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Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a new computer and upgrade the existing BlackBerry Configuration Database

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Upgrade Guide Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a new computer and upgrade the existing BlackBerry Configuration Database Property BACKUP_DIR BES_TYPE Description This property specifies an existing folder where you want to save the database backup in. By default, this folder is located in the same root folder that the CreateDB.exe file is located in. This property specifies the messaging server that your organization uses. Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a new computer and upgrade the existing BlackBerry Configuration Database To administer the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you must install the BlackBerry Administration Service. You can install the BlackBerry Administration Service on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server or on a separate computer. You must either install or upgrade the BlackBerry Administration Service on the computer that you perform the installation process on in the BlackBerry Domain first. During the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation process, you must restart the computer. Before you begin: • If you upgrade a BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 instance, the upgrade process deletes any software configurations that you created. Document the existing software configurations before you start the upgrade process so that you can create the software configurations again after the upgrade process is complete. For more information, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Administration Guide. • If you configured database mirroring for the BlackBerry Configuration Database, you must verify that the principal database is available before you upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. 1. Log in to the computer using the Windows® account that you want the BlackBerry Enterprise Server services to run on. 2. Stop the IBM® Lotus® Domino® server. 3. In the Windows Services, change the startup type of the IBM Lotus Domino server to manual. 4. In the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files, double-click setup.exe. 5. In the Setup type dialog box, select Use an existing BlackBerry Configuration Database. 6. In the Database information dialog box, perform the following actions: a. Verify the names of the database server and BlackBerry Configuration Database that the BlackBerry Enterprise Server uses. b. If you configured the database server to use static ports, select the Static option. If the static port number is not 1433, in the Port field, type the port number. 48

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Property
Description
BACKUP_DIR
This property specifies an existing folder where you want to save the
database backup in.
By default, this folder is located in the same root folder that the
CreateDB.exe file is located in.
BES_TYPE
This property specifies the messaging server that your organization uses.
Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a new computer
and upgrade the existing BlackBerry Configuration
Database
To administer the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you must install the BlackBerry Administration Service. You can
install the BlackBerry Administration Service on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server or on a
separate computer. You must either install or upgrade the BlackBerry Administration Service on the computer that
you perform the installation process on in the BlackBerry Domain first.
During the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation process, you must restart the computer.
Before you begin:
If you upgrade a BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 instance, the upgrade process deletes any software
configurations that you created. Document the existing software configurations before you start the upgrade
process so that you can create the software configurations again after the upgrade process is complete. For
more information, see the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Administration Guide
.
If you configured database mirroring for the BlackBerry Configuration Database, you must verify that the
principal database is available before you upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
1.
Log in to the computer using the Windows® account that you want the BlackBerry Enterprise Server services to
run on.
2.
Stop the IBM® Lotus® Domino® server.
3.
In the Windows Services, change the startup type of the IBM Lotus Domino server to manual.
4.
In the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files, double-click
setup.exe
.
5.
In the
Setup type
dialog box, select
Use an existing BlackBerry Configuration Database
.
6.
In the
Database information
dialog box, perform the following actions:
a.
Verify the names of the database server and BlackBerry Configuration Database that the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server uses.
b.
If you configured the database server to use static ports, select the
Static
option. If the static port number
is not 1433, in the
Port
field, type the port number.
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