ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 2.0 - User manual

Acronis ®Snap Deploy ® 2.0
Installation Guide
for PC and Server
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1Acronis ® Snap Deploy ® installation
You can install all the Acronis Snap Deploy components (Acronis Snap
Deploy Management Console, Acronis OS Deploy Server, PXE Server,
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent and Acronis License Server) on
one PC or each component on a separate networked computer.
It is recommended that you install Acronis Snap Deploy Management
Console first. You then will be able to install most of other components
remotely to any networked computer.
Before installing Acronis OS Deploy Server, you need to install the
Acronis License Server and import license numbers to it
The installation procedure may differ from the one described below,
depending on the component.
To install an Acronis Snap Deploy component:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup procedure.
Acronis Snap Deploy Install Menu
2. In the Install Menu, select the component that you are going to
install on a current PC. Available options are: Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console, Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE
Server, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent or Acronis License
Server.
3. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.
4. When installing Acronis OS Deploy Server, specify the License
Server for license validation. It can be found automatically on the
local network or can be specified manually.
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5. In the Choose setup type window, choose setup type:
Typical -- installs most common program features
(recommended for most users)
Custom -- allows users to choose program features to install
and select a location for setup (recommended for advanced
users)
Complete -- all program features will be installed (requires the
most disk space)
6. If Custom Setup is chosen, select for every component feature one
of the following:
Will be installed on a local hard drive -- selecting this
option installs the selected component feature on your
computer’s disk drive
Entire feature will be installed on a local hard drive --
selecting this option installs the selected component feature, as
well as all features and subfeatures in the product tree below
the selection, on your computer’s hard disk
Entire feature will be unavailable – the selected feature
will not be installed on your computer’s hard disk
Custom setup
7. In the Select Administrators Options window, choose Install
for all users or Install for the currently logged-in user, then
click Next.
8. Click Proceed to begin installation.
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2Acronis Universal Deploy installation
Acronis Universal Deploy is an option to Acronis Snap Deploy. It should be
purchased separately and installed from a separate setup file.
Acronis Universal Deploy can only be installed on a computer where Acronis
OS Deploy Server is installed.
Acronis Universal Deploy can be installed on a networked computer either
locally, by running the setup program, or remotely.
To install Acronis Universal Deploy remotely, extract the setup file (.msi) to a
network share (see below) and install Acronis Universal Deploy in the same
way as other Acronis Snap Deploy components.
After installation Acronis Universal Deploy automatically plugs in Acronis OS
Deploy Server
3Acronis Snap Deploy components extraction
During Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console installation, all Acronis
Snap Deploy applications’ setup (.msi) files will be placed to C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Acronis\RemoteInstall folder. Thus, you will be able to
remotely install, modify or repair the components using Acronis Snap Deploy
Management Console or msiexec.exe utility.
When installing Acronis Snap Deploy applications on a local computer, you
can save setup files for each Acronis Snap Deploy component separately on a
local or network drive. It will help you modify or recover the existing
component installation on a local computer.
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup procedure;
2. In the Install Menu, right-click on the application name and select
Extract;
3. Select location for the setup file and click Save.
4Using Acronis Snap Deploy trial version
If you have not purchased a software license for Acronis Snap Deploy yet, you
may still try the full-featured trial version of the product. To obtain a serial
number for the trial version, register on Acronis web site.
5Running Acronis Snap Deploy
After installation, Acronis OS Deploy Server and PXE Server launch
automatically as Windows services.

You can run Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console by clicking Start →
All programs →Acronis →Acronis Snap Deploy Management
Console →Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
6Components modification
You can modify features of the installed components.
To customize component features,
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup procedure
2. In the Install Menu, click on the component you are about to
customize.
3. Click Modify in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation
window.
Modify, repair or remove installation
4. In the Modify window, choose the component features to be added
or deleted:
Will be installed on a local hard drive -- selecting this
option installs the selected component feature on your
computer’s disk drive.
Entire feature will be installed on a local hard drive --
selecting this option installs the selected component feature, as
well as all features and subfeatures in the product tree below
the selection on your computer’s disk.
Entire feature will be unavailable -- selecting this option
removes the feature from your computer’s disk drive.
5. Click Next to apply changes.
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7Repairing components
During maintenance periods, you may need to repair (or restore) Acronis
Snap Deploy components.
To repair a component:
1. Run the Acronis Snap Deploy setup procedure
2. In the Install Menu, click on the component you want to repair.
3. Click Repair in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation
window.
8Removing components
You can remove any Acronis Snap Deploy component separately.
To remove a component from the Control Panel:
1. Run Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs.
3. Click the Remove button on the Acronis Snap Deploy component.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
You can also remove Acronis Snap Deploy components in the Install Menu.
To remove a component from the Install Menu:
1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe
2. In the Install Menu, click on the component that is about to be
removed.
3. Click Remove in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation
window.
9Used ports and IP addresses
The Acronis OS Deploy Server and the Acronis Snap Deploy Management
Console use the following ports and IP addresses for remote operation:
UDP port: 9876
TCP port: 9876, if port number is already in use, a random
port is obtained
IPv4 multicast address: 239.255.219.45
IPv6 multicast address: FF05::fAA5:741E
Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console UDP port: 9877,
if busy, chose port at random
The Acronis PXE server uses following ports and IP addresses:
UDP port: 67, 68, 69.

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Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255
If you are using a firewall, you might have to set the appropriate access
options.
10 Technical support
Users of legally purchased copies of Acronis Snap Deploy are entitled to free
technical support from Acronis. If you experience problems installing or using
Acronis products that you can’t solve yourself by using this guide, then please
contact Acronis Technical Support.
More information about contacting Acronis Technical Support is available at
the following link: http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/support/