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22 Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server Installation and Administration Guide
BlackBerry Professional Software: Up to 30 Users
The Google Apps Connector requires the following if you plan to support fewer than 30 users
on a BlackBerry Professional Software server:
• A dedicated server. Do not use a server that is being used for other services.
• Recommended Hardware Requirements: Intel® Pentium® IV processor (2GHz or
greater), 2 GB RAM.
• Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 32bit with
language=en .
• 500MB of disk space per user, in addition to Windows requirements.
• An existing Microsoft SQL Server (if you intend to use Microsoft SQL Server). Microsoft
SQL Server 2000 SP3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• BlackBerry Professional Software for Microsoft Exchange, version 4.1, with Service Pack
4B.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server: Up to 250 Users
The Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server requires the following if you
plan to support fewer than 250 users on a BlackBerry Enterprise server:
• A dedicated server. Do not use a server that is being used for other services.
• Recommended Hardware Requirements: Dual Intel® Pentium® IV processor (2GHz or
greater), 4 GB RAM.
• Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 32bit with
language=en .
• 500MB of disk space per user, in addition to Windows requirements.
• An existing Microsoft SQL Server (if you intend to use Microsoft SQL Server). Microsoft
SQL Server 2000 SP3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1.6 with MR 7 for Microsoft Exchange.
If you are piloting the connector, you can obtain a trial version of BES for 60 days that
supports up to 20 users. For full-scale installation, you will need to purchase a full license
for each server.
Note: Research In Motion may issue newer Maintenance Releases for BlackBerry
Enterprise Server. For the latest supported release, see the Google Apps Connector Help
Center article.
If you have existing hardware that does not match the recommended specifications, you might
be able to support up to 250 users depending on your system utilization. Use a performance
monitoring tool (such as the native Windows
perfmon ) to monitor your hardware utilization.
If your average CPU utilization is approaching 40%, or Committed Memory is approaching
75%, add additional BlackBerry Enterprise Servers or upgrade your system to meet the listed
server requirements.