Acronis Snap Deploy 5 - User Guide - Manual (Page 135)

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14 Command-line mode and scripting under WinPE
Having booted a machine in Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), the administrator can
perform imaging or deployment in the command-line mode or execute scripts.
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Command-Line Utility is included in a WinPE-based bootable media that you
can create by using Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console (p. 68).
The section “Sample scenarios” (p. 143) provides examples of using the command-line utility.
Limitation. Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Command-Line Utility can generate a new security identifier (SID)
but cannot adjust other settings on the fly. To change the machine name, domain or workgroup
membership, and other settings, either use the graphical user interface or apply the Microsoft
System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) to the master system and specify the new settings in the
Sysprep.inf answer file.
14.1 Command-line syntax
This section provides the list of commands and parameters of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Command-Line
Utility.
14.1.1 Supported commands
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Command-Line Utility asdcmd.exe has the following format:
asdcmd /command /parameter1 [/parameter2 …]
Commands may be accompanied with parameters. Some parameters are common for most
commands of asdcmd, while others are specific for individual commands. The following is the list of
supported commands and compatible parameters.
Command Common parameters Specific parameters
create
Creates an image of
specified disks and
volumes
/filename:<file name>
/password:<password>
/net_user:<user name>
/net_password:<password>
/incremental
/differential
/compression:<0…9>
/split:<size in MB>
/oss_numbers
/reboot
/shutdown
/log:<file name>
/log_net_user:<remote user>
/log_net_password:<password>
/harddisk:<disk number>
/partition:<volume number>
/file_partition:<volume letter>
/raw
/progress:<on|off>