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How to Identify the Dell Data Security Server Version

Résumé: The version of Dell Security Management Server and Dell Security Management Server Virtual may be identified by following these instructions.

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Instructions

Knowing the version of Dell Data Security (formerly Dell Data Protection) server allows an administrator to:

Identify known issues.
Determine UI differences.
Understand workflow changes.
Verify system requirements.

Affected Products:

Dell Security Management Server Virtual
Dell Security Management Server
Dell Data Protection | Virtual Edition
Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition

Affected Operating Systems:

Windows
Linux

Note: This article identifies the version of the backend Dell Security Management Server or Dell Security Management Server Virtual. To identify the version of the frontend, reference How to Identify the Dell Data Security Server Front End Version.

Versioning can be determined either through the product user interface (UI), the product Installer, or the Database. Click the appropriate option for more information.

UI

The administration console UI can be used to determine the version for Dell Data Security server.

The administration console was upgraded to use HTML5 in Dell Data Security v9.2. An administrator can differentiate the consoles by the authentication menu.

The New Console (v9.2 and later) authentication menu says Dell Data Security on it:

New console authentication menu

The Old Console (v9.1.5 and older) authentication menu says Dell Data Protection on it:

Old console authentication menu

Note: Some versions of the new console may say Dell Data Protection instead of Dell Data Security.

Click the appropriate console for information about obtaining the version.

New Console

Sign in to the Dell Data Security administration console.

Note: For more information, reference How to Access the Dell Data Security Server Administration Console.
In the upper right corner of the administration console, click the cog and then select About.
Record the listed version. In the example, 9.8.2 is the version.
Note:
- The version of your client may differ from the above screenshot.
- In v9.2 to 9.6, the About menu displays Dell Data Protection instead of Dell Data Security.

Old Console

Submit credentials to sign in to the Dell Data Protection administration console.

Note: For more information reference, How to Access the Dell Data Security Server Administration Console.
The version is in the top-left corner of the Remote Management Console. In the example, 8.5 is the version.

Note: The version of your client may differ from the above screenshot.

Installer

The installer versioning varies slightly between Dell Data Security server platforms:

Dell Security Management Server Virtual (formerly Dell Data Protection | Virtual Edition)
Dell Security Management Server (formerly Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition Server) for Windows

Click the appropriate option for more information.

Windows

Extract the Security Management Server .zip.
Go to [Location of the extracted .zip]\Security Management Server\x64.
Right-click setup.exe and then select Properties.
Click the Details tab.
Document the Product version. In the example, the Product version is 9.9.2.

Note: The version of the file may differ from the above screenshot.

Virtual

Extract the Dell Security Management Server Virtual .zip.
Go to the location of the extracted .zip, and document the version listed in the file name. In the example, the version is 9.9.2.

Note: The version of the file may differ from the above screenshot.

Database

The server version can be identified by checking the database. There are two databases that could be used:

SQL Server is used with Dell Security Management Server
PostgreSQL is used with Dell Security Management Server Virtual

Click the appropriate database type for more information.

SQL Server

Right-click the Windows start menu and then click Run.
In the Run UI, type ssms.exe and then press OK.
From the Connect to Server menu:
1. Select Database Engine as the server type.
2. Populate Server name.
3. Select the Authentication method.
4. Populate sysadmin credentials.
5. Click Connect.
Note:
- Server Name = Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the database
- If a SQL Instance is used, \InstanceName must follow Server Name.
  - InstanceName represents the name of the database instance in your environment.
Expand Databases.
Right-click the Dell Security Management Server database and then click New Query.
Type select * from information where code= 'schema.version' and then click Execute.
From the Results field, document the Value.
Note:
- The first three numbers are the most important. In this example, the first three numbers are 10.1.0.
- The version in the example may differ in your environment.

PostgreSQL

Log in to the Dell Enterprise Server Virtual administration console using the default administrator credentials.
Note:
- The default credentials for Dell Security Management Server Virtual are:
  - v9.11 and later
    - Username: delluser
    - Password: delluser
  - v9.10 and earlier:
    - Username: ddpuser
    - Password: ddpuser
- An administrator can change the default password within the product’s virtual appliance menu.
Select Launch Shell and then press Enter.
Type su [USERNAME] and enter the password.
Note:
- The default [USERNAME] for Dell Security Management Server Virtual is:
  - v9.11 and later
    - Username: dellsupport
    - Password: dellsupport
  - v9.10 and earlier:
    - Username: ddpsupport
    - Password: ddpsupport
- An administrator can change the default password within the product’s virtual appliance menu.
Type cd /home/ and then press Enter.
Type sudo –u postgres psql [DATABASE] and then press Enter.
Note: The [DATABASE] name for Dell Security Management Server Virtual is:
- v9.11 and later
  - ddp
- v9.10 and earlier:
  - ddp_8_2_0
Type SELECT * from information where code= 'schema.version’; and then press Enter.
Document the value.
Note:
- The first three numbers are the most important. In this example, the first three numbers are 10.1.0.
- The example in the screenshot may differ in your environment.
Type \q and then press Enter.
Type exit and then press Enter.
Type exit and then press Enter.