Administrator Guide
Full Disk Encryption Recovery
Recovery enables you to recover access to les on a drive encrypted with Full Disk Encryption.
NOTE: Decryption should not be interrupted. If decryption is interrupted, data loss may occur.
Recovery Requirements
For Full Disk Encryption recovery, you need the following:
• Access to the recovery environment ISO
• Bootable CD\DVD or USB media
Overview of the Recovery Process
NOTE: Recovery requires a 64-bit environment.
To recover a failed system:
1 Burn the recovery environment onto a CD/DVD or create a bootable USB. See Appendix A - Burning the Recovery Environment.
2 Obtain the Recovery le.
3 Perform the recovery.
Perform Full Disk Encryption Recovery
Follow these steps to perform a Full Disk Encryption recovery.
Obtain the Recovery File - Full Disk Encryption Client
Obtain the recovery le.
Download the recovery le from the Remote Management Console. To download the <hostname>-sed-recovery.dat le that was
generated when you installed Dell Data Security:
a Open the Remote Management Console and, from the left pane, select Management > Recover Data then select the PBA tab.
b On the Recover Data screen, in the Hostname eld, enter the fully qualied domain name of the endpoint, then click Search.
c In the SED eld, select an option.
d Click Create Recovery File.
The <hostname>-sed-recovery.dat le is downloaded.
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