Reference Guide

Security Management Server v10.2.7 AdminHelp
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Server Encryption
This technology manages Dell's data centric encryption using certificate-
based authentication instead of
the typical user-based authentication instead of the typical user-based authentication. This technology
allows for protection of devices such as Windows Servers that do not commonly have users logged in.
Server Encryption Off
On
Off
This policy enables or disables System Data Encryption (SDE) and Common
encryption on the client server.
Changing the value of this policy triggers a new sweep to encrypt/decrypt
files.
Allow Software
Server Encryption
Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If this policy is Selected, client servers are activated at the Enterprise level.
This policy may be set to Not Selected to block activations during
initial Dell Server setup and maintenance interruptions.
Max Network Failed
Attempts
3
1-10
Number of successive failed attempts for a client server to connect to the
Dell Server before encryption keys are locked.
Retry Interval to
connect to Dell
Server
5
1-60 minutes
Time interval for the client server to attempt to connect to the Dell Server.
Retry if
Authentication Fails
Upon Network
Failure
Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If Selected, the client server continues to attempt to contact the Dell
Server if the first attempt fails due to a network failure.
Retry Interval Upon
Network Failure
10
10-60 minutes
The length of time between attempts to contact the Dell Server if the first
attempt fails due to a network failure. The Retry if Authentication Fails
Upon Network Failure policy must be set to Selected for this policy to be
enforced.
Server Maintenance
Schedule
Not Selected
This policy must be selected to use all other Server Maintenance policies. If
this policy is Not Selected, no Server Maintenance policies are enforced,
regardless of other policy values.
Selected allows a maintenance schedule to control application of policy
that requires a reboot.
Server Maintenance
Schedule Repeats
Weekly
Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually
The schedule configuration defines when the task should run.
Daily: Runs the task every day at the specified Server Maintenance
Schedule Start Time.
Weekly: Runs the task weekly on the days specified in Server Maintenance
Day of the Week.
Monthly: Runs the task monthly on the specified Server Maintenance Day
of the Month.
Quarterly: Runs the task quarterly on the specified Server Maintenance
Day of the Month.
Annually: Runs the task annually on the specified Server Maintenance Day
of the Month.
Server Maintenance
Schedule Start Time
21:00
Format is HH:mm. Example: 23:59
The time the task should run.
Server Maintenance
Day of the Week
Saturday
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
The day of the week the task should run.
Server Maintenance
Day of the Month
1
1-31
The day of the month the task should run.
Example: 17.
Infinite Suppress
Not Selected
When Selected, an automatic reboot is suppressed indefinitely.
Port Control System Disabled
Enable or Disable all Port Control System policies. If this policy is set to
Disable, no Port Control System policies are applied, regardless of other