Installation guide

Back up the BlackBerry Configuration Database
1. Copy the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installation media to the database server that hosts the BlackBerry Configuration
Database.
2. Extract the contents of the installation media to a folder on the computer.
3. At the command prompt, navigate to the Tools folder in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation media.
4. Run BlackBerryDbBackup.exe.
Example
To back up a BlackBerry Configuration Database that is named BESMgmt to a folder that is named DB_backup_folder, when you
use the database credentials sqlusername and sqlpassword, type
BlackBerryDBBackup.exe -d BESMgmt -f C:\DB_backup_folder -U sqlusername -P sqlpassword.
BlackBerry Configuration Database Backup Tool parameters
The parameters listed in brackets are optional.
Parameter Description
-d <database _name> This parameter specifies the name of the BlackBerry® Configuration Database (for
example, BESMgmt).
[-f] <folder> This parameter specifies the folder that you want to save the backup file in.
If you specify a folder, it must already exist.
The default folder is the current folder location.
[-S] <database_server> This parameter specifies the name of the database server that hosts the BlackBerry
Configuration Database.
[-E] This parameter specifies that you want to use Windows® authentication instead of
database authentication to connect to the database server.
Your login account must have the database owner permission.
The default value is false (Windows authentication).
[-U] <user_name> This parameter specifies the user name that you use for database authentication.
To use a login account that is different from the default login account, the account
must have database owner permission.
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