Acronis Snap Deploy 5 - User Guide - Manual (Page 107)

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10.4.2.2 Creating the deployment task
When the deployment is about to start, Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server wakes up the
turned-off target machines in the list you specify. The machines turn on, boot into Acronis Snap
Deploy 5 Agent from the PXE server, and connect to the deployment server.
Online machines (p. 115) automatically reboot into Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Agent and connect to the
deployment server.
When all (or some, depending on your choice) target machines connect, the deployment server
starts deployment. Deployment is usually performed by multicasting.
The following picture illustrates deployment to specific machines within a single subnet. If the target
machines are located in another subnet, you may need to perform additional steps (p. 109) before
creating the deployment task.
Deployment to specific machines within one subnet
To create a deployment task for specific machines
1. Make sure that you have completed the preparation steps (p. 104).
2. Start Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console.
3. In the welcome screen, click Deploy image. If prompted, specify the machine where Acronis Snap
Deploy 5 OS Deploy server is installed.
4. In Deploy to, select The machines listed below.
5. Select Add machines -> From file, and then specify the file with the MAC addresses you created.
You can also specify the MAC addresses manually (select Add machines -> By MAC address) or
select machines that are currently listed in the Machines view (select Add machines -> From
machine list).
6. Tune the PXE server as follows:
a. Select the Use PXE server for booting into agent check box, and then click Specify.
b. Specify the name or the IP address of the machine with the PXE server, and the user name
and password of an administrator on that machine.
Tuning the PXE server ensures that the machines in your list boot into Acronis Snap Deploy 5
Agent when the task starts (even though you selected Start operating system (p. 105) as the
default boot menu option), and boot to the operating system after the task finishes.
Machines that are not in your list are not affected: they boot according to the default boot menu
option.
The PXE server remains tuned until the task finishes. It becomes tuned again the next time the
task starts.
Note when using WinPE: Tuning the PXE server is not effective if you uploaded the bootable components to
the PXE server directly (using the Acronis PXE Server setting) when creating a WinPE-based bootable media