Error When Installing or Upgrading the Dell Security Management Server with Secureworks Red Cloak Installed

Summary: When installing or upgrading the Dell Security Management Server with SecureWorks Red Cloak installed and enabled, you get an error that prevents Dell Security Management Server from installing or upgrading, with references to the PostGres database that is now leveraged for reporting. ...

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Dell Security Management Server with PostGRES Database

Affected Versions:

  • v9.4 and Later

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

In order to work around this, you can temporarily disable the SecureWorks Red Cloak service, and then rerun the installer to install or upgrade Dell Security Management Server. This should now let the PostGres database initialize and install properly. Once Dell Security Management Server is installed properly, all Dell Services have started, and the Remote Management Console is working properly. Confirm and apply all the Dell Security Management Server policies, and then reenable the SecureWorks Red Cloak service. Then both the Dell Security Management Server and SecureWorks Red Cloak should be functioning as expected.


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Affected Products

Dell Encryption, Secureworks
Article Properties
Article Number: 000180527
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 16 Jan 2024
Version:  9
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