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Dell Encryption Enterprise Advanced Installation Guide v11.9

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Install by Command Line Using the Master Installer

  • The switches must be specified first in a command line installation. Other parameters go inside an argument that is passed to the /v switch.

    Switches

  • The following table describes the switches that can be used with the master installer.

    NOTE:If your organization requires the use of third-party credential providers, the Encryption Management Agent must be installed or upgraded with the FEATURE=BLM or FEATURE=BASIC parameter.

    Switch

    Description

    /s

    Silent installation

    /z

    Pass variables to the .msi inside the DDSSetup.exe

    Parameters

  • The following table describes the parameters that can be used with the master installer.

    Parameter

    Description

    SUPPRESSREBOOT

    Suppresses the automatic reboot after the installation completes. Can be used in SILENT mode.

    SERVER

    Specifies the URL of the Dell Server.

    InstallPath

    Specifies the path for the installation. Can be used in SILENT mode.

    FEATURES

    Specifies the components that can be installed in SILENT mode.

    DE = Drive Encryption client only

    EME = Encryption External Media only

    BLM = BitLocker Manager

    SED = SED Manager (Encryption Management Agent/Manager, PBA/GPE Drivers)

    BLM_ONLY=1

    Must be used when using FEATURES=BLM in the command line to exclude the SED Manager plugin.

    Example Command Line

  • Command line parameters are case-sensitive.

  • This example installs all components using the master installer on standard ports, silently, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com\""

  • This example installs SED Manager and Encryption External Media with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, with a suppressed reboot, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=EME-SED, SUPPRESSREBOOT=1\""

  • This example installs SED Manager with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, with a suppressed reboot, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=SED, SUPPRESSREBOOT=1\""

  • This example installs SED Manager with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=SED\""

  • This example installs Encryption and BitLocker Manager (without the SED Manager plugin), with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=DE-BLM, BLM_ONLY=1\""

  • This example installs BitLocker Manager (with the SED Manager plugin) and Encryption External Media, with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, with a suppressed reboot, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=BLM-EME, SUPPRESSREBOOT=1\""

  • This example installs BitLocker Manager (without the SED Manager plugin) and Encryption External Media, with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, with a suppressed reboot, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.

    "DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=BLM-EME, BLM_ONLY=1, SUPPRESSREBOOT=1\""

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