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Change Security IDs(SID) not an available option on certain images?

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I recently created a new image just like I did for other PCs in the past. When I run Deploy Image Wizard(creating a template) under Snap Deploy Management Console to push the image to test. I no longer get the option to assign a new computer name, add to domain, set network settings, and more importantly create a unique SID.

Did I missed something during the imaging process with Acronis? I can sysprep it, but that defeats the purpose of wanting to use Acronis's option to generate a new SID(OS Patcher)

OS Patcher Option may not be available because this was reimage from an image that used sysprep? Factory Load from Dell (Optiplex 360)? After I reload the OS from scratch, imaged, deploy...it provided the OS Patcher option.

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Hello Danny,

I understand your question and will do my best to give you clear explanation of the issue.

Such behavior occurs in case system has already been prepared with sysprep. Acronis Snap Deploy cannot generate SIDs, DNS or computer names, domain or workgroup memberships, or apply Acronis Universal Deploy to a system prepared with sysprep.

Images prepared with sysprep can only be deployed "as is". No automatic modification of the deployed system is supported.

There are two components of Acronis Snap Deploy 3 that can modify the deployed system - OS Patcher and Acronis Universal Deploy.

OS Patcher is a utility of Acronis Snap Deploy that automatically starts on the first boot of the deployed system:

 

OS Patcher is responsible for the following operations:

  • Generation of a DNS name for the deployed system;
  • Generation of a unique security identified (SID) for the deployed system;
  • Generation of domain or workgroup membership for the deployed system;
  • Configuration of network settings for the deployed system;
  • Generation of user accounts on the deployed system;
  • Transfer of files to the deployed systems;
  • Execution of applications on the deployed system.

OS Patcher does not support master OS images of Windows systems prepared with sysprep.

Acronis Universal Deploy automatically installs drivers compatible with the hardware of the deployed system.

Acronis Universal Deploy does not support master OS images of Windows systems prepared with sysprep.

Thus, Acronis Snap Deploy 3 can only deploy images of Windows systems prepared with sysprep "as is". Such images cannot be automatically modified by Acronis Snap Deploy 3.

Let me know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.