To enable creating physical media, the machine must have a CD/DVD recording drive or allow a flash drive to be attached. To enable PXE or WDS/RIS configuration, the machine must have a network connection. Bootable Media Builder can also create an ISO image of a bootable disk to burn it later on a blank disk.
Bootable Media Builder does not require a license if installed together with an agent. All add-ons to the agent, if installed, will be available in a rescue environment. To use a media builder on a machine without an agent, you need to enter the license key or have at least one license on the license server. The license may be either available or assigned.
Linux-based bootable media
If Agent for Windows or Agent for Linux is installed on the machine, the media inherits its functionality, including Universal Restore and deduplication.
The wizard will guide you through the necessary operations. Please refer to Linux-based bootable media for details.
PE-based bootable media
Acronis Plug-in for WinPE can be added to WinPE distributions based on any of the following kernels:
To be able to create or modify PE 2.x or 3.x images, install Bootable Media Builder on a machine where Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) is installed. The further operations are described in the Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.x section.
If you do not have a machine with WAIK, prepare as follows:
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista (PE 2.0):
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1):
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (PE 3.0):
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Supplement for Windows 7 SP1 (PE 3.1):
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5188
You can find system requirements for installation by following the above links.
It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the help documentation supplied with Windows AIK. To access the documentation, select Microsoft Windows AIK -> Documentation from the start menu.