This article provides the steps for enabling Dell Compliance Reporter on Dell Data Security server products.
Affected Products:
- Dell Security Management Server
- Dell Security Management Server Virtual
Affected Versions:
Affected Operating Systems:
Dell Compliance Reporter was disabled due to known vulnerabilities and replaced with Managed Reports in v10.1 for Dell Data Security products:
- Dell Security Management Server
- Dell Security Management Server Virtual
In rare circumstances, Dell Compliance Reporter must be re-enabled for legacy or custom reports. Click either Dell Security Management Server or Dell Security Management Server Virtual for more information.
Note: Dell Compliance Reporter is removed in versions 11.3.0 and later.
Warning: Dell Compliance Reporter should only be enabled if instructed by Dell ProSupport.
Dell Security Management Server
- Go to
%SystemRoot%\System32.
- Right-click Notepad.exe and then select Run as administrator.
![Run as administrator](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_1.jpeg)
- Click File and then select Open.
![Open](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_2.jpeg)
- In the Open UI:
- Go to File Name
C:\Program Files\Dell\Enterprise Edition\Security Server\conf\application.properties
.
- Change the menu selection from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files (*.*).
- Click Open.
![Open UI](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_3.jpeg)
Note: The directory for application.properties
may differ based on what was configured during installation.
- Modify
reporter.server.url=
to reporter.server.url=https://FQDN.domain.com:8084/reporter
.
![Updated properties](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_4.jpeg)
Note:
FQDN.domain.com
= The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Dell Security Management Server
- The example FQDN will differ in your environment.
- 8084 is the default port for Dell Compliance Reporter.
- Click File and then select Save.
![Save](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_5.jpeg)
- Right-click the Windows Start Menu and then click Run.
![Run](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_6.jpeg)
- In the Run UI, type
services.msc
and then click OK.
![Run UI](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_7.jpeg)
- Locate and then double-click Dell Compliance Reporter.
![Dell Compliance Reporter](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_8.jpeg)
- From the Dell Compliance Reporter Properties:
- Change Startup type to Automatic.
- Click the Service status button to Start.
- Click OK.
![Dell Compliance Reporter properties](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_9.jpeg)
- Right-click Dell Security Server and click Restart.
![Restart](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_10.jpeg)
Dell Security Management Server Virtual
- Log in to the Dell Enterprise Server Virtual administration console.
![Dell Security Management Server Virtual login](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_11.jpeg)
Note:
- The default credentials for Dell Security Management Server Virtual are:
- Username:
delluser
- Password:
delluser
- An administrator can change the default password within the product’s virtual appliance menu.
- Stop the server services.
- From the Main Menu, select Launch Shell and then press Enter.
![Launch Shell](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_12.jpeg)
- From Shell, type
su dellsupport
and then press Enter.
![Switch user](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_13.jpeg)
- Populate the password and then press Enter.
![Password](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_14.jpeg)
Note:
- The default credentials for Dell Security Management Server Virtual are:
- Username:
dellsupport
- Password:
dellsupport
- An administrator can change the default password within the product’s virtual appliance menu.
- Type
sudo vi /opt/dell/server/security-server/conf/application.properties
and then press Enter.
![Application properties](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_15.jpeg)
- Scroll to
reporter.server.url
.
![Reporter server URL](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_16.jpeg)
- At
reporter.server.url=
, press I to insert.
![Insert](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_17.jpeg)
- At
reporter.server.url=
, type https://FQDN.domain.com:8084/reporter
.
![Populated reporter server URL](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_18.jpeg)
Note:
FQDN.domain.com
= The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Dell Security Management Server Virtual
- The example FQDN differs in your environment.
- 8084 is the default port for Dell Compliance Reporter.
- Press ESC to exit the insert option, type
:wq!
and then press Enter.
![Write and quit](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_19.jpeg)
- Type
sudo ufw allow in "Dell Compliance Reporter"
and then press Enter.
![Allow](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_20.jpeg)
- Type
exit
and then press Enter.
![Exit](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_21.jpeg)
- Type
exit
and then press Enter.
![Exit](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000smmaQAA/ka06P000000smmaQAA_en_US_22.jpeg)
- Start the server services.
To contact support, reference Dell Data Security International Support Phone Numbers.
Go to TechDirect to generate a technical support request online.
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