to a local machine When started, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console connects to the local machine if there is a manageable Acronis Snap Deploy component on this machine. You can manage any Acronis server or Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent installed on the same machine without any additional actions.

  • Page 36: Installation And Update Of Acronis Components On Remote Computers

    5. Enter the administrator’s username and password for the remote machine. 6. Specify the Acronis License Server, if the wizard asks. You must have at least one free license on the license server to install Acronis OS Deploy Server or Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent.

  • Page 37: Browsing Logs

    To update an Acronis component on a remote computer, perform the same procedure. 4.3 Browsing logs To view operation logs of the Acronis OS Deploy Server or Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the server. Logs are displayed in the lower part of the console window.

  • Page 38: Creating Acronis Bootable Media

    BIOS as a boot device) that contains bootable components of Acronis Snap Deploy. Acronis PXE Server with uploaded bootable components can also be thought of as a kind of bootable media. That’s why you can create bootable media or configure the PXE server using the same wizard.
  • Page 39 No auto start - the Acronis loader will display the boot menu and wait for someone to select whether to boot the OS or one of the Acronis components. Booting from HDD – the operating system, if present on the booting computer’s hard disk, will start after the specified time runs out.
  • Page 40 When using 3.5” diskettes, you will be able to write only one component at a time on a diskette (or a set of the diskettes) — for example, Acronis Snap Deploy Agent. To write another component, start the Bootable Media Builder once again.
  • Page 41 In this case, try to elude using Linux drivers by building Bart PE or Win PE media with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility.

  • Page 42: Configuring Pxe Server

    2. Click Configure PXE Server 3. Connect to the server. Configure PXE Server – click to upload Acronis Snap Deploy bootable components in the same way as when creating Acronis bootable media. The previously uploaded components, including PE image, will be deleted from the PXE server before uploading the newly selected ones.

  • Page 43: Taking An Image

    Use Sysprep on the master system if the system image will be deployed in Preinstallation Environment with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility. The command line utility cannot generate a SID or adjust settings on the fly, it simply deploys the system as is.

  • Page 44: Starting Offline Imaging

    Agent and create a master image using Acronis Master Image Creator or the command line utility in The next sections describe imaging with Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent and Acronis Master Image Creator. For information about imaging in PE please see Command line and scripting under Win PE 7.3 Starting offline imaging...
  • Page 45 While creating bootable media or uploading Acronis Master Image Creator to the PXE server, the image creator can be configured to start automatically on timeout. 6. The Master Image Creator establishes network connection to be able to save the image on a network share.

  • Page 46: Starting Online Imaging

    2. Configure the master system. 3. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent on the master system locally or remotely, using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. Reboot on prompt. Once Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent is installed, you can image the master system online (without reboot) at any time.

  • Page 47: Image Name And Location

    Select disks and partitions to image 7.5.2 Image name and location Acronis Master Image Creator can save an image: on a network share on the master computer internal hard drive on USB and FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage devices (hard drives, flash drives) attached to the master computer on DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW loaded in the master computer media drive.

  • Page 48: Setting Options

    The data compression level for the image being created. The description field provides estimations for image size and image creation time for each compression level. You can select the compression level based on these estimations. The default Normal level is recommended in most cases. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 49 Back and select another disk. When creating an image on a CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW diskette: Acronis Master Image Creator will ask you to insert a new disk when the previous one is full. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 50: Comments And Summary

    [OPTIONAL] It is recommended that you provide a comment for easy identification of the image. Next you will see the imaging procedure summary. Check the settings and click Proceed. The imaging operation starts and its progress is displayed. Acronis Snap Deploy is taking the master image © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 51: Checking The Master Image

    8. Checking the master image To be assured that a master image is not damaged, you can check its integrity. 1. Connect to a computer where Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent is installed. 2. Select Check master image. 3. Follow the wizard’s instructions to select the image.

  • Page 52: Deployment Templates

    9.1 Why save templates? Deployment templates can be saved on the Acronis OS Deploy Server. Once you save a deployment template, you can use it in the future. When setting up a manual, scheduled or event-driven deployment, simply select a template and set up the condition for starting deployment. Otherwise, you will have to configure the above parameters while setting up the deployment operation.

  • Page 53: Disk/Partition Selection

    CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on the deploy server or on a network share. Acronis Standalone Utility can deploy images located: in network shared folders on USB and FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage devices (hard drives, flash drives) attached to the managed computer on DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW loaded in the managed computer media drive.
  • Page 54 If your operating system and its loader reside on different partitions, always include both partitions in the image. The partitions must also be deployed together; otherwise there is a high risk that the operating system will not start. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 55: Target Disk And Partition Selection

    1 of the selected hard disk. To deploy a single partition to unallocated space or bare metal, first create the target partition using a third-party partitioning tool, such as Microsoft Disk Management or Acronis Disk Director. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 56: User Accounts

    9.2.5 Computer names and domain/workgroup [OPTIONAL] Specify DNS names and domain or workgroup membership of the target computers. If you have selected the domain membership, later you will be asked for the domain administrator’s name and password. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 57 This will generate names 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24…99 Text{start1,count1}{start2,count2} Computer{2,3}{5,4} This will generate names Computer25, Computer26, Computer27, Computer28, Computer35, Computer36, Computer37, Computer38, Computer45, Computer46, Computer47, Computer48 © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 58: Network Settings

    IP’s, subnet mask and default gateway in case you network does not have DHCP capability. Network settings: TCP/IP [OPTIONAL] If you have not selected to preserve the master system settings, specify DNS properties as well. Otherwise this step is skipped. Network settings: DNS server © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 59: Security Identifiers

    9.2.10 Using Acronis Universal Deploy [OPTIONAL] Acronis Universal Deploy is an add-on to Acronis Snap Deploy. It is purchased separately and installed from a separate setup file. Skip this section if one of the following is true: you do not have Acronis Universal Deploy you want to deploy an image that does not contain Windows.
  • Page 60 Acronis Universal Deploy will help you create a bootable Windows clone on different hardware by automatically installing the necessary system drivers. Use Acronis Universal Deploy when deploying Windows to a computer with a dissimilar processor, different motherboard or other mass storage 2.5 What is Acronis Universal Deploy.

  • Page 61: Deployment Options

    -> Options in the description field. Edit the options and click OK. Your settings will be saved as the defaults. When not creating a template, you can access default options through Tools -> Options in the program menu or on the toolbar. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 62 Licensing The preset is Stop operation. Acronis Snap Deploy uses two types of licenses. A license for the server product is needed to deploy a server operating system. A license for the workstation product is needed to deploy a workstation operating system.
  • Page 63 Network utilization The preset is Multicast. You can choose the data transfer mode for the deployment. With the Multicast transfer mode, Acronis OS Deploy Server sends data to a group of recipients simultaneously. Using the Unicast transfer mode, the server sends a copy of the data to each recipient (this can significantly reduce the deployment speed.)
  • Page 64 MAC filtering is a general option of Acronis OS Deploy Server and not a property of a deployment template. Whenever and whatever type deployment is executed, the program uses the access list that exists at that time.

  • Page 65: Comments And Summary

    9.2.12 Comments and summary [OPTIONAL] It is recommended that you provide a template name and a comment for easy identification of the template. Type in a comment Check your settings in the summary window and click Save. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 66 The summary window © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 67: Standalone Deployment

    1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. 2. Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator and Acronis Standalone Utility. Acronis Standalone Utility can be placed on a physical media only. This component is not designed to boot from a PXE server.
  • Page 68 6. Configure the deployment operation as described in 9.2.1 – 9.2.12. Note that the template cannot be saved because the standalone utility does not access the Acronis OS Deploy Server. 7. Run the manual deployment. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 69: Manual Deployment

    To perform manual or event-driven deployment you need to boot the target computers into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent using either bootable media or Acronis PXE Server. Deployment presumes that you have created a master image, so at least the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is installed.
  • Page 70 5. The agent has to establish network connection to be able to connect to Acronis OS Deploy Server. A dialog box comes up suggesting that you configure the network connection used by Acronis Snap Deploy Agent.

  • Page 71: Starting Deployment

    6. When the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent starts and the target computer is ready for deployment, the target computer displays: Acronis Snap Deploy Agent: ready for deployment The progress bar is frozen because the computer is waiting for deployment. 11.2 Starting deployment 1.
  • Page 72 4. Select the computers to deploy to from the list of the connected computers. 5. Select the previously created deployment template or configure the deployment operation as described in 9.2.1 – 9.2.12. 6. Review the deployment operation summary and click Proceed to start the deployment. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 73: Event-Driven Deployment

    5. Do one of the following: Create bootable media with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Snap Deploy Agent. 6. Connect to the Acronis OS Deploy Server and click Event-Driven Deployment on the sidebar.
  • Page 74 9. Review the deployment operation summary and click Proceed to commit the event-driven deployment. The Deployment tab will appear like the graphic below. Acronis OS Deploy Server is waiting for targets to connect to start event-driven deployment 10. Do one of the following: Boot the target computer(s) into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent from bootable media Boot the target computer(s) into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent from the PXE Server.
  • Page 75 - Start the manual deployment on the available computers (click Manual deployment on the sidebar) As soon as the triggering condition arises, the available computers become engaged in the event- driven deployment and move to the lower list “Deployment (Start by event)”. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 76: Scheduled Deployment

    (Acronis Master Image Creator, for example): An administrator can execute a script that collects MAC addresses of networked computers and saves them in a text file. The text file can then be imported by Acronis Snap Deploy. This can be a plain text file: ;...

  • Page 77: Scheduled Deployment Within One Subnet

    2. Make sure that Wake on LAN is enabled on the target computers. If you cannot or do not wish to use Wake on LAN on some or all of the target computers, you will have to boot them into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent manually before the scheduled time comes.
  • Page 78 11. The next window suggests that you tune the PXE server to use with the deployment server you are connected to. The goal of this setting is to boot the woken machine into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent even if another component on the PXE server is configured to start automatically.

  • Page 79: Scheduled Deployment In Other Subnet

    17. When the task is started, the connected computers’ IPs and the task progress will be displayed on the Deployment tab. 18. When the task is finished, its log will be available in the Acronis OS Deploy Server log. 13.3 Scheduled deployment in other subnet Computers in other subnets can be woken through a WOL proxy.
  • Page 80 4. Make sure that Wake on LAN is enabled on the target computers. If you cannot or do not wish to use Wake on LAN on some or all of the target computers, you will have to boot them into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent manually before the scheduled time comes.

  • Page 81: Operations With Scheduled Tasks

    13. The next window suggests that you tune the PXE server to use with the deployment server you are connected to. The goal of this setting is to boot the woken machine into Acronis Snap Deploy Agent even if another component on the PXE server is configured to start automatically. See details in the previous section.
  • Page 82 A task scheduled for periodical execution stays on the deploy server until you delete it. A task scheduled for one-time execution will disappear as soon as the execution is completed. Acronis OS Deploy Server: the deployment task is scheduled To delete a task, select it and click Delete.

  • Page 83: Custom Deployment Mode

    14. Custom deployment mode Acronis Snap Deploy can be configured in such a way that users will be able to deploy and re-deploy their computers with one click on the boot menu. 14. 1 Understanding custom deployment An administrator creates a set of deployment templates that meet the organization’s needs and assigns to each template a name that can be easily understood by a user.

  • Page 84: Considerations And Tips

    OS Deploy Server is in the custom deployment mode. To do so, ensure that the targets connect to the appropriate deployment server by specifying the OSDS on the bootable media or by configuring the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent at boot up. The deploy servers cannot share the Acronis PXE Server though.

  • Page 85: Setting Up The Custom Deployment Mode

    9. Select whether you want to create removable media, the media ISO or upload the templates to Acronis PXE Server. Having saved the media ISO, you can create as many media copies as the users need using third-party CD/DVD burning software.
  • Page 86 Acronis OS Deploy Server is in custom deployment mode 12. The Custom Deployment tab shows the status of deployment operations performed on users’ requests. The tab is empty if none of the users are deploying at the moment. While the deploy server is in custom deployment mode, you are able to:...

  • Page 87: Changing Parameters Of The Custom Deployment Mode

    2. Click Switch off the custom deployment mode on the sidebar. 3. In case the custom deployment mode used Acronis PXE Server, the program has to remove custom boot media from the server. Type in the credentials for the PXE server, if prompted.

  • Page 88: Command Line And Scripting Under Win Pe And Bart Pe

    OEMs and corporations for deployment, test, diagnostic and system repair purposes. Acronis Snap Deploy provides a command line utility that can be added to a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Win PE) image. The Acronis Universal Deploy add-on, if installed, will also be included in the PE.

  • Page 89: Adding Asd Command Line Utility To Pe 1.0

    The PE builder comes with Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console The PE Builder can add the Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility to a Bart PE, Win PE 1.0 or Win PE 2.0 image. To be able to add the command line utility to a Win PE 2.0 image (a .WIM file or a folder with PE 2.0 unpacked files) you must have Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) installed.

  • Page 90: Adding Asd Command Line Utility To Pe 2.0

    15.2 Uploading PE images to Acronis PXE Server .ISO to Acronis PXE Server, see 15.1.3 Adding ASD command line utility to PE 2.0 1. Select Acronis -> Acronis Snap Deploy -> Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder from the start menu. 2. Do one of the following: Specify path to the source WINPE.WIM file.

  • Page 91: Asd Command Line Syntax

    PE 2.0 is 512MB. 15.3 ASD command line syntax 15.3.1 Supported commands Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility has the following format: asdcmd /command /option1 /option2… Commands may be accompanied with options. Some options are common for most asdcmd commands, while others are specific for individual commands.

  • Page 92: Common Options (Options Common For Most Asdcmd Commands)

    /start:[start sector] image /log:[file name] /fat16_32 /size:[partition /log_net_user:[remote size in sectors] user] /type:[active|primary|logical] /log_net_password:[passwo /preserve_mbr /license_server:[the server IP] /grant_server_license When using the Acronis Universal Deploy add-on: /ud_path:[path] /ud_username:[user] /ud_password:[pwd] /ud_driver:[inf-filename] /filename:[file name] verify /password:[password] Verifies the image /net_user:[username] integrity...
  • Page 93 Specifies the hard disks to include into the image file. The list of available hard disks is provided by the /list command. An image may contain data of more than one hard disk. In that case, separate disk numbers by commas, e.g.: /harddisk:1,3 © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 94 Use this to ensure that the OS can boot up. On - deploy MBR, if an active partition is deployed, no matter whether the partition contains an OS or not. Off – do not deploy MBR. Use this to preserve the Unix loader, for example. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 95 (if the PE was booted from PXE server.) To use the following options you must have the Acronis Universal Deploy add-on in your PE. Also, the Acronis License Server must be accessible from the computer booted into the PE. For more 2.5 What is Acronis Universal Deploy.

  • Page 96: Asdcmd Usage Examples

    The administrator writes a deployment script that can read the target’s MAC address and pull an image with a name corresponding to the MAC address from the shared location. The script can be executed on any number of targets. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 97: Creating Images Assigned To Targets

    The administrator creates a script that images the computers and names each image according to the computer’s MAC address. The images can be deployed to the corresponding targets as described in the previous section. Sample script: setlocal SET IMG_PATH=\\image_server\images SET TMP_DRV_LETTER=h: © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 98 Generates a TIB file name (if MAC address is 01-02-03-04-05-06 then the TIB file name must be 01- 02-03-04-05-06.tib.) Images partition C of the computer to the shared folder using the generated file name. [OPTIONAL] Reboots or shutdowns the computer. © Acronis, Inc...

  • Page 99: Managing A Remote Computer

    16. Managing a remote computer 16.1 File management on a remote computer The following operations with files and folders are available on remote computers through Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent: creating and editing text files (for example batch files or scripts)

  • Page 100: Executing Applications On A Remote Computer

    You can schedule execution of service applications such as batch files or scripts on a remote machine through Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent. The purpose of running applications is to make changes to the deployed system. The applications run silently in the background, so please do not try to run applications such as Explorer, Notepad or any other application that has the user interface.
  • Page 101 Application can be executed on event An application can be executed at system startup or shutdown, at user logon or logoff or when free space on any internal hard disk either increases or decreases by the specified value. The preset is 20MB. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 102 8. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Finish. Once the task is scheduled, you can access it at any time in order to edit the task or view the task’s results. To do so, connect to the managed machine and select Run application. © Acronis, Inc...
  • Page 103 The changes you made will be applied when execution is completed. To run the task immediately, click Execute selected task now. The task schedule remains valid. © Acronis, Inc...

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