BlackBerry Enterprise Server for
Microsoft Exchange
Version 4.1.4
Upgrade Guide
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4 for Microsoft Exchange Upgrade Guide
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Contents
1 Planning to upgrade your BlackBerry environment.......................................................................................9
Upgrading to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4..........................................................................9
Confirm the version from which you are upgrading ............................................................................9
Changes to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.5.2 and earlier environment................... 9
Changes to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.6 environment .........................................10
Changes to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.0 environment .........................................10
Choosing a BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade option .........................................................................11
Upgrading to BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.1 and later.............................................................13
Choosing a BlackBerry Device Software upgrade option..........................................................................13
Additional upgrade resources........................................................................................................................15
2 System requirements ..........................................................................................................................................17
Hardware requirements..................................................................................................................................17
System requirements for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server......................................................................17
Checklist: Operating system requirements .........................................................................................18
Checklist: Messaging and collaboration server software requirements .........................................19
Checklist: Security support requirements ............................................................................................19
Checklist: Multilanguage support requirements................................................................................20
Checklist: Virtual machine support requirements..............................................................................20
Checklist: Additional software requirements......................................................................................20
System requirements for your corporate environment .............................................................................20
Checklist: Network environment settings ............................................................................................21
Checklist: Messaging and collaboration environment settings........................................................21
Checklist: Instant messaging environment settings...........................................................................21
Checklist: Terminal service settings ..................................................................................................... 22
Checklist: Database environment settings.......................................................................................... 22
System requirements for remote components ........................................................................................... 23
Checklist: BlackBerry MDS Services system requirements ..............................................................24
Checklist: BlackBerry Enterprise Server with the BlackBerry MDS Services system requirements
25
Checklist: BlackBerry Attachment Service system requirements .................................................... 27
Checklist: BlackBerry Manager system requirements .......................................................................28
Checklist: BlackBerry Router system requirements ...........................................................................29
Checklist: BlackBerry MDS Connection Service system requirements...........................................29
Checklist: BlackBerry Collaboration Service system requirements.................................................30
3 Preparing your BlackBerry Enterprise Server environment for upgrade...................................................31
Preparing to upgrade from BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.5.2 and earlier.............................31
Migrate BlackBerry Enterprise Server information from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 administration
extensions..................................................................................................................................................31
Perform system maintenance................................................................................................................ 32
Back up system information .................................................................................................................. 33
Synchronize BlackBerry device capabilities........................................................................................ 33
Preparing to upgrade from BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.6................................................... 33
Perform system maintenance................................................................................................................34
Back up system information ..................................................................................................................35
Prepare to consolidate multiple instances of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server ...........................35
Preview the user migration ....................................................................................................................36
Standardize connections to the BlackBerry Mobile Data Service....................................................39
Synchronize BlackBerry device capabilities........................................................................................40
Preparing to upgrade from BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.0...................................................40
Perform system maintenance................................................................................................................40
Back up system information ...................................................................................................................41
Back up the BlackBerry Configuration Database................................................................................41
4 Configuring your environment.........................................................................................................................43
Configuring Microsoft Exchange to support wireless calendar synchronization .................................43
Setting database permissions.......................................................................................................................43
Set Microsoft SQL Server permissions .................................................................................................44
5 Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using an in-place process.................................................45
Checklist: Confirm the upgrade requirements...........................................................................................45
Upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.................................................................................................46
Improve the startup performance of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server .................................................46
Troubleshooting the BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade process ..................................................... 47
Resolving issues during the upgrade process.....................................................................................47
Resolving issues after the upgrade process ........................................................................................48
6 Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using a cutover process.................................................... 49
Checklist: Confirm the upgrade preparation on the existing BlackBerry Enterprise Servers.............49
Checklist: Confirm the installation requirements on the new computer ...............................................49
Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4 on a new computer...........................................50
Migrate the user accounts.............................................................................................................................50
Stop the old BlackBerry Enterprise Server...................................................................................................51
Improve the startup performance of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server .................................................52
Start the new BlackBerry Enterpriser Server..............................................................................................52
Reactivate user accounts...............................................................................................................................52
Troubleshooting the BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade....................................................................52
Resolving issues during the upgrade ..................................................................................................52
Resolving issues after the upgrade.......................................................................................................54
Returning user accounts to their previous BlackBerry Enterprise Server version.........................54
7 Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using a phased process .....................................................55
Phased upgrades.............................................................................................................................................55
Managing a mixed-version environment.............................................................................................55
BlackBerry Mobile Data Service (BlackBerry MDS Connection Service) considerations.............55
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.2 or later considerations.................................................56
Example 1: Upgrade BlackBerry Enterprise Servers at Version 4.0.3 using a phased process........... 57
Example 2: Upgrade BlackBerry Enterprise Servers at Version 4.0 and earlier using a phased process
59
Upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server at Version 4.0 and earlier and create a new BlackBerry
Configuration Database .........................................................................................................................59
Upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server at Version 4.0 and earlier and keep the existing Black-
Berry Configuration Database...............................................................................................................60
8 Upgrading BlackBerry Device Software......................................................................................................... 61
Enabling users to upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software at their computers...................................61
Checklist: Confirm the upgrade requirements.....................................................................................61
Add the BlackBerry Device Software to the network drive................................................................61
Confirm that the BlackBerry Application Loader Version 4.1 appears in the network drive (recom-
mended) ....................................................................................................................................................62
Distribute the BlackBerry Desktop Software installation files (if required)...................................62
Create and send a wireless enterprise activation password.............................................................63
Send the upgrade instructions to BlackBerry device users...............................................................63
Confirm that the BlackBerry Device Software upgrade is successful .............................................64
Upgrading the BlackBerry Device Software at a central computer or kiosk.........................................64
Checklist: Confirm the upgrade requirements....................................................................................64
Add the BlackBerry Device Software to the network drive...............................................................64
Create a software configuration ...........................................................................................................64
Assign a software configuration to a user (optional).........................................................................65
Upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software ...........................................................................................65
Confirm that the upgrade is successful .............................................................................................. 66
Sending the BlackBerry Device Software upgrade to user computers.................................................. 66
Add the BlackBerry Desktop Software installation files to the network drive.............................. 66
Add the BlackBerry Device Software installation files to the network drive .................................67
Create and send a wireless enterprise activation password.............................................................67
Push the installation files to user computers......................................................................................67
Force the BlackBerry Device Software upgrade .................................................................................67
Confirm that BlackBerry Device Software upgrade was successful................................................68
Troubleshooting the BlackBerry device upgrade.......................................................................................68
Resolving issues during the upgrade ...................................................................................................68
1
Planning to upgrade your BlackBerry
environment
Upgrading to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4
When you upgrade to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4, the changes to your BlackBerry environment
depend on the version from which you are upgrading.
Confirm the version from which you are upgrading
1. On the taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of currently installed programs, click BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
4. Click Support Information.
5. Retrieve the version number.
Changes to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.5.2 and earlier
environment
When you upgrade from BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.5.2 or BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 2.1.5,
the following changes occur:
• updates to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software
• removal of the Microsoft® administrative extensions
• creation of a new schema for the BlackBerry Configuration Database
• migration of user accounts to the new schema
Upgrading to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4
Choosing a BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade option
Upgrading to BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.1 and later
Choosing a BlackBerry Device Software upgrade option
Additional upgrade resources
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Changes to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.6 environment
When you upgrade from BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 3.6, the following changes occur:
• updates to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software
• consolidation of BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances
• creation of a new schema for the BlackBerry Configuration Database
• migration of user accounts to the new schema
You can preview the user account migration into the BlackBerry Configuration Database to identify any issues that
might occur (for example, identifying inactive user accounts that you cannot migrate) and to estimate the time
that it should take to migrate user accounts during the upgrade process.
Changes to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.0 environment
When you upgrade from BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.0, the following changes occur:
• updates to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software, including any BlackBerry components that you installed
separately (for example, the BlackBerry Manager)
• upgrades to the schema of the BlackBerry Configuration Database
Before you upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4, make sure that all BlackBerry Enterprise Servers
in your environment that share a BlackBerry Configuration Database are Version 4.0.3 or higher. Certain
components in earlier versions of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server are not optimized for use with the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4.
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1: Planning to upgrade your BlackBerry environment
Choosing a BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade option
Upgrade option Description Advantages Disadvantages User impact
Upgrade the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server using an
in-place process.
The in-place upgrade
process installs BlackBerry
Enterprise Server Version
4.1.4 over the existing
version.
•you do not require
additional computers
to perform this
upgrade
• when the upgrade
completes, user
accounts are active
and no additional
administrative action
is required
• you cannot remove
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server Version 4.1.4
and return to the
earlier version
automatically
• you turn off the
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server during the
upgrade, so the
BlackBerry service
interruption lasts for
as long as the upgrade
process
• if you upgrade from a
version earlier than
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server Version 4.0, the
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server takes longer
than it did previously
to start because it
sends new service
books to all the
BlackBerry devices
that are capable of
wireless
synchronization
• BlackBerry devices
running BlackBerry®
Device Software
Version 4.0 or later
receive new service
books and wireless
synchronization
occurs
• all BlackBerry devices
receive new IT policies
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Upgrade the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server using a
cutover process.
The cutover upgrade
process installs BlackBerry
Enterprise Server Version
4.1.4 on a new computer
and migrates user
accounts and server
information from the old
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server to the new one.
After you migrate the user
accounts and server
information, you stop the
old BlackBerry Enterprise
Server and start the new
one.
This upgrade process uses
the same SRP credentials
on both the old and new
BlackBerry Enterprise
Servers.
Use this upgrade process
only when upgrading from
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server Version 3.6.
• you can add user
accounts back to the
old BlackBerry
Enterprise Server if
you encounter any
problems on the new
one
• you can move to new
server hardware and
start with a clean
environment
•you experience
minimal service
interruption using this
upgrade process
because user accounts
remain active on the
old BlackBerry
Enterprise Server until
you start the new
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server
• you require one extra
computer
• if you upgrade from a
version earlier than
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server Version 4.0, the
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server takes longer
that it did previously
to start because it
sends new service
books to all the
BlackBerry devices
that are capable of
wireless
synchronization
• BlackBerry devices
running BlackBerry
Device Software
Version 4.0 or later
receive new service
books and wireless
synchronization
occurs
• all BlackBerry devices
receive new IT policies
Upgrade the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server using a
phased process.
The phased upgrade
process maintains earlier
versions of the BlackBerry
Enterprise Servers while
you gradually create
Version 4.1.4 BlackBerry
Enterprise Servers and
migrate user accounts to
them.
In a mixed-version
environment that includes
BlackBerry components at
Version 4.1.4, the
BlackBerry Manager must
not be at a higher version
than the BlackBerry
Configuration Database.
• you can migrate user
accounts to the new
BlackBerry Enterprise
Servers at your own
pace
• you can move user
accounts gradually to
limit the number of
service books and IT
policies that the
BlackBerry Policy
Service sends at one
time
• you can monitor
system performance
as you add user
accounts
• you can reorganize
your BlackBerry
environment during
the upgrade by
changing user
distribution patterns
• you require additional
computers
• you require additional
SRP credentials
• if you are moving user
accounts from one
BlackBerry
Configuration
Database to another,
BlackBerry device
options that you back
up to the BlackBerry
Configuration
Database are lost
during this move
• BlackBerry devices
running BlackBerry
Device Software
Version 4.0 or later
receive new service
books and wireless
synchronization
occurs
• all BlackBerry devices
receive new IT policies
Upgrade option Description Advantages Disadvantages User impact
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1: Planning to upgrade your BlackBerry environment
Upgrading to BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.1 and
later
When you upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server you might also want to upgrade the BlackBerry Device
Software so that users can use the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4 features.
You are not required to upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4
supports BlackBerry devices that are running BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.0.x and earlier.
You can upgrade only BlackBerry devices with 32 MB of flash memory to BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.1.
To upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software, you must connect a BlackBerry device to a computer. You cannot
distribute the BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network. If users’ BlackBerry devices are running
BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.0 or later, wireless synchronization occurs after the BlackBerry Enterprise
Server upgrade completes. Visit www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic to read article KB-04295 for more
information about which software versions cause an automatic wireless synchronization to occur.
Choosing a BlackBerry Device Software upgrade option
Upgrade option Description Advantages Disadvantages User impact
Enable users to upgrade
the BlackBerry Device
Software at their
computers.
This upgrade process
requires you to install the
BlackBerry Device
Software and the
BlackBerry Application
Loader in a shared
network drive that is
accessible by computers in
your organization.
• you can use a shared
network drive to make
the BlackBerry Device
Software upgrade
available to users
•you can enable users
to upgrade their
BlackBerry devices at
their computers by
sending them a link to
the BlackBerry Device
Software installation
files
• you can automate the
BlackBerry Device
Software upgrade
loading process to
remove user
interaction for USB
BlackBerry devices
•you can upgrade
BlackBerry devices
remotely
• you cannot manage
BlackBerry Device
Software upgrades
using software
configurations
• you cannot force users
to upgrade their
BlackBerry Device
Software
• this upgrade process
increases network
traffic to the network
drive
• users must have either
the BlackBerry®
Desktop Software
Version 3.6 or later or
the BlackBerry
Handheld Manager
Version 3.6 or later
installed on their
computers
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Upgrade the BlackBerry
Device Software at a
central computer or kiosk.
This upgrade process uses
software configurations to
help control the
BlackBerry Device
Software upgrade process
for each BlackBerry device
at a central administration
computer or kiosk.
This upgrade process
requires you to install the
BlackBerry Device
Software in a shared
network drive that is
accessible by the
administration computer
or kiosk.
You must also install the
BlackBerry Manager on
the computer from which
you plan to upgrade
BlackBerry devices.
• you can monitor the
BlackBerry Device
Software upgrade
process at the
administration
computer
•you can use software
configurations to help
control BlackBerry
Device Software
upgrades
•you can upgrade
multiple BlackBerry
devices at the same
time
•you can upgrade
BlackBerry devices for
users who do not have
the BlackBerry
Handheld Manager or
the BlackBerry®
Desktop Manager
installed on their
computers
• you can share a single
software location
between multiple
administration
computers
• you cannot force users
to upgrade their
BlackBerry Device
Software
• users must bring their
BlackBerry devices to
an administrator to
upgrade the
BlackBerry Device
Software
Push the BlackBerry
Device Software and
BlackBerry Desktop
Software to user
computers.
This upgrade process
enables you to use third-
party software to create
and distribute a single
installation file that
contains the BlackBerry
Desktop Software and the
BlackBerry Device
Software.
This customized
installation file installs the
complete BlackBerry
Desktop Software and the
BlackBerry Device
Software on users’
computers. Users then
upgrade the BlackBerry
Device Software
interactively.
• you can install the
BlackBerry Device
Software and the
BlackBerry Desktop
Software on users’
computers
automatically
•you can force users to
upgrade their
BlackBerry Device
Software through IT
policies
•you can upgrade
BlackBerry Device
Software for users who
have BlackBerry
Desktop Software
version 3.5 or earlier
• you must distribute
large installation
packages over the
corporate local area
network (LAN)
• users must connect
their BlackBerry
devices to their
computers and start
the BlackBerry
Desktop Manager
Upgrade option Description Advantages Disadvantages User impact
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Additional upgrade resources
The following upgrade options might apply to your BlackBerry environment. Use the resources listed in the
following table to plan and perform the upgrade.
Upgrade option Description Resource
Move the BlackBerry
Configuration Database to a
different database
application.
You must upgrade from Microsoft® SQL
Server™ Database Engine (MSDE) Version 7
to MDSE 2000 or to Microsoft SQL Server.
Visit www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic to read
article KB-03112 for more information.
Change to a new license
model during the upgrade.
If you are changing from the BlackBerry®
Enterprise Server - Small Business Edition
to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you
require a new client access license key in
addition to the software.
Visit www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic to read
article KB-03535 for more information.
Upgrade a pilot environment
to a production environment.
If you have a separate BlackBerry
Configuration Database in your pilot
environment, you must consider how to use
the BlackBerry Configuration Database in
your production environment.
You can make the pilot BlackBerry
Configuration Database your new
production BlackBerry Configuration
Database. When you upgrade the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use this
new BlackBerry Configuration Database,
use wireless enterprise activation to
migrate user accounts to the new database.
You can also upgrade your existing
production BlackBerry Configuration
Database to BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Version 4.1.4. When you configure the pilot
BlackBerry Enterprise Server to use the
production BlackBerry Configuration
Database, use wireless enterprise
activation to migrate user accounts to the
new database.
BlackBerry devices must be running
BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.0 or
later to use wireless enterprise activation.
Visit www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic to read
article KB-04246 for more information.
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System requirements
Hardware requirements
Visit www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic to read the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1 for
Microsoft Exchange Server Capacity Calculator and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1 for Microsoft
Exchange Performance Benchmarking for more information about calculating hardware requirements based on
the expected use of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server in your environment.
System requirements for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
You must confirm that the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server meets the
system requirements.
Hardware requirements
System requirements for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
System requirements for your corporate environment
System requirements for remote components
Checklists Description Reference
Checklist: Operating system requirements This checklist describes the operating system software and settings
that are required on the computer on which you plan to install the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
See page 18.
Checklist: Messaging and collaboration
server software requirements
This checklist describes the messaging server software and settings
that are required on the computer on which you plan to install the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
See page 19.
Checklist: Security support requirements This checklist describes the security software that is required on the
computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
if you want to support specific security features.
See page 19.
Checklist: Multilanguage support
requirements
This checklist describes the configuration that is required on the
computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
if you want to support localized message content.
See page 20.
Checklist: Virtual computer support
requirements
This checklist describes the configuration that is required on the
computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
if you have a virtual computer environment.
See page 20.
Checklist: Additional software requirements This checklist describes the additional software that is required on the
computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
if you want to read the documentation and help file, or if you want to
implement multiple BlackBerry devices from a single computer.
See page 20.
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Checklist: Operating system requirements
Note: You must install the most current service pack for each Microsoft product.
Considerations
Install one of the following operating systems on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server:
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Service Pack (SP) 4 (Server or Advanced Server editions)
• Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 (SP1 is required for Microsoft Windows Messenger support and if you are using Microsoft
Exchange 2007)
Install Microsoft Messaging Queue (MSMQ) Version 3.0 (required for Microsoft Windows Messenger support).
Note: If you install MSMQ separately from Windows Server 2003, clear the default Active Directory Integration and Triggers
subcomponents and select only the Common subcomponent.
Install Microsoft® .NET Framework Version 1.1 (SP1 is required for Microsoft Windows Messenger support). You can install this
program during the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation.
If Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 is installed, the setup program still installs Version 1.1 or Version 1.1 SP1.
If Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 is installed in a language other than English, you must download and install SP1 in the
appropriate language.
Visit www.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/ for more information.
Install one of the following Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) versions on the computer on which you plan to install the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server:
• MDAC Version 2.8 with Security Patch MS04-003 (Version 2000.85.1025.00)
• MDAC Version 2.8 SP2 (Version 2000.86.1830.00)
Note: MDAC Version 2.8 SP2 is shipped only with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Install Java® 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE™) Runtime Environment Version 5.0 update 9. You can install this program during
the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation.
If you are using Microsoft Exchange 2007, install the Internet Service Manager component of Internet Information Services from
your Microsoft Windows installation media
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Checklist: Messaging and collaboration server software requirements
Checklist: Security support requirements
Warning: Do not install Microsoft® Outlook® on the same computer as the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Visit
www.support.microsoft.com/kb/266418 for more information.
Considerations
Install one of the following Microsoft Exchange administration tools on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server:
• Microsoft Exchange Version 5.5 Administrator
• Microsoft Exchange 2000 System Manager
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 System Manager
• Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1 (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929590
for more information)
• if you are using Microsoft Exchange 2007, either Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1
or Microsoft Exchange 2003 System Tools with SP2
Note: Do not install Microsoft Exchange 2007 on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server in the same Microsoft Exchange Organization as your messaging server.
Review the Microsoft known issues that impact wireless calendar synchronization. See “Configuring Microsoft Exchange to
support wireless calendar synchronization” on page 43 for more information
If you are using Microsoft Exchange 2003 and use unicode text in calendars, download and install the following hotfixes:
• visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913643 to install the hotfix on the messaging server
• visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923537/en-us to install the hotfix on the computer on which you will install the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server
If your instant messaging environment supports Microsoft Windows Messenger and you are using TLS as the communication
protocol, you must install or import one of the following certificates on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server:
• If your instant messaging server is Microsoft® Live Communications Server 2005™, you must install or import a Mutual
TLS (MTLS) certificate.
• If your instant messaging server is Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 SP1, you must install or import a server
authentication certificate under the computer account.
Visit www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX011526591033.aspx for more information about configuring certificates on Microsoft
Live Communications Server 2005.
If your instant messaging server is IBM® Lotus® Sametime®, you must add the IP address of each computer on which you plan to
install the BlackBerry Collaboration Service to the CommunityConnectivity document on the Sametime server.
If your instant messaging server is Novell® GroupWise® Messenger, you must turn on support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
authentication of the Novell GroupWise Messenger agents on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry
Collaboration Service. Visit www.novell.com/documentation to read the Messenger 1.0 Administration Guide for more
information.
Considerations
If you are using RSA® SecurID® authentication, you must install the Security Dynamics Technologies Ace/Agent® for Microsoft
Windows Version 5.0 on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service.
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Checklist: Multilanguage support requirements
Checklist: Virtual machine support requirements
Checklist: Additional software requirements
System requirements for your corporate environment
You must confirm that settings in your network, messaging and collaboration, instant messaging, and database
environments are configured to support the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Considerations
Set your language preferences in Microsoft® Internet Explorer® to display encoded web pages correctly.
Considerations
Install VMware® ESX Server Version 2.5.2 on the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Considerations
If you run a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub to implement BlackBerry devices while connected to the BlackBerry Manager, verify
that the USB driver supports USB1.1-compliant hubs.
Install Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Version 3.0 or later so that you can view the product guides.
Set Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or later with Java or JavaScript® enabled as your default browser so that you can view
the online help.
Install Microsoft® XML Parser Version 4.0 SP2 or later. You can install this program during the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
installation.
If you are using SNMP monitoring, you must install the SNMP service before you install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Visit
www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/deploy/confeat/snmp.mspx for more information about installing and
configuring the SNMP service.
Install Microsoft® Windows Media® Player Version 9 or later to support audio attachments.
Checklists Description Reference
Checklist: Network environment settings This checklist describes how your BlackBerry Enterprise Server must
connect to your firewall.
See page 21.
Checklist: Messaging and collaboration
environment settings
This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on
your messaging server and your desktop email program.
See page 21.
Checklist: Instant messaging environment
settings
This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on
your instant messaging server.
See page 21.
Checklist: Terminal service settings This checklist describes the supported software and settings for
installing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using a terminal or remote
desktop session.
See page 22.
Checklist: Database environment settings This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on
your database server.
See page 22.
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