Users Guide

● If an invalid hostname is entered during Advanced Threat Prevention Service setup, a timeout occurs. To work around this
issue, click OK in the Timeout dialog to return to the Services Management page. Verify the hostname, and begin Advanced
Threat Prevention Service setup again. [DDPS-3019]
● Email alerts of Advanced Threat Prevention events are not being sent. [DDPS-3031]
● When upgrading a VE Server to v9.2, after it was previously upgraded to v8.2.3 and the database password was set to non-
default before upgrade to v8.2.3, the Server Encryption root certificate is not properly stored in the database and Server
Encryption clients will not activate against VE. To work around this issue, before upgrade to v9.2, follow these steps to reset
the database password:
1. In the VE Terminal Advanced Configuration Menu, select Database Password.
2. Enter a new database password, and select OK.
If upgrade to v9.2 has already been performed, to work around this issue, follow these steps:
3. In the VE Terminal Advanced Configuration Menu, select Database Password.
4. Enter a new database password, and select OK.
5. At the login prompt, log in as the ddpsupport user.
6. Run the following script to generate a new Server Encryption certificate and store it in the keystore and database:
sudo /opt/dell/vascripts/gen_ssos_cert.py
[DDPS-3047]
New Features and Functionality v9.1.5
● Cloud storage provider profiles are now automatically updated daily on DDP Enterprise Server - VE. Updates are delivered to
Dell Data Protection | Cloud Edition clients when policies are committed.
Resolved Technical Advisories v9.1.5
● The setting field of the Threat Protection policy, Exclude Processes, no longer accepts invalid values in the Remote
Management Console. [DDPMTR-1346]
Technical Advisories v9.1.5
● The command line interface that is used to force VE to poll for cloud storage provider profile updates outside the daily
polling and update cycle is not yet functional. [DDPS-1916]
● Added 02/2016 - After migration to v9.1.5, the Domain Users group in the Remote Management Console does not display all
users in the group. [DDPS-1937]
● Added 02/2016 - The Remote Management Console displays unprotected status for EMS-encrypted USB drives.
[DDPS-2835]
New Features and Functionality v9.1
● Forensic Administrator rights for a User Group can now be delegated by the Superadmin or Security Administrator to a
member of the User Group.
● Dell Enterprise Server - Virtual Edition v9.1 includes the new Server Encryption policies to support Beta activity. If you are
interested in participating in the Beta, please contact your Dell account team for more information.
● Deferred Client Activation is now supported, allowing an enterprise to extend centrally managed encryption policies to users'
devices in a BYOD environment.
● New policies allow administrators to suppress or filter Endpoint Security Suite popup notifications on client computers. This
update is supported with Endpoint Security Suite v1.1.1 and later clients.
● Support for user feedback to Dell is now available through policy for most Dell Data Protection clients.
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