Acronis Snap Deploy 5 - User Guide - Manual (Page 69)

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7.2.2.1 Components included in the bootable media
Each WinPE-based bootable media contains the following bootable components (p. 64):
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Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Agent
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Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Master Image Creator
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Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Command-Line Utility
7.2.2.2 Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder is a dedicated tool for creating a WinPE-based bootable media. The
tool is installed with Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console.
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder creates the bootable media by adding components of Acronis Snap
Deploy 5 to a source file called a PE image.
The term “image” in “PE image” is unrelated to the notion of “master image.”
A PE image is normally a .wim file. Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder can create a PE image
automatically or use a PE image you provide.
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder also creates the .sdi file, along with the PE image. This file
must be in the same location as the PE image if you plan to use the image for online deployment (p. 115).
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder supports WinPE distributions that are based on any the following
kernels:
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Windows Vista (PE 2.0)
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1)
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Windows 7 (PE 3.0) with or without the supplement for Windows 7 SP1 (PE 3.1)
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Windows 8 (PE 4.0)
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Windows 8.1 (PE 5.0)
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 PE Builder supports both 32-bit and 64-bit WinPE distributions. The 32-bit
WinPE distributions can also work on 64-bit hardware. However, you need a 64-bit distribution to
boot a machine that uses Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).
PE images based on WinPE 4 require approximately 1 GB of RAM to work.
7.2.2.3 Preparation: WinPE 2.x and 3.x
To be able to create or modify PE 2 or 3 images, install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console
on a machine where Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) is installed. If you do not have a
machine with AIK, prepare it as follows.
To prepare a machine with AIK
1. Download and install Windows Automated Installation Kit.
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista (PE 2.0):
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-67983
0D629F2&displaylang=en
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1):