ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 3 - FOR WORKSTATION User manual

Acronis®Snap Deploy®3
for Server
All private and public sector organisations (businesses, schools, federal/state/local
governments, etc.) face increasing challenges when configuring and deploying new
servers and workstations in a distributed environment. Having a deployment solution
that enables them to use a standard configuration for a new machine will significantly
decrease support expenses.
Acronis has a solution to address this need. Acronis Snap Deploy is a comprehensive
deployment solution that enables organisations to deploy new servers and workstations
quickly and easily. Using disk imaging technology that creates an image of an entire
hard disk drive, including the operating system and all applications, it is ideal for rapid
bare-metal installations of servers and workstations.
DATA SHEET
Deployment in just a few steps:
1. Create a standard configuration image, including the operating system, applications,
and other settings
2. Create a bootable media diskette or CD, an ISO image, or RIS boot package or
configure a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) with Acronis Snap Deploy agents
3. Boot the bare system you want to deploy with the bootable media, or PXE, enabling
the bare systems to connect to the main deployment server
4. Follow wizard-driven GUI on management console to select a template or create a new
template for the deployment. The Acronis OS Deploy Server commences deployment
of the master image to the bare systems. No installation of the operating system or
applications is required – the image contains everything the system needs to run.
5. Using the additional option Acronis Universal Deploy the target system hardware is
adapted
Features
•NEW! Flexible Deployment
(standalone/custom/
event-driven)
•NEW! Deployment
Scheduling
•NEW! Improved Security
•NEW! Wake-on-LAN
•NEW! Acronis Media Builder
•CentralisedManagement
•EnhancedPXEserver
•Multicasting minimises
deployment time by sending
image simultaneously to
multiple machines
•Deploy to dissimilar
hardware with
Acronis Universal Deploy1
1 additional option
PXE
New Server
New Server
New Server
Server
IT Administrator
Server for
Images and
Deployment
Acronis Snap Deploy
Agent connects to
Acronis OS Deploy Server
Install Acronis Snap Deploy Agent
and boot new Servers
Image deployed
Image
2
1
4
3
RIS
5
Adaption to the Target Hardware
using Acronis Universal Deploy
(additional option)

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DATA SHEET
Feature Benefit
Acronis Universal Deploy1Ensures that your new systems will boot by allowing you to add drivers and create templates for
specific hardware
NEW! New Media Builder Facilitates deployment by providing more options for creating bootable media. You can create ISOs,
RIS2packages, and place multiple configurations on one CD
Customisable Deployment Options
Maximise the performance of new machines by allowing partitions to be resized. Ensure that
machines are properly deployed by providing options to reboot or shutdown after the master image
is applied
NEW! Enhanced PXE Server More easily create a PXE by specifying default configurations and timeout parameters for rebooting
new systems
NEW! Support for Pre-installation
Environments (WinPE/BartPE) Automatic deployment via command line and script execution under WinPE and BartPE
Disk Imaging Deployment Fast deployment of new systems because the product enables users to create an image of a system
that includes the operating system and applications
Pre-deployment Utilities Easily configure system settings such as network settings, domain/workgroup settings, computer
name, user name, and Security Identifier (SID), by applying them to an image before deployment
NEW! Scheduled Deployment Increases the flexibility and productivity of the deployment plan using scheduled deployment
Multicasting Minimises deployment time by sending image simultaneously to multiple machines
NEW! Wake-on-LAN Remote boot of server
Wizard-driven Graphical User Interface
(GUI) Easy to use
NEW! Improved Security MAC filter, passwords, and encrypted communication using SSL ensure that data is kept
confidential
NEW! Standalone Image Deployment Deployment of the local system without network connection by selection of a preconfigured
deployment task
NEW! Custom Deployment Users are able to re-deploy their computers with one click on the boot menu
NEW! Event-driven Deployment Deployment can be run when the predefined number of computers is ready or after a timeout
Supported Operating Systems for Deployment3
Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Linux4
Image Compatibility with:
Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0
Acronis True Image Echo enterprise solutions
1additional option
2Microsoft Remote Installation Service
3 For detailed specifications please confer the user guide or the website
4 for deployment
Southern Europe and MEA:
Acronis SAS
Tel.: [phone]
Central and Eastern Europe:
Acronis Germany GmbH
Tel.: [phone]
UK and Northern Europe:
Acronis Ltd.
Tel.: [phone]
For additional information please visit http://www.acronis.eu or e-mail [e-mail]