1. For this operation you will need to install the following components
included in the Acronis Snap Deploy installation file:
- Acronis License Server
- Acronis Snap Deploy Management
- Acronis OS Deploy Server
Also you need to install Acronis Universal Deploy from a separate setup file.
Install all of the above software on the third computer (the one you do not either backup or restore).
2. Import the license for Acronis Snap Deploy 3 and Acronis Universal
Deploy to the License Server from the Management Console. You can save the
license numbers you wish to import in a text file first, and then import
them by selecting the file in the further wizard.
3. You will need to create the master image of your master computer (the one you deploy from). For
this click on "Create Master Image" in the Management Console and follow
the wizard choosing "On the local machine using bootable media", Acronis
Standalone Deployment and Acronis Master Image Creator in the Rescue Media
content. Pick USB flash drive (you should have the USB flash drive attached
to the third computer at this point) or ISO-file as a bootable media. Wait
until the media is created. If you choose to create ISO-file, burn it to CD
or DVD.
Attach an external USB hard drive to your master computer to use it to store your master image. Boot your master computer from the created bootable media, setting the proper BIOS configuration. Load Acronis GUI environment. Click on "Acronis Master Image Creator". Check all of the partiotions you want to deploy. Specify the location for the Master Image to store (external USB hard drive).
4. When the Master Image is created, load into Windows environment again.
Now, attach the external USB hard drive with the master image on it to your target computer (the one you want to deploy to). Boot the target computer from the created bootable media. Click on "Acronis Standalone Utility". Browse for the master image and start the deployment process.