Administrator Guide

● The following table describes the switches that can be used with the master installer.
NOTE: If your organization requires the use of third-party credential providers, the Encryption Management Agent must
be installed or upgraded with the FEATURE=BLM or FEATURE=BASIC parameter.
Switch Description
/s Silent installation
/z Pass variables to the .msi inside the DDSSetup.exe
Parameters
● The following table describes the parameters that can be used with the master installer.
Parameter Description
SUPPRESSREBOOT Suppresses the automatic reboot after the installation completes. Can be used in SILENT mode.
SERVER Specifies the URL of the Dell Server.
InstallPath Specifies the path for the installation. Can be used in SILENT mode.
FEATURES Specifies the components that can be installed in SILENT mode.
DE = Drive Encryption client only
EME = Encryption External Media only
BLM = BitLocker Manager
SED = SED Manager (Encryption Management Agent/Manager, PBA/GPE Drivers)
BLM_ONLY=1 Must be used when using FEATURES=BLM in the command line to exclude the SED Manager
plugin.
Example Command Line
● Command line parameters are case-sensitive.
● This example installs all components using the master installer on standard ports, silently, in the default location of
C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.
"DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com\""
● This example installs SED Manager and Encryption External Media with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, with
a suppressed reboot, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it
to use the specified Dell Server.
"DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=EME-SED,
SUPPRESSREBOOT=1\""
● This example installs SED Manager with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, with a suppressed reboot, in the
default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell
Server.
"DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=SED, SUPPRESSREBOOT=1\""
● This example installs SED Manager with the master installer, on standard ports, silently, in the default location of
C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.
"DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=SED\""
● This example installs Encryption and BitLocker Manager (without the SED Manager plugin), with the master installer, on
standard ports, silently, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\, and
configures it to use the specified Dell Server.
"DDSSetup.exe" /s /z"\"SERVER=server.organization.com, FEATURES=DE-BLM, BLM_ONLY=1\""
● This example installs BitLocker Manager (with the SED Manager plugin) and Encryption External Media, with the master
installer, on standard ports, silently, with a suppressed reboot, in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell
Data Protection\, and configures it to use the specified Dell Server.
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