Blackberry 4.1.4 manual System requirements for remote components

2: System requirements

Considerations

You must manage the BlackBerry Configuration Database using a BlackBerry Manager that is configured to support the database management system (DBMS) type. You select the DBMS type of the BlackBerry Manager during the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation.

The version of MSDE 2000 (MSDE 2000 Release A) provided with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server does not support upgrading from a previous version of MSDE. Visit www.support.microsoft.com/kb/829925 for more information.

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If you are using Microsoft SQL Server, install the program using the default case-insensitive collation setting. The collation setting for the BlackBerry Configuration Database must be the same as the collation setting for the database server.

If you are using Microsoft SQL Server, you can install the BlackBerry Configuration Database on a nondefault instance. During the installation process, you can specify servername\instancename.

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If the BlackBerry Configuration Database is on a remote computer or you want to use a remote BlackBerry Manager, you must	†
enable named pipes and TCP/IP network protocols.
If you are installing the BlackBerry MDS Services, you must install the BlackBerry MDS Services databases on the same DBMS and	†
on the same database server as the BlackBerry Configuration Database.
If you are installing the BlackBerry MDS Services and if you are using Microsoft SQL Server, the Microsoft SQL Server must support	†
mixed-mode authentication. If you install the BlackBerry Configuration Database on MSDE 2000, you receive a prompt to accept
this change in authentication.
If you are installing the BlackBerry MDS Services, you must use SQL authentication to create the BlackBerry MDS Services	†
databases.
If you are using SQL authentication to create the BlackBerry Configuration Database, you must use a different SQL account to
create the BlackBerry MDS Services databases.
Note: The BlackBerry MDS Services store their BlackBerry MDS Services database access credentials in plain text form in
<installation directory>\MDSS\jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9\conf\server.xml. To protect the access credentials in that storage location,
you must limit read and write control to that location.

System requirements for remote components

If you plan to install BlackBerry components on remote computers, you must confirm that those computers meet the system requirements.

Checklists	Description	Reference
Checklist: BlackBerry MDS Services system	This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on	See page 24.
requirements	the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry MDS Services.
Checklist: BlackBerry Enterprise Server with	This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on	See page 25.
the BlackBerry MDS Services system	the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Enterprise
requirements	Server with BlackBerry MDS Services.
Checklist: BlackBerry Attachment Service	This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on	See page 27.
system requirements	the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Attachment
	Service.
Checklist: BlackBerry Manager system	This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on	See page 28.
requirements	the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Manager.
Checklist: BlackBerry Router system	This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on	See page 29.
requirements	the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry Router.
Checklist: BlackBerry MDS Connection	This checklist describes the software and settings that are required on	See page 29.
Service system requirements	the computer on which you plan to install the BlackBerry MDS
	Connection Service.

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