Acronis Snap Deploy 4 - User Guide - Manual (Page 82)

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10.3.1.1 Master image selection
In this step, specify the following:
 The master image
 The user name and password for the network folder if the image is on the network. The best
practice is to map the network folder as a local drive (on the desktop, right-click Computer or My
Computer, and then click Map Network Drive)
In addition to images created by Acronis Snap Deploy 4, you can perform deployment from disk-level
backups created by Acronis True Image, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, Acronis Backup & Recovery
11, and from Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) files. For details, see “Files supported as master images”.
Image location
Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server can deploy an image located:
 In a network folder.
 On the internal hard disk of the deployment server.
 On a USB or FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage device (such as a flash drive) attached to the
deployment server.
 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 several 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 4 Standalone Utility can deploy images located:
 In a network folder.
 On a USB or FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage device (such as a flash drive) attached to the managed
machine.
 On DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, or recordable Blu-ray Discs (BD-R, BD-RE) loaded in the
managed machine’s media drive.