Creating Master Image; Local Vs. Remote Operation; Running Acronis Master Image Creator On A Local Computer - ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 2.0 User Manual

Pre-deployment operations
5.3

Creating master image

5.3.1

Local vs. remote operation

Acronis Snap Deploy allows you to create master image either locally on the
master computer (using a bootable version of Acronis Master Image Creator)
or remotely (using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console).
To enable remote imaging, you must install the Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Agent on the master computer. The Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Agent then will be included in the master image and deployed
on all target computers.
If you want to manage files and execute applications on all target computers
after deployment, you can use remote master image creation. However,
normally you do not want excess software in a master image.
We strongly recommend that you use a bootable version of Acronis Master Image
Creator to create a master image on a local machine instead of master image
creation on a remote computer.
Acronis Snap Deploy supports images created by Acronis True Image.
5.3.2

Running Acronis Master Image Creator on a local computer

1. Boot the master PC from bootable media, PXE or RIS.
2. Select Acronis Master Image Creator in the boot menu.
Acronis Master Image Creator can be configured to start automatically after several
seconds. You can do so when creating bootable media, creating a RIS package, or
uploading the creator to a PXE server.
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Figure 12. Acronis Master Image Creator boot menu
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