How to Install the Dell Data Protection Remote Management Console

Dell Data Protection Enterprise Edition and Dell Data Protection Virtual Edition servers require the Remote Management Console to manage:

• Policies
• Reports
• Encryption keys

Affected Products:

• Dell Data Protection Enterprise Edition
• Dell Data Protection Virtual Edition

Affected Versions:

• 8.0 to 9.1

Affected Operating Systems:

• Windows

The steps below cover installing the Remote Management Console (RMC) for both Dell Data Protection Enterprise Edition and Dell Data Protection Virtual Edition versions 8.0 to 9.1. Versions 9.2 and newer use a browser-based administration console. For versioning information, reference How to Identify the Dell Data Security Server Version. The RMC installer is located in the Dell Data Protection Virtual Edition package.

1. Right-click and Extract the server software.
   
   Note: For more information about how to download the server software, reference How to Download Dell Security Management Server.
2. From the extracted installer files, go to either:
   • x64 bit: Installers\Remote Console\x64
   • x86 bit: Installers\Remote Console\x86
3. Double-click setup.exe.
   
4. Select a language and then click OK.
   
5. Click Next.
   
6. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.
   
7. Optionally, click Change to change the install location and then click Next.
   
8. Populate the Dell Data Protection server fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and then click Next.
   
9. Click Install.
   
10. Click Finish.