User manual ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 2.0

[. . . ] User's Guide Acronis Snap Deploy 2. 0 ® Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners. Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. [. . . ] During the Acronis License Server installation, LicenseServerCmdLine. exe file will be placed in the installation folder, e. LicenseServerCmdLine. exe uses the following syntax: LicenseServerCmdLine [command] [option1] [option2] LicenseServerCmdLine. exe supports the following commands and command options: --list Displays the list of the License Servers available in the local network. --status [server name or server IP-address] Displays specified License Server status. --import [server name] [serial key] Adds information about new license (new serial key). You can specify multiple serial numbers (space separated). Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007 25 Using Acronis License Server --import-file [server name] [filename] Imports license serial keys from . txt or . eml file. To import serial numbers to the Acronis License Server: 1. After the Acronis License Server installation run LicenseServerCmdLine. exe in the Windows Command Prompt (cmd. exe). If you want to import all serial numbers at once type following command: LicenseServerCmdLine --import-file [computername] [filename] where: computername ­ name of the computer installed Example: LicenseServerCmdLine --import-file MyServer serials. txt 3. If you want to import serial numbers manually type the following command: LicenseServerCmdLine --import [computername] [serial1] [serial2] . . . where: computername ­ name of the computer with Acronis License Server installed serial ­ license serial number For example: LicenseServerCmdLine --import MyServer NL6ER-HDVVY-2ZJ27RRMMH-AH7Q7 with Acronis License Server filename ­ name of the saved file (*. txt or *. eml) with serial numbers 26 Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007 Pre-deployment operations Chapter 5. Pre-deployment operations 5. 1 Creating bootable media You can boot Acronis Master Image Creator on the master computer or Acronis Snap Deploy Agent on the target computers in the following ways: 1. from removable media (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, diskettes or any other media the computers can boot from, such as a Zip drive 2. using Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) 3. Acronis Snap Deploy allows you to create: 1. bootable media with the Acronis Master Image Creator and/or the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent 2. an ISO image of bootable media on a hard disk 3. a RIS package containing the same programs. For uploading Acronis Master Image Creator or Acronis Snap Deploy Agent on Acronis PXE Server, see 5. 5 Configuring Acronis PXE Server. To create bootable media, a bootable disk ISO image or RIS package: 1. Click Create Bootable Media on the toolbar or the sidebar, select the respective task in the center of the console main window, or select Create Bootable Media from the Tools menu. You can also run the Bootable Media Builder without loading Acronis Snap Deploy by selecting Programs -> Acronis -> Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console -> Bootable Rescue Media Builder from the Start menu. Click Next in the wizard welcome window. [. . . ] In this case, the task will be executed at the next startup. Setting up weekly execution If you select weekly execution, you will have to specify some additional parameters. First, the Start time (hours and minutes). Figure 54. Weekly parameters Specify when in the Every x weeks (each week, in a week, etc. ). Check weekdays you wish to execute the task. [. . . ]