Setup guide

Preparation and Planning 23
BlackBerry Enterprise Server: Up to 500 users
The Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server requires the following if you
plan to support more than 250 users (up to 500 users) on a BlackBerry Enterprise server:
• A dedicated server. Do not use a server that is being used for other services.
• Recommended Hardware Requirements: Quad Core Intel® Pentium® IV processor
(2GHz or greater), 8GB RAM.
• Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2 64-bit (or Windows 2003 32-bit Enterprise) with
language=en .
• 500MB of disk space per user, in addition to Windows requirements.
• An existing 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.
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 500 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.
During Installation
During the installation steps described in this book, you will install the following:
• Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1.
• The December 2008 Cumulative Time Zone update for Microsoft Windows operating
systems.
• MSDE database (if you are not using Microsoft SQL Server). This is included in the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation package.
• Microsoft Outlook 2007 with SP2 (U.S. English language support).
Note: Do not enable Windows Search for Outlook.
• Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
• Google GAL Generator, which installs with the Google Apps Connector.
Installation of the Google Apps Connector and related components is described in
“Installation” on page 29.