Install Guide

Parameters

HIDEOVERLAYICONS=1 (0 enables overlay icons, 1 disables overlay icons)

HIDESYSTRAYICON=1 (0 enables the icon in the notification area, 1 disables the icon in the notification area)

ENABLE_FDE_LM=1 (Allows installation of Dell Encryption on a computer with active Full Disk Encryption)

EME=1 (Install Encryption External Media mode)

OPTIN=1 (Install in Deferred Activation mode)

For a list of basic .msi switches and display options that can be used in command lines, refer to Install Using the Child

Installers.

● The following table details additional optional parameters related with activation.

Parameters

SLOTTEDACTIVATON=1 (0 disables delayed/scheduled activations, 1 enables delayed/scheduled activations)

SLOTINTERVAL=45,120 (Schedules activations through x,x notation where the first value is the lower limit of the

schedule and the second value is the upper limit - in seconds)

CALREPEAT=600 (MUST match or exceed the upper limit set in SLOTINTERVAL. Number of seconds Encryption waits

before generating an activation attempt based on SLOTINTERVAL.)

Example Command Line

NOTE:

Replace DEVICESERVERURL=https://server.organization.com:8081/xapi (without the trailing

forward slash) if your Security Management Server is pre-v7.7.

● The following example installs Dell Encryption with default parameters (Encryption, Encrypt for Sharing, no dialogue, no

progress bar, automatic restart, installed in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data

Protection\Encryption).

DDPE_XXbit_setup.exe /s /v"SERVERHOSTNAME=server.organization.com

POLICYPROXYHOSTNAME=rgk.organization.com MANAGEDDOMAIN=ORGANIZATION

DEVICESERVERURL=https://server.organization.com:8443/xapi/ /qn"

MSI Command:

msiexec.exe /i "Dell Data Protection Encryption.msi" /qn REBOOT="ReallySuppress"

SERVERHOSTNAME="server.organization.com" POLICYPROXYHOSTNAME="rgk.organization.com"

MANAGEDDOMAIN="ORGANIZATION" DEVICESERVERURL="https://server.organization.com:8443/xapi/"

● The following example installs Encryption and Encrypt for Sharing, hides the Dell Encryption notification area icon, hides the

overlay icons, no dialogue, no progress bar, suppresses restart, installed in the default location of C:\Program Files

\Dell\Dell Data Protection\Encryption.

DDPE_XXbit_setup.exe /s /v"SERVERHOSTNAME=server.organization.com

POLICYPROXYHOSTNAME=rgk.organization.com MANAGEDDOMAIN=ORGANIZATION

DEVICESERVERURL=https://server.organization.com:8443/xapi/ HIDESYSTRAYICON=1

HIDEOVERLAYICONS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn"

MSI Command:

msiexec.exe /i "Dell Data Protection Encryption.msi" /qn REBOOT="ReallySuppress"

SERVERHOSTNAME="server.organization.com" POLICYPROXYHOSTNAME="rgk.organization.com"

MANAGEDDOMAIN="ORGANIZATION" DEVICESERVERURL="https://server.organization.com:8443/xapi/"

HIDESYSTRAYICON="1" HIDEOVERLAYICONS="1"

Example Command Line to Install Encryption External Media Only

● Silent installation, no progress bar, automatic restart, installed in the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell

Data Protection\Encryption.

Install Using the Child Installers