BlackBerry Research In Motion - Blackberry Life Jacket blackberry enterprise server User Manual

Verify that your organization's environment meets the
system requirements for the latest BlackBerry
Enterprise Server version.

"System requirements" in the BlackBerry Enterprise
Server Upgrade Guide

Prepare the BlackBerry Domain for the upgrade process. "Preupgrade tasks" in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Stop all administration of the BlackBerry Domain.

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Back up the BlackBerry Configuration Database.

"Backing up the BlackBerry Configuration Database" in
the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Upgrade Guide.

Upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration Database using
the CreateDB script.

"Upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration Database" in the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Upgrade Guide

On a computer that is separate from the computers that
host the BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances, install
the BlackBerry Administration Service and, if required,
the BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager.

"Installing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Software" in
the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Installation Guide

Create administrative roles and administrator accounts. "Creating administrator accounts" in the BlackBerry

Resume administration of the BlackBerry Domain using
the BlackBerry Administration Service.

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Upgrade the temporary BlackBerry Enterprise Server to
the latest version.

"Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software
by overwriting the existing version" in the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server Upgrade Guide

Using the test user accounts, run the tests that your
organization requires to verify the software and
features.

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Upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances one
at a time using the in-place upgrade process.

"Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software
by overwriting the existing version" in the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server Upgrade Guide

If your organization has a distributed BlackBerry® Enterprise Server environment, you can move to new hardware

for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances during the upgrade process.
You can consider this upgrade option if one or more of the following conditions applies to your organization's

environment:
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You want to upgrade the existing BlackBerry Configuration Database.

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You want to move the BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances to new hardware.

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You are not a database administrator and you do not have permissions to upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration

Database using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server setup application.

Upgrade Planning Guide

Planning to upgrade the BlackBerry Domain when moving to new hardware

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