Pros and cons of both methods
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Description
Here is the comparison chart of online and offline imaging with Acronis Snap Deploy 4:
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Online |
Offline |
Benefits |
- Master image is created remotely. No physical attendance is requried
- Master image is created without putting the machine offline
- You can save the image file to the same disk that you image
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- This is the only way to create an image of a machine prepared with sysprep
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Trade-offs |
- To create an image of Windows XP/Vista/7 Home operating systems, you will need to install Acronis Management Agent locally (remote installation is not possible)
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- Physical attendance is required
- The machine has to be put offline
- You cannot save the image file to the local disks. You can only save it to a network share or removable media
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