Installation guide

2. After you finish, you must remove the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service component information from the

BlackBerry Configuration Database using the BlackBerry Administration Service

• You can run the CreateDB executable that is included with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 SP4 installation files

For more information, visit www.blackberry.com/btsc to read artcle KB25012.

Run the CreateDB executable to remove the

BlackBerry MDS Integration Service

You must remove the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service before you can upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 SP4

or later. You can run the CreateDB executable that is included with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files to

remove the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service.

Before you begin:

Verify that you configured the correct permissions on the database server that hosts the BlackBerry Configuration

Database.

1. Perform one of the following actions:

• Log in to the computer that hosts the database server as a local administrator or using a Windows account that

has SQL administrator permissions.

• Log in to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

2. Copy the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files to the computer.

3. Extract the contents to a folder on the computer.

4. Navigate to <extracted_folder>\Database.

5. Open the BesMgmt.cfg file in a text editor.

6. Change the file to include information that is specific to your organization's environment.

7. Change CMD=Install to CMD=Upgrade.

8. Change BACKUP=false to BACKUP=true.

9. If you logged in to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you must specify the USERID and

PASSWORD for the account that has SQL administrator permissions.

10. Save and close the file.

11. Open a command prompt window.

12. Navigate to <extracted_folder>\Database.

13. Type CreateDB.exe BESMgmt.cfg.

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