Users Guide

Enterprise Edition for Mac New Features and
Functionality v8.1.3
● Amended 03/2014 - Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 is not supported.
● Fusion Drive support has been added.
● The new Client Tools feature offers the administrator the capability to remotely activate and examine a client. A client can
be activated directly through a shell or through a script, using either Administrator credentials or temporary activation as the
user without leaving evidence of the activation.
● Hibernation mode is restored upon decryption when using proprietary FDE.
● Mac OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 is now supported without a preference file override. An updated installation preference file
(.plist) is included in the client package.
Enterprise Edition for Mac Resolved Technical
Advisories v8.1.3
● Previously, client computers were not showing as Protected in the Remote Management Console after initial activation and
encryption. To work around this issue, it was necessary to commit a minor policy change (such as Workstation Scan
Priority), to reset the Protected flag. Once the flag was reset, the policy could be set back to its original value and
recommitted. This issue has been resolved. [4586067]
● Enterprise Edition for Mac now handles the standby mode on newer computers, such as MacBook Air 6,2, on which default
standby mode is set to 1 to prevent draining the battery while encrypted. [DDPMS-84; 9158-4587769]
● Added 03/2014 - Mac OS Safe Mode, as documented at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455, is now supported and issues
that previously caused boot failure are now resolved. [DDPMS-60, 15664]
Enterprise Edition for Mac Technical Advisories v8.1.3
● Amended 03/2014 - Since clients that encrypt using proprietary FDE will not function with hibernation enabled, Dell Data
Protection turns off hibernation prior to encrypting the system drive. Starting with Enterprise Edition for Mac v8.1.1, the
original hibernation setting is restored when the drive is decrypted, but the initial setting was not persisted in versions prior
to v8.1.1. If this setting was turned off by a client prior to v8.1.1, Dell Data Protection cannot restore the setting when it
decrypts the drive. [DDPMS-83, 14942]
Enterprise Edition for Mac New Features and
Functionality v8.1
● Mac OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 is now supported without a preference file override. An updated installation preference file
(.plist) is included in the client package.
Enterprise Edition for Mac Technical Advisories v8.1
● It has been observed on some Mac computers that setting the Workstation Scan Priority policy to Normal increases boot
time. To work around this issue change the Workstation Scan Priority policy to Highest. [4585203]
Enterprise Edition for Mac New Features and
Functionality v8.0
● Windows 8 Enterprise, Pro, and Windows 8 (Consumer) is now supported for accessing encrypted external media.
Encryption Enterprise for Mac Technical Advisories
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