Offline Imaging - ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 3 - FOR WORKSTATION Manual

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:
Create bootable media with Acronis Master Image Creator (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command
line utility)
or
Install Acronis PXE Server, connect the console to the PXE server and upload Acronis Master Image
Creator (or PE with Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility.)
4. Do one of the following, depending on your choice in step 3:
Boot the master computer into Acronis Master Image Creator (or PE) from bootable media
or
Boot the master computer into Acronis Master Image Creator (or PE) from the PXE Server.
5. On the master computer, follow the Create Image Wizard instructions to configure and launch the
imaging operation (or perform imaging in PE using Acronis command line). The image can be
saved on a network share, detachable or removable media. To access the network from a
bootable environment, you must have a DHCP server or configure the master computer network
settings manually.
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