Pros and cons of both methods

This article applies to:

• Acronis Snap Deploy 4

Description

Here is the comparison chart of online and offline imaging with Acronis Snap Deploy 4:

	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	This is the only way to create an image of a machine prepared with sysprep
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)	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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See also:

• Acronis Snap Deploy 4
• Acronis Snap Deploy 4: Creating Master Image (Online)
• Acronis Snap Deploy 4: Creating Master Image (Offline)