Pros and cons of both methods
ASD
As a workaround, use WinPE-based bootable media
Run the installation file and click "Update" to upgrade the installed components to the latest version
Step-by-step description of what happens when you choose to install an Acronis Agent through Acronis Management Console to a remote machine
How to make Acronis PXE Server boot with PXELinux loader
Deployment fails because there is no disk at all, Acronis Linux fails to detect it, or there is not enough free space
Table of operating systems supported by older Acronis products
With the "Occupy disk space entirely" option selected in the Deployment Template Wizard, only the last partition is resized
Make sure you have Windows AIK installed, and then build WinPE with the Acronis plug-in from Acronis Media Builder
A short overview of the network connections between Acronis OS Deploy Server and Acronis Snap Deploy Agent during image deployment process
Acronis Snap Deploy cannot generate SIDs, DNS or computer names, domain or workgroup memberships, or apply Acronis Universal Deploy to a system prepared with sysprep
Acronis Snap Deploy started supporting disks with GUID partition tables (GPT) and dynamic disks in version 4.
Acronis Snap Deploy 5 supports GUID Partition Table (GPT) partitioning scheme. Dynamic volumes (in Windows) can be deployed as basic volumes only.
Acronis Snap Deploy 4 supports GUID Partition Table (GPT) partitioning scheme. Dynamic disks currently are not supported for imaging and deployment. Detailed information here.
Only older versions of Acronis products support VIA C3 processors
Instructions on how to install Acronis License Server and manage licenses
DHCP server and PXE server are on different machines
For general information about Acronis Bootable Media see Acronis Bootable Media.
The following Acronis products support EFI-based systems:
All current Acronis products have full support of Solid State Drives (SSD)
How to receive an upgrade license for an Acronis Business Product provided that you have a respective support option
Acronis Universal Restore lets you restore your system to different hardware environment; Acronis Universal Restore allows to change Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer and install HDD controller and NIC drivers
This article gives description of how backup archives are compatible with different versions of Acronis backup software
Instructions on how to troubleshoot and resolve issues with corrupt backups
To let Acronis products operate properly in the network, you need to open specific ports in Firewall settings.