Acronis Snap Deploy 5 - User Guide - Manual (Page 23)

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On USB and FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage devices (hard drives, flash drives) attached to the
deployment server.
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On DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, or recordable Blu-ray Discs (BD-R, BD-RE) loaded in the
media drive of the deployment server.
The best practice is keeping images on the deployment server’s hard disk. This minimizes network
traffic during deployment.
The image created on removable media has to fit into one media disk. To deploy an image spread
over two or more CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on the
deployment server or to a network folder.
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Standalone Utility can deploy images located:
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In network folders.
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On USB and FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage devices (hard drives, flash drives) attached to the
managed machine.
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On DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, or recordable Blu-ray Discs (BD-R, BD-RE) loaded in the
media drive of the managed machine.
The image created on removable media has to fit into one media disk. To deploy an image spread
over two or more CDs, DVDs or other media, copy all parts of the image to the same folder on an
external drive or to a network folder.
2.4 Supported types of disks and firmware interfaces
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 can image and deploy basic disks that use the master boot record (MBR) or
GUID Partition Table (GPT) partitioning scheme. Deployment to uninitialized disks is also supported.
Dynamic volumes (in Windows) can be deployed as basic volumes only. MD devices and logical
volumes (in Linux) are not supported for imaging and deployment.
Tip: To perform imaging and deployment of disks and volumes that are not supported by Acronis Snap Deploy 5,
use the Acronis Backup products.
Both basic input/output system (BIOS) and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware
interfaces are supported for master and target machines.
2.5 Usage
This section gives a general idea of using the product and does not contain the detailed instructions
on how to perform operations. Nevertheless, advanced users are welcome to use this section as a
step-by-step quick start guide. The details can be found in the further sections.
2.5.1 Offline imaging
Offline imaging means that the master system is stopped and the master machine boots into the
Acronis environment or into Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE).
To perform offline imaging
1. Configure the master system.
2. Install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console.
3. Do one of the following: