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15. Command line and scripting under
Win PE and Bart PE
Windows Preinstallation Environment (Win PE) is a minimal Windows system based on the Windows
XP Professional, the Windows Server 2003 or the Windows Vista kernels. Win PE is commonly used by
OEMs and corporations for deployment, test, diagnostic and system repair purposes.
Acronis Snap Deploy provides a command line utility that can be added to a Windows Preinstallation
Environment (Win PE) image. The Acronis Universal Deploy add-on, if installed, will also be included in
the PE. The administrator can then upload the PE to a PXE server or transfer the PE image onto
removable media.
Having booted a machine in Preinstallation Environment, the administrator can perform imaging or
deployment in the command line mode or execute scripts. Section
15.4 Sample scenarios provides
examples of what you can do in PE.
Limitation:
Acronis Snap Deploy command line utility can generate a new SID but cannot adjust other
settings on the fly. To change the computer name, domain or workgroup membership and
other settings, apply the Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) to the master system
and specify the new settings in the Sysprep.inf answer file.
15.1 Adding ASD command line utility to PE
15.1.1 Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder
Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder is a dedicated component for adding Acronis Snap Deploy command
line utility to PE image.
Acronis Snap Deploy PE Builder is installed with the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console
Typical
or
Complete
installation. You can install the PE Builder alone using the
Custom
way of
installation.
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