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Upgrade Guide Performing a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database Performing a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database If you want to make sure that you can upgrade the BlackBerry® Configuration Database in your organization's environment without any issues or if you want to find out how long it takes to upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration Database, you can perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database. When you perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database, you back up the BlackBerry Configuration Database, restore the backup version of the BlackBerry Configuration Database to a database server that does not host the BlackBerry Configuration Database, and then run the CreateDB executable. Perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database Before you begin: Verify that you configured the appropriate permissions on the database server that you want to perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry® Configuration Database on. 1. Log in to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Configuration Database using a local administrator account or a Windows account that has SQL administrator permissions. 2. Back up the BlackBerry Configuration Database. 3. Log in to a computer that hosts a database server that you want to perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database on using a local administrator account or a Windows account that has SQL administrator permissions. 4. Restore the backup version of the BlackBerry Configuration Database. 5. Copy the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installation files to the database server. 6. Extract the contents to a folder on the computer. 7. Navigate to \Database. 8. Open the BesMgmt.cfg file in a text editor. 9. Change the file to include information that is specific to your organization's environment. 10. Save and close the file. 11. Open a command prompt window. 12. Change to \Database. 13. Type CreateDB.exe BESMgmt.cfg. BESMgmt.cfg properties Property CMD DATABASE_NAME Description This property specifies the type of action that the CreateDB executable must complete (for example, whether to install or upgrade the BlackBerry® Configuration Database). This property specifies the name of the BlackBerry Configuration Database. 40

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Performing a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration
Database
If you want to make sure that you can upgrade the BlackBerry® Configuration Database in your organization's
environment without any issues or if you want to find out how long it takes to upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration
Database, you can perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database.
When you perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database, you back up the BlackBerry Configuration
Database, restore the backup version of the BlackBerry Configuration Database to a database server that does not
host the BlackBerry Configuration Database, and then run the CreateDB executable.
Perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry Configuration Database
Before you begin:
Verify that you configured the appropriate permissions on the database server that you want to
perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry® Configuration Database on.
1.
Log in to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Configuration Database using a local administrator account or
a Windows account that has SQL administrator permissions.
2.
Back up the BlackBerry Configuration Database.
3.
Log in to a computer that hosts a database server that you want to perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry
Configuration Database on using a local administrator account or a Windows account that has SQL administrator
permissions.
4.
Restore the backup version of the BlackBerry Configuration Database.
5.
Copy the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installation files to the database server.
6.
Extract the contents to a folder on the computer.
7.
Navigate to
<extracted_folder>
\Database.
8.
Open the
BesMgmt.cfg
file in a text editor.
9.
Change the file to include information that is specific to your organization's environment.
10.
Save and close the file.
11.
Open a command prompt window.
12.
Change to
<extracted_folder>
\Database.
13.
Type
CreateDB.exe BESMgmt.cfg
.
BESMgmt.cfg properties
Property
Description
CMD
This property specifies the type of action that the CreateDB executable must
complete (for example, whether to install or upgrade the BlackBerry®
Configuration Database).
DATABASE_NAME
This property specifies the name of the BlackBerry Configuration Database.
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