Management Console
The Acronis Snap Deploy 3 for PCs Management Console provides centralised management of deployments across the network. From the management console you can:
- Deploy images to multiple PCs simultaneously — select systems on the network to deploy the image
- Standalone image deployment — deploy systems even if network is not accessible
- Fully automated deployment — new deployment options include Wake-on-LAN and deployment scheduling
- Configuration management — create, edit, and delete software configurations
- Create standard images — clone existing systems and save the images
- Check images — ensure image integrity before using for deployment
- Create bootable media — boot a bare system locally
- Configure Acronis PXE server — boot a bare system from the network without bootable media
- Manage files on remote systems — create and edit files/ folders on a deployed system
- Execute applications on remote PCs — create scheduled tasks to run applications on a deployed system
- View results of deployment operations — open deployment logs
- Fully compatible with Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 and other Acronis products — Acronis Snap Deploy 3 for PCs is capable to deploy images created with Acronis Snap Deploy 2.0 and Acronis True Image Echo
Configuration Management
Acronis Snap Deploy 3 for PCs provides configuration management to perform pre- and post-deployment tasks that simplify deployment and ongoing maintenance of systems. Note that the Server version can deploy images on server or on PCs/workstations/laptops. In the description below, you can swap out the term "server" for "PC" if you plan to deploy Windows XP or Vista using Acronis Snap Deploy 3 for PCs
Pre-deployment tools
- Create a standard server image of an entire existing hard disk drive or selected partitions
- Save the image to almost any device such as: a hard disk drive, a network drive, a removable storage device
- Compress the image by selecting from one of four compression levels
- Add user account information by entering username and password for target systems
- Assign names to servers using wild cards to generate unique names
- Assign domain/workgroup membership of servers
- Set Internet protocol (IP) settings automatically or manually
- Assign DNS server properties automatically or manually
- Change the Security identifier (SID)
- Edit and delete server configurations
Post-deployment tools
- Manage files on remote systems by creating and editing files/folders
- Execute applications on remote servers by scheduling tasks
Other features
- 64-bit Windows support - Deploy both new and older systems using one solution.
- Deploy to different hardware with Acronis Universal Deploy — Ensure that your new systems will boot by allowing you to add drivers and create templates for specific hardware (requires the Universal Deploy Addon
- Customisable deployment options — Maximize 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.
- Advanced media builder — Facilitate deployment by providing more options for creating bootable media. Create ISOs, Microsoft Remote Installation Service (RIS) packages, and place multiple configurations on one CD.
- Fully automated deployment — New deployment options include Wake-on-LAN, deployment scheduling and a centralized management console to manage deployment tasks.
Acronis Snap Deploy for PCs components installation:
- DHCP server
- FDD, CD-R/RW drive or another drive (USB hard drive, zip drive, flash drive, etc.)
For target computers:
- FDD, CD-ROM drive, any other drive (USB hard drive, zip drive, flash drive, etc.)
- PXE support in BIOS (if you want to boot Acronis Snap Deploy components from Acronis PXE Server)
Supported operating systems
Acronis OS deploy server
- Windows NT 4.0 Server / 2000 Server / 2000 Advanced Server / 2003 Server /2008 Server
- Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
Acronis Snap Deploy management console
- Windows NT 4.0 Server / 2000 Server / 2000 Advanced Server / 2003 Server / 2008 Server
- Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Windows 98/Me
Operating systems for deployment (Can deploy any OS on an x86 based system with bootable media. Server license required to deploy servers and workstation license required to deploy workstations.)
- Vista/ Windows XP/ 2000/ NT/98/Me