How To Create Bootable Media - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows 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. 177) for details.
PE-based bootable media
Acronis Plug-in for WinPE can be added to WinPE distributions based on any of the following kernels:
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Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (PE 1.5)
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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)
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. 181) for details.
To be able to create or modify PE 2.x 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 (p. 182) 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
2. [optional] Burn the WAIK to DVD or copy to a flash drive.
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