Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Security Management Server Installation and Migration Guide v11.1.1
- Contents
- Introduction
- Requirements and Architecture
- Pre-Installation Configuration
- Install or Upgrade/Migrate
- Post-Installation Configuration
- Administrative Tasks
- Ports
- SQL Server Best Practices
- Certificates
best-practices/implementing-least-privilege-administrative-models for more information about implementing the least
privilege rule.
NOTE: Universal Account Control (UAC) must be disabled when installing in a protected directory. After disabling UAC, you
must reboot the server for this change to take effect.
NOTE: Registry locations for Policy Proxy (if installed): HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Dell
NOTE: Registry location for Windows servers: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Dell
Prerequisites
● Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
If not installed, the installer installs it for you.
● Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package
If not installed, the installer installs it for you.
● Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package
If not installed, the installer installs it for you.
● .NET Framework Version 4.6.1
●
.NET Framework Version 4.5
Microsoft has published security updates for .NET Framework Version 4.6.1 and 4.5.
● .NET Framework Version 3.5 SP1
● SQL Native Client 2012
If using SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2016.
If not installed, the installer installs it for you.
Security Management Server - Back-End Server and Dell Front-End Server
● Windows Server 2012 R2
- Standard Edition
- Datacenter Edition
● Windows Server 2016
- Standard Edition
- Datacenter Edition
● Windows Server 2019
- Standard Edition
- Datacenter Edition
NOTE: Dell's Security Management Server installed in either a back-end configuration or a front-end configuration
does not currently support operating system upgrades of the Windows Server operating system.
LDAP Repository
● Active Directory 2008 R2
● Active Directory 2012 R2
● Active Directory 2016
NOTE: The Security Management Server is compatible with the Microsoft requirement for LDAP channel binding and
LDAP signing when Active Directory is in use.
Management Console and Compliance Reporter
10 Requirements and Architecture