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1.5.8 Support for multiple network adapters

A machine license is bound to the machine’s network adapter (also known as network interface card,

NIC).

If the machine has more than one network adapter, Acronis Snap Deploy 5 ensures that only one

license is assigned to the machine. No extra license will be consumed if you add or remove a network

adapter.

To make sure that only one license is assigned to the machine, do not remove all network adapters at

once.

When using the Wake-on-LAN functionality for the machine, the software sends a special packet,

called the magic packet, to all network adapters of the machine.

1.5.9 Multicast TTL and network bandwidth throttling

Deployment configuration has a parameter that specifies time to live (TTL) for multicast packets. By

using this setting, you can limit the distribution of multicast packets via gateways.

By setting the permitted bandwidth, you can limit the network usage during deployment.

1.5.10 Encrypted communication

Components of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 communicate to each other by using the Secure Sockets Layer

(SSL) cryptographic protocol. Encryption starts on the first (earliest) stage of the connection attempt,

so all data transferred in the next steps (including data required for client authentication) is

encrypted.

After the components of Acronis Snap Deploy 5 are installed, encrypted communication between the

components is enabled automatically.

The contents of the master image are transferred unencrypted.

1.5.11 Password protection

Master images taken with Acronis Snap Deploy 5 can be protected with a password to prevent

unauthorized deployment.

Acronis Snap Deploy 5 also supports password-protected backups created by Acronis True Image,

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, or Acronis Backup 11.5.

To prevent Acronis bootable components from unauthorized execution, the bootable components in

the Acronis boot menu can also be protected with a password. The user will be asked for the

password when selecting a bootable component. No password is required to start the operating

system on the machine.

1.5.12 Online deployment

You can configure (p. 115) Acronis Snap Deploy 5 to automatically make turned-on target machines

(running Windows) ready for deployment every time the deployment starts. Thereby, manual

rebooting of the target machines into the bootable environment is not required.