Installation guide
7 Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using the cutover upgrade process and upgrade the existing BlackBerry
Configuration Database............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Upgrade a BlackBerry Configuration Database.......................................................................................................................... 36
BESMgmt.cfg properties........................................................................................................................................................ 37
Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on the new computer and upgrade the existing BlackBerry Configuration
Database.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Specifying a name for the BlackBerry Administration Service pool during the installation process........................... 40
Move user accounts to a new BlackBerry Enterprise Server using the BlackBerry Administration Service........................ 40
Prevent the previous BlackBerry Enterprise Server from connecting to the BlackBerry Infrastructure............................... 41
Start the new BlackBerry Enterprise Server................................................................................................................................. 41
8 Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using the cutover upgrade process and create a BlackBerry
Configuration Database............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Create a BlackBerry Configuration Database.............................................................................................................................. 42
BESMgmt.cfg properties........................................................................................................................................................ 43
Install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a new computer and create a new BlackBerry Configuration Database....... 44
Specifying a name for the BlackBerry Administration Service pool during the installation process........................... 46
9 Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software in phases........................................................................................ 47
Upgrade multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances in phases....................................................................................... 47
10 Postupgrade tasks....................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Best practice: Running the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.......................................................................................................... 49
Log in to the BlackBerry Administration Service for the first time............................................................................................ 50
Configuring BlackBerry MDS Integration Service high availablility during the upgrade process........................................ 50
Install a BlackBerry MDS Integration Service pool in an upgraded environment.......................................................... 51
Change applications to support BlackBerry MDS Connection Service failover...................................................................... 51
Configuring support for new attachments................................................................................................................................... 52
Configure an upgraded BlackBerry Enterprise Server to support new attachment extensions................................... 52
Configure an upgraded BlackBerry Attachment Service to support new attachment distillers................................... 52
Assigning an IT policy to a group.................................................................................................................................................. 53
Remove an IT policy from a user account............................................................................................................................ 53
Restrict database permissions for the BlackBerry Attachment Service................................................................................... 53
Configuring minimum Microsoft SQL Server permissions for the Windows account............................................................. 54
Configure minimum Microsoft SQL Server permissions for the Windows account........................................................ 55
Configuring a computer for monitoring....................................................................................................................................... 55