Users Guide

EMS v8.13.1, which is included in Dell-Data-Protection-Mac-8.13.1.65, is not supported with macOS Sierra 10.12.5.
Organizations using Mac EMS should not upgrade to macOS Sierra 10.12.5.
Enterprise Edition for Mac New Features and
Functionality v8.13
● New Server policies replace the need to manage some settings through .plist entries.
When upgrading to Dell Enterprise Server or VE v9.7, ensure that the following policies' values are correctly set. Policy
settings override .plist file settings when policies are updated on the client.
○ FileVault 2 PBA User List (FV2PBAUsers in .plist)
○ FileVault 2 Policy Conflict Behavior (FV2PolicyConflict in .plist)
○ Firmware Password Mode (FirmwarePasswordMode in .plist)
○ No Auth User List (NoAuthenticateUsers in .plist)
○ Restrict Access To Unencrypted Media (AccessUnencryptedMediaRestriction in .plist)
○ Restricted user list for access to unencrypted media (AccessUnencryptedMediaRestrictionUsers in .plist)
○ EMS Trust for Unsupported File Systems(EMSTreatsUnsupportedFileSystemAs in .plist)
○ Delay Authentication (DelayAuthentication in .plist)
○ Max Password Delay (MaxPasswordDelay in .plist)
For information about policies, see AdminHelp.
Enterprise Edition for Mac Resolved Technical
Advisories v8.13
Resolved Customer Issues
● EMS recovery now proceeds as expected on the original encrypting computer when the EMS Automatic Authentication
policy is disabled. [DDPMS-1331]
Enterprise Edition for Mac Technical Advisories v8.13
● Encryption does not begin after the client activates and receives Server policy. To work around this issue, click Restart or
restart the computer. [DDPMS-1332]
● A restart is required for each drive on the computer when the Server policy, Volumes Targeted for Encryption, is changed
from System Volume Only to All Fixed Volumes after the system drive is encrypted. [DDPMS-1384]
● With FileVault encryption, a policy update may result in an error, Invalid Element of Type. [DDPMS-1395]
Enterprise Edition for Mac New Features and
Functionality v8.11.2
● macOS Sierra v10.12.3 and v10.12.4 are now supported.
● Administrators can modify the FV2PBAUsers key in the .plist file and then notify users to enable their FileVault account.
Enterprise Edition for Mac Resolved Technical
Advisories v8.11.2
● Amended 4/2017 - Device Server has been renamed to Security Server in the .plist. [DDPMS-1226]
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Encryption Enterprise for Mac Technical Advisories