Installation guide

Upgrade a BlackBerry Configuration
Database
If you are not a database administrator and you do not have permissions to modify the BlackBerry Configuration Database,
you can request that a database administrator with the appropriate permissions upgrades the BlackBerry Configuration
Database
before you run the setup application and upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Before you begin: Verify that you configured the proper permissions on the database server.
1. Log in to the computer that hosts the database server as a local administrator or using a Windows account that has
SQL administrator permissions.
2. Copy the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files to the database server that hosts the BlackBerry Configuration
Database
.
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. Save and close the file.
8. Open a command prompt window.
9. Navigate to <extracted_folder>\Database.
10. 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.
SERVER This property specifies the name of the database server that hosts the BlackBerry
Configuration Database. If a database instance hosts the BlackBerry Configuration
Database, follow the format database_server_name\database_instance_name.
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