Dell Data Protection

Administrator Guide 7
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Requirements
Client hardware and software requirements are provided in this chapter. Ensure that the deployment environment meets
the requirements before continuing with deployment tasks.
Hardware
The following table details supported hardware.
NOTE:
The system disk must be partitioned with the GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition scheme and have a Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)
format.
Hardware
• Intel-x86 processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 30 MB of free disk space
• 10/100/1000 or Wi-Fi network interface card
• Fusion Drive with a solid state driv
e and a hard disk drive
(Requires Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion or later)
Software
The following table details supported software.
NOTE:
If you intend to perform a major operating system upgrade, such as from Lion to Mountain Lion, a decrypt and uninstall operation will
be needed, followed by regular installation of Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition for Mac on the new operating system.
Operating Systems (32- and 64-bit kernels)
• Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5
• Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3, 10.8.4, and 10.8.5
• Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9
The following table details the operating systems supported when accessing encrypted external media.
NOTE: Formats supported for external media include exFAT format on flash drives, FAT32 formatted media with Master Boot Record (MBR) or
GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition schemes.
NOTE: External media must have 20MB available, plus open space on the media that is equal to the largest file to be encrypted, to host
External Media Edition.
Windows Operating Systems (32- and 64-bit) Supported to Access Encrypted Media
• Microsoft Windows XP SP3
- Professional Edition
- Home Edition
- Media Center Edition
- Tablet PC Edition