How To Create Bootable Media - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 SERVER FOR WINDOWS - UPDATE 3 User Manual

6.10.1 How to create bootable media

To enable creating physical media, the machine must have a CD/DVD recording drive or allow a flash
drive to be attached. To enable PXE or WDS/RIS configuration, the machine must have a network
connection. Bootable Media Builder can also create an ISO image of a bootable disk to burn it later
on a blank disk.
Linux-based bootable media
Start the Bootable Media Builder either from the management console, by selecting Tools > Create
Bootable Media or, as a separate component.
Select the way volumes and network resources will be handled—called the media style:
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A media with Linux-style volume handling displays the volumes as, for example, hda1 and sdb2. It
tries to reconstruct MD devices and logical (LVM) volumes before starting a recovery.
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A media with Windows-style volume handling displays the volumes as, for example, C: and D:. It
provides access to dynamic (LDM) volumes.
The wizard will guide you through the necessary operations. Please refer to Linux-based bootable
media (p. 180) for details.
PE-based bootable media
Acronis Plug-in for WinPE can be added to WinPE distributions based on any of the following kernels:
 Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (PE 1.5)
 Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (PE 1.6)
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Windows Vista (PE 2.0)
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1)
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Windows 7 (PE 3.0)
If you already have media with PE1.x distribution, unpack the media ISO to a local folder and start
the Bootable Media Builder either from the management console, by selecting Tools > Create
Bootable Media or, as a separate component. The wizard will guide you through the necessary
operations. Please refer to Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 1.x (p. 184) for details.
To be able to create or modify PE 2.x or 3.0 images, install Bootable Media Builder on a machine
where Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) is installed. The further operations are described in
the Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.0 (p. 185) section.
If you do not have a machine with WAIK, prepare as follows:
1. Download and install Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista (PE 2.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-
679830D629F2&displaylang=en
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-
5b50c657de08&DisplayLang=en
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (PE 3.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-
39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en
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