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ENTIRE RISK The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the software is with you the purchaser. Acronis does not warrant that the software or its functions will meet your requirements or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error-free or that any defects will be corrected. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES In no event shall Acronis or its vendors be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for the loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the software, even if Acronis has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 6 KEY FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................... 6 ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY ARCHITECTURE................................................................................................. 7 HOW ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY WORKS .................................................................................................... 7 SOFTWARE USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 8 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 9 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................... 9 SUPPORTED FILE SYSTEMS AND MEDIA ................................................................................................... 9 USED PORTS AND IP ADDRESSES .......................................................................................................... 10 LICENSE POLICY.................................................................................................................................... 10 ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY COMPONENTS INSTALLATION ......................................................................... 10 ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY COMPONENTS EXTRACTION ............................................................................ 12 USING ACRONIS LICENSE SERVER MANAGEMENT TOOL ....................................................................... 12 USING ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY TRIAL VERSION.................................................................................... 13 RUNNING ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY........................................................................................................ 13 COMPONENTS MODIFICATION ............................................................................................................... 14 REPAIRING COMPONENTS...................................................................................................................... 15 REMOVING COMPONENTS ..................................................................................................................... 15 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................ 16 USING ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY MANAGEMENT CONSOLE ................................ 17 CHAPTER 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 KEY FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................... 17 CONNECTING TO A REMOTE COMPUTER ................................................................................................ 18 INSTALLING ACRONIS COMPONENTS ON A REMOTE PC......................................................................... 19 BROWSING LOGS................................................................................................................................... 20 PRE-DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS ............................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 4. 4.1. CREATING MASTER IMAGE .................................................................................................................... 22 4.1.1. OS preparation for disk duplication process............................................................................... 22 4.1.2. Running Acronis Master Image Creator ..................................................................................... 23 4.1.3. Selecting disks ............................................................................................................................. 24 4.1.4. Selecting image location ............................................................................................................. 25 4.1.5. Selecting image file size .............................................................................................................. 26 4.1.6. Selecting data compression level ................................................................................................ 27 4.1.7. Providing comments.................................................................................................................... 28 4.1.8. Image creation script .................................................................................................................. 29 4.2. CHECKING MASTER IMAGES.................................................................................................................. 30 4.3. CREATING BOOTABLE MEDIA WITH ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY AGENT .................................................... 31 4.4. BOOTABLE DISKS CREATION ................................................................................................................. 32 4.5. INITIAL SETUP AND BOOTUP.................................................................................................................. 33 4.6. CONFIGURING ACRONIS PXE SERVER .................................................................................................. 34 CHAPTER 5. DEPLOYMENT.................................................................................................................... 36 5.1 MANAGING DEPLOYMENT..................................................................................................................... 36 5.1.1 Selecting target computers .............................................................................................................. 36 5.1.2 Selecting template mode .................................................................................................................. 37 5.1.3 Selecting a master image to deploy ................................................................................................. 39 5.1.4 Adding user information.................................................................................................................. 39 5.1.5 Computer name ............................................................................................................................... 40 4 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Table of Contents 5.1.6 Network settings .............................................................................................................................. 41 5.1.7 DNS settings .................................................................................................................................... 42 5.1.8 Change security identifiers .............................................................................................................. 43 5.1.9 Transferring files ............................................................................................................................. 44 5.1.10 Executing applications ................................................................................................................ 44 5.1.11 Providing comments.................................................................................................................... 45 5.1.12 Deployment options..................................................................................................................... 46 5.1.13 Deployment Script....................................................................................................................... 46 5.2 MANAGING TEMPLATES ........................................................................................................................ 48 CHAPTER 6. REMOTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS .................................................................... 49 6.1 FILE MANAGEMENT ON A REMOTE PC .................................................................................................. 49 6.2 EXECUTING APPLICATIONS ON A REMOTE PC ....................................................................................... 51 6.2.1 Creating scheduled task................................................................................................................... 51 6.2.2 Managing scheduled tasks............................................................................................................... 57 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 5 General information Chapter 1. General information Acronis Snap Deploy is a comprehensive solution designed for simultaneous remote deployment of a fully configured operating system with application software to target PCs over a network from a previously created image file. Acronis Snap Deploy also provides configuration management tools to configure system settings, manage files, and execute applications on systems throughout the network. During deployment, the process deploy server multicasts an image archive created from a master PC to networked target computers. The master image contains everything the system needs to run -- the operating system and application software. Usually, company departments, such as accounting, sales or technical support, use a set of applications for daily work. With Acronis Snap Deploy, you can create images of commonly used applications and use them as a standard to deploy to target PCs. Because it uses disk-imaging technology that creates an image of an entire hard disk drive, it is ideal for rapid bare-metal installations and for disaster recovery operations on computers. Save money Businesses today face increasing challenges when it comes to configuring and deploying new PCs in a distributed enterprise environment. IT staff are constantly looking for new solutions that can quickly and efficiently deploy new systems that comply with established policies and can be managed from a central location under an environment where budgets are tight, but service level improvements are expected. Having a deployment solution in place that enables businesses to create a number of standardized configurations quickly and efficiently can save money. Fastest simultaneous deployment OS installation and configuration, even on a single PC, is slow and tedious. But it's nothing compared to doing it on dozens of brand new PCs. Acronis Snap Deploy reduces maintenance costs by providing fast, simultaneous deployment of new systems. 1.1. Key features Remote simultaneous deployment of master image to target PCs, including: User accounts management Network settings management Domain settings management Transferring files to all target computers after deployment Executing applications on all target computers after deployment Managing deployment templates 6 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 General information Master image creation Master images checking Logs viewing Remote PXE Server management File management on a remote PC Application execution on a remote PC Installing Acronis components to a remote computer (requires appropriate access rights) User-friendly Windows XP-like interface with full mouse support Comprehensive wizards simplify even the most complex operations Support a variety of IDE, SCSI, USB and PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) storage media Support for all hard disks, regardless of capacity Support backup images created with Acronis True Image 1.2. Acronis Snap Deploy architecture Acronis Snap Deploy includes the following components: Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is the primary tool for remotely managing Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE Server and target PCs. It also allows you to create and check master images on remote computers. Acronis OS Deploy Server provides master image deployment on target PCs. Acronis PXE Server allows you to boot target PCs remotely, without using bootable media. In order for PXE Server to work properly, network computers must support PXE. Acronis Snap Deploy Agent boots up target PCs to establish a connection with Acronis OS Deploy Server. There are two ways to load Acronis Snap Deploy Agent on target computers: directly from bootable media or from Acronis PXE Server. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent must be installed on a remote PC to perform the following operations: create master images, manage files, execute applications. Acronis Master Image Creator boots up a master computer and allows you to create a master image from it. There are two ways to load Acronis Master Image Creator on a master computer: directly from bootable media or from Acronis PXE Server. Acronis License Server allows you to manage your Acronis enterprise product licenses from a single location. 1.3. How Acronis Snap Deploy works Deployment of a target PC takes six steps: Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 7 General information 1. Create a master PC configuration, including the operating system, applications and settings. 2. Create a master image and save it using Acronis Master Image Creator. 3. Create bootable media with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent or install and configure Acronis PXE Server. 4. Boot the target PCs with the bootable media or with PXE. 5. Specify target PC settings (TCP/IP settings, domain/workgroup settings, computer name and user name) in the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console and launch the deployment process. 6. Deployment server begins transfer of the master image to the bare systems. Once the transfer is complete, the target PCs are ready to use. No installation of the operating system or applications is required -- the image contains everything the system needs to run. 1.4. Software usage terms and conditions The conditions for Acronis Snap Deploy software usage are described in the «License agreement», included with this package. The supplied registration card is the confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis Snap Deploy on your system. Each registration card has a unique registration number. Under current legislation, the «License agreement» is considered a contract between a user (you) and a software manufacturer (Acronis Inc.). The contract is legally binding and its violation may result in litigation. Illegal use and/or distribution of this software will be prosecuted. 8 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Installation and operation Chapter 2. Installation and operation 2.1 System requirements For Acronis Snap Deploy components installation: Pentium processor or higher 128MB RAM keyboard mouse (recommended) PXE support Floppy disk drive, CD-R/RW drive or another drive (USB hard drive, Zip drive, Flash drive etc.) For target computers: Pentium processor or higher 128MB RAM keyboard mouse (recommended) Floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, any other drive (USB hard drive, Zip drive, flash drive, etc.) or PXE support DHCP Server (recommended) 2.2 Supported operating systems Acronis OS Deploy Server: Windows NT/2000/XP Professional Windows NT 4.0 Server/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console: Windows NT/2000/XP Professional/XP Home Edition Windows NT 4.0 Server/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server Windows 98/Me Operating systems for deployment: Windows NT/2000/XP Windows NT 4.0 Server/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server Windows 98/Me 2.3 Supported file systems and media Acronis Snap Deploy supports the following file systems: FAT16/32 NTFS Ext2/Ext3 ReiserFS Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 9 Installation and operation Reiser4 Linux SWAP XFS JFS Supported media Acronis Snap Deploy supports any local, network and removable media, including: Local and networked hard drives IDE and SCSI RAID controllers of any level CD-R/RW drives DVD+R/RW, DVD-RW (DVD burning software required) USB and FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage devices Magneto-optical media, Iomega ZIP/Jaz, etc. 2.4 Used 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 port number is already in use, a random port is obtained The Acronis PXE Server uses following ports and IP addresses: UDP port: 67, 68, 69. Broadcast address: 255.255.255.255 If you are using a firewall, you might have to set the appropriate access options 2.5 License policy Acronis Snap Deploy licensing is based on number of computers to manage with Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. The number of deployments, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console, Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE Server, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent installations is not counted. 2.6 Acronis Snap Deploy components installation You can install all the Acronis Snap Deploy components (Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console, Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE Server, Acronis 10 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Installation and operation Snap Deploy Management Agent and Acronis License Server) on one PC or each component on a separate networked computer. Before installing other Acronis components, you need to install the Acronis License Server and import license serial numbers to it (see section 2.8 of this Guide). The installation procedure may differ from the one described below, depending on the component. To install an Acronis Snap Deploy component: 1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe. 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. In the Specify License Server window, you should specify the License Server for license validation. It can be found automatically on the local network or can be specified manually. 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. In the Select Administrators Options window, choose Install for all users or Install for the currently logged-in user, then click Next. 7. Click Proceed to begin installation. Figure 1. Acronis Snap Deploy Install Menu Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 11 Installation and operation 2.7 Acronis Snap Deploy components extraction Advanced users may save the files needed for the installation of Acronis Snap Deploy components on a local or network drive for the further manual installation of the program. To do this, the following steps are necessary: 1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe file 2. In the Install Menu, click the right mouse button on the program and select the setup file you want to extract 3. In the context menu, select Extract item 4. Select location for setup files and click Save button 2.8 Using Acronis License Server management tool The Acronis License Server allows you to manage your Acronis enterprise product licenses from a single location. The license server must be installed before installing other Acronis components (see section 2.6 of this Guide). After purchasing product you will receive serial numbers for license validation. It is recommended that you save these serials in a text file and place it in the same folder, where Acronis License Server is installed. You can import these serial numbers to the license server manually one at a time or import them all at once from the saved file. The Acronis License Server includes a special command-line utility LicenseServerCmdLine.exe which allows you to manage license information. After the Acronis License Server installation LicenseServerCmdLine.exe will be located in the installation folder, e. g. C:\Program Files\Acronis\License Server. To import serial numbers to the Acronis License Server: 1. After the Acronis License Server installation run the LicenseServerCmdLine.exe in the Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe). 2. If you want to import all serial numbers at once type following command: LicenseServerCmdLine --import-file [computername] [filename] where: computername ­ name of the computer installed Example: LicenseServerCmdLine --import-file MyServer serials.txt with Acronis License Server filename ­ name of the saved file (*.txt or *.eml) with serial numbers 3. If you want to import serial numbers manually type the following command: LicenseServerCmdLine --import [computername] [serial1] [serial2] ... 12 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Installation and operation where: computername ­ name of the computer with Acronis License Server installed serial ­ license serial number For example: LicenseServerCmdLine --import MyServer NL6ER-HDVVY-2ZJ27RRMMH-AH7Q7 LicenseServerCmdLine.exe commands reference LicenseServerCmdLine.exe uses the following syntax: LicenseServerCmdLine [option] [parameter1] [parameter2]LicenseServerCmdLine.exe supported options and usage: --list Displays the list of the License servers available in the local network --status [server name or server IP-address] Displays specified License Server status --import [server name] [serial key] Adds information about new license (new serial key). It is possible to specify multiple serial numbers at once (space separated) --import-file [server name] [filename] Imports license serial keys from .txt or .eml file --help Displays help information 2.9 Using Acronis Snap Deploy trial version If you have not acquired a software license for Acronis Snap Deploy yet, you may still try the full-featured trial version of the product, limited with 15-days period or 5 successful deployments. To use the trial version, add the following serial number to the License Server list before the product installation: NL6ER-HDVVY-2ZJ27-RRMMH-AH7Q7 Use the LicenseServerCmdLine.exe utility. See section 2.8 for details. After the specified period or number of deployments expires, the product will cease to function. Having purchased a required number of licenses, you can return the program to the full functionality. 2.10 Running Acronis Snap Deploy After installation, Acronis OS Deploy Server and Acronis PXE Server are launched automatically as Windows services. Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 13 Installation and operation You can run Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console by clicking Start All programs Acronis Snap Deploy Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console. 2.11 Components modification You can modify features of the installed components. To customize component features, 1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe. 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. Figure 2. Modify, repair or remove installation 4. In the Custom Setup window, click on the feature: 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. 14 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Installation and operation Figure 3. Custom setup 5. Click Next to apply changes. 2.12 Repairing components During maintenance periods, you may need to repair (or restore) Acronis Snap Deploy components. To repair a component: 1. Run AcronisSnapDeploy.exe. 2. In the Install Menu, click on the component you want to repair. 3. Click Repair in the Modify, Repair or Remove Installation window. 2.13 Removing 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. Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 15 Installation and operation 2.14 Technical support Users that have legally purchased and registered their copy of Acronis Snap Deploy will receive free e-mail technical support from Acronis. If you have problems installing or using the system that you cannot resolve with the help of this guide, please e-mail technical support. You will also need to provide the registration number of your Acronis Snap Deploy supplied with this package. Support URL: http://www.acronis.com/support/ E-mail: support@acronis.com 16 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Pre-deployment operations Chapter 3. Using Acronis Snap Management Console 3.1 Key features Deploy Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is the primary administrative tool for Acronis OS Deploy Server, Acronis PXE Server and remote computers. It also allows you to create and check master images on remote PCs. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console enables you to perform the following: Deploy master images to target PCs simultaneously, including: o o o o o Creating user accounts Managing TCP/IP settings Managing network identification of target PCs (computer name, domain or workgroup membership) Transferring files to all target computers after deployment Executing applications on all target computers after deployment Manage deployment templates Create master images Check master images Create bootable media Configure Acronis PXE Server Manage files on remote PCs Execute applications on remote PCs Figure 4. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console main window Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 17 Using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console 3.2 Connecting to a remote computer With Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console, you can establish connection with remote computers to perform management operations. To perform certain operation you should be connected to proper computer, for example: To manage deployment, you need to connect to a computer with Acronis OS Deploy Server installed. To manage Acronis OS Deploy Server, you must be a member of the Administrators or Power Users groups. To configure PXE Server, you need to connect to a computer with Acronis PXE Server installed. To configure Acronis PXE Server, you must be a member of the Administrators or Network Configuration Operators groups. To create master images, manage files and execute applications, you need to connect a remote computer with Acronis Snap Deploy Agent installed. Use View Computers to access the list of machines to which you can connect. Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console is automatically suggest you to establish connection with a remote computer, when you selecting operations. But you can instantly connect to proper computer. To establish connection with a remote PC 1. Select New connection in the Remote management sidebar section of the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console main window or the associated menu or toolbar items. You can also establish a connection using a context menu invoked by right-clicking the desired machine name in the View Computers list. 2. Specify PC network name or select a PC by pressing the Browse... button. 3. Enter an administrator or backup operator user name and password. 18 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 Pre-deployment operations Figure 5. Establishing connection with a remote PC You can disconnect from a remote PC after accomplishing all necessary operations. Click on Disconnect in the Remote Management sidebar. 3.3 Installing Acronis components on a remote PC Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console allows you to install Acronis components onto remote computers located in a corporate network. For example, Acronis Snap Deploy Management Agent installed on a remote computer allows you to access to it from Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console for master image creation, managing files and executing applications. To install any Acronis component to a remote machine, you will need administrator rights on it. To install Acronis components: 1. Select Install Acronis components in the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console main window. 2. Select the installer location from the list (Registered Components, Search removable media or Specify location). 3. Select the Acronis component you want to install. 4. Specify License Server for license validation. It can be found automatically in the local network or can be specified manually. 5. Specify the network name or IP address of the machine on which the Acronis component is to be installed. You can also select a PC from the list of available ones using the Browse... button. At that point, you will have to provide an administrator user name and password. 6. The Acronis component will be installed to the remote PC you specified. 7. If you checked the Allow to reboot remote computer automatically box during Acronis components installation, the remote machine will reboot. Otherwise, you will see the corresponding message. Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 19 Using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console Figure 6. Remote installation of Acronis components You can remotely install Acronis components only onto machines working under Windows NT/2000/XP (including server versions). Windows 98/Me machines will require local installation of Acronis components. If the remote PC runs under Windows XP, make sure the option Use simple file sharing in the Control panel Folder options View is disabled before the remote installation starts. If the remote PC runs under Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed, make sure that the option File and Printer Sharing in the Control panel Windows Firewall Exceptions is enabled before the remote installation starts. 3.4 Browsing logs Using Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console, you can view the server's operation results, both real-time and scheduled. So, to view operation results on the Acronis OS Deploy Server (Acronis PXE Server), you should be connected to it. Logs can be accessed by clicking Show log in the main window after connection to a remote PC is established. 20 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006