Considerations when using a PXE server

When enabling or configuring the user-initiated deployment mode with Acronis PXE Server, the software first removes all bootable components (Agent, Master Image Creator, and the PE image) from the PXE server, because users might be confused by the unknown items appearing in the boot menu. Then, the software uploads to the PXE server the templates selected by the administrator. So you will have to upload the bootable utilities again, if they are needed after switching off the user-initiated deployment mode.

If you need to perform both user-initiated deployment and deployment through a deployment task, you can use the PXE server for the former and bootable media for the latter.

Alternatively, you can use another OS Deploy Server to perform deployment through deployment tasks, while one OS Deploy Server is in the user-initiated deployment mode. To do so, ensure that the target machines connect to the appropriate deployment server, by specifying the deployment server when creating the bootable media or by configuring Agent at boot. Two deployment servers cannot use the same Acronis PXE Server.