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The custom boot menu

A user can start deployment with any of the two templates or boot into Windows

To find the target template in custom boot menu templates list, press a letter key which corresponds to

the first letter of the template name. The cursor will jump on a template, which name begins with the

pressed letter.

The custom deployment mode is intended for continual work without administrator’s assistance. Once

the mode is set, other methods of deployment (manual, scheduled, event-driven deployment) become

unavailable. Any scheduled task, that has to start while the custom deployment mode is on, will not

start. Only users (the ones on the target side) can initiate deployment. However, the administrator can

view logs, create new deployment templates, change the custom deployment configuration (add, edit

or remove boot menu items) and perform other management operations except for deployment.

To initiate deployment on the console side, the administrator switches off the custom deployment

mode.

14. 2 Considerations and tips

When enabling or configuring the custom deployment mode with PXE, the program first removes all

bootable utilities (Acronis Snap Deploy Agent, Acronis Master Image Creator, PE image) from the PXE

server since users might be confused by the unknown items appearing in the boot menu. Then the

program uploads to the PXE the templates selected by the administrator. So you will have to upload

the bootable utilities again, if they are needed after switching off the custom deployment mode.

You can use another Acronis OS Deploy Server to perform manual, scheduled or event-driven

deployment while one OS Deploy Server is in the custom deployment mode. To do so, ensure that the

targets connect to the appropriate deployment server by specifying the OSDS on the bootable media

or by configuring the Acronis Snap Deploy Agent at boot up. The deploy servers cannot share the

Acronis PXE Server though.

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