Terminology

Master system

The system to be deployed.

Master image (Image)

A file that contains the master system in a packaged form. The file has the .tib extension.

Online imaging

Taking a master image while the master system is in a production state (the operating system is running on the master machine).

Offline imaging

Taking an image while the master machine is booted into the Acronis environment or Windows Preinstallation Environment.

Deployment

Transferring the operating system, applications, and data from the master image file to a physical hard disk (see “Target disk”). In most cases, deployment is performed by multicasting the master image through the network.

Stand-alone deployment

Deployment to a machine isolated from a network or included in a network without Acronis Snap Deploy 6 infrastructure. Stand-alone deployment is performed locally by using a bootable component of Acronis Snap Deploy 6.

Target disk

The physical disk to be deployed to (an internal hard disk of the target machine).

Target machine
(Target)

The hardware to perform deployment to.

Deployment template (Template)

Configuration parameters of the deployment operation:

Path to the master image
The operation mode, such as whether to use multicast or unicast and how to handle the target disk free space
Settings to be applied to the deployed systems, such as machine names and user accounts
Operations to be performed on the deployed systems, such as transferring files, running applications, shutting down, or restarting

Once you save a deployment template, you can use it in the future.

Administrator

The person who has rights to manage the Acronis Snap Deploy 6 infrastructure.

User-initiated deployment mode

The mode when deployment can be initiated on the side of the target machine.

User

The person on the side of the target machine who starts the user-initiated deployment. This term relates to the user-initiated deployment mode only.