Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy; Terminology - ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 3 - FOR WORKSTATION Manual

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
Master image
(Image)
Online imaging
Offline imaging
Deployment
Standalone
deployment
Target disk
Target computer
(Target)
Deployment
template
(Template)
Administrator
Custom
deployment
mode
User
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The system to be deployed.
A file that contains the master system in a packaged form. The file has a
".tib" extension.
Taking an image while the master system is in a production state (the
operating system is running on the master computer.)
Taking an image while the master computer is booted into Acronis or
Windows preinstallation environment.
Transferring the operating system (OS), applications and data from the
master image file to a physical hard disk. In most cases, deployment is
performed by multicasting the image through the network.
Deployment on a computer isolated from a network or included in a
network without Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure. Standalone
deployment is performed locally using the bootable Acronis Snap Deploy
component.
The physical disk to be deployed to (an internal hard disk of the target
computer.)
The hardware to be deployed to.
Configuration parameters of the deployment operation:
1. Path to the master image
2. The operation mode (multicast or unicast, how to handle the target disk
free space etc.)
3. Settings to be applied to the deployed systems (DNS names, user
accounts etc.)
4. Operations to be performed on the deployed systems (transfer files,
execute applications, shut down, restart)
Once you save a deployment template, you can use it in the future.
The person who has rights to manage Acronis Snap Deploy infrastructure.
The mode when deployment can be initiated on the target side only.
The person on the target side who initiates the custom deployment. This
term relates to the custom deployment mode only.
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