Dell Data Protection
Administrator Guide 9
3
Tasks
Install/Upgrade Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition for Mac
This section guides you through the Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition for Mac installation/upgrade and activation
process.
There are two methods to install/upgrade Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition for Mac. Select one of the following:
• Interactive Installation/Upgrade and Activation - This method is the easiest method to install or upgrade
the client
software package
. However, this method does not allow any customizations. If you intend to use Boot Camp or a version
of operating system that is not yet fully supported by Dell (see
Note
below), you must use the command line
installation/upgrade method.
• Command Line Installation/Upgrade - This is an advanced installation/upgrade method that should only be used by
administrators experienced with command line syntax. If you intend to use Boot Camp or a version of operating system
that is not yet fully supported by Dell (see
Note
below), you must use this method to install or upgrade
the client
software package
.
For more information on the Installer Command options, see the Mac OS X Reference Library at
http://developer.apple.com. Dell highly recommends using remote deployment tools, such as Apple Remote Desktop, to
distribute the
client installation p
ackage.
NOTE: Apple often releases new versions of operating systems in between releases of Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition for Mac. To
support as many customers as possible, we allow a modification of the com.dell.ddpe.plist file to support these cases. As soon as
Apple releases a new version, we begin testing these versions to ensure that they are compatible with Dell Data Protection |
Enterprise Edition for Mac.
Prerequisites
Dell
recommends that IT best practices are followed during the deployment of client software. This includes, but is not
limited to, controlled test environments for initial tests and staggered deployments to users.
Before beginning this process, ensure the following prerequisites are met:
• Ensure that the Dell Enterprise Server and its components are already installed. If not, follow the instructions in the
Enterprise Server Installation and Migration Guide
and then return to this document for instructions to install the client
software.
• Ensure that you have the Dell Device Server and Dell Policy Proxy URLs handy. Both will be needed for client software
installation and activation.
• If your Dell enterprise deployment uses a non-default configuration, ensure that you have your port number for the Dell
Device Server handy. It will be needed for client software installation and activation.
• Ensure that the target computer has network connectivity to the Dell Device Server and Dell Policy Proxy.
• Ensure that you have a domain user account in the Active Directory installation configured for use with the Dell
Enterprise Server. The domain user account will be used for client software activation. Configuring Mac OS X for
domain (network) authentication is not required.
• If you want policies to take effect immediately after client software installation, turn the
Allow Activations
policy in the
Dell Remote Management Console to
True
.