Administrator Guide

5. In the Utilities folder, run the Dell Recovery Utility.
The Dell Recovery Utility > Select Volumes dialog displays.
6. Select the FileVault volume to recover and click Continue.
The Choose recovery bundle dialog displays.
7. Select the recovery bundle and click Open.
If more than one recovery key exists for that disk, the Select Recovery Record screen displays.
8. In the Escrow Date column, select the most recent date for the Keychain recovery type, and click Continue.
NOTE:
With an older escrow date, the key may no longer be valid.
The FileVault recovery instructions dialog displays.
9. Read the instructions and click Continue.
The Confirm recovery operation dialog displays.
10. Highlight the FileVault volume to recover and click Continue.
The Choose location for recovery files dialog displays, prompting you to select a location to store the recovery files.
This location must be the location you will use for recovery since the scripts contain absolute paths to the data files. Do not
copy these files to the Recovery HD.
Dell recommends that you save these files at the root of a removable drive, such as a USB drive.
NOTE:
Ensure that all users have read/write access to the USB or other disk you use to store the recovery key and that the
disk has adequate space. If you do not have rights to a selected disk or if the disk is out of space, an error displays
indicating that the recovery keys have not been stored.
11. Select a location and click Save.
The Recovery Operation Result dialog displays, indicating the files have been created.
12. Click Close.
13. After the Recovery HD volume boots, enter the name and path of the script.
NOTE:
Storing the files close to the root of a volume shortens the path to type.
The Recovery Operation Result displays the key.
The Recovery Utility outputs the files to the selected location, then displays the exact commands needed to run from the
Recovery HD volume to mount or decrypt the FileVault volume.
14. After these files are generated, copy the command strings shown on the final Recovery Operation Result dialog.
15. Reboot to the Recovery HD in one of these ways:
Simultaneously press and hold the Command-R keys before the Power-On/Self-Test chime and during the computer
boot-up.
or
For earlier versions of Apple, press the Option key and use the boot picker to select the Recovery HD.
The Mac OS X Utilities dialog displays.
16. From the Tools menu, select Utilities > Terminal.
17. To mount the volume so you can copy files from the Terminal or image the disk from Disk Utility: In Terminal, type the full
path and the script name fv2mount.sh, for example:
/Volumes/recoveryFOB/fv2mount.sh
18. Reboot the computer.
Tasks for the Encryption Client
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