BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Upgrade Guide
Upgrade option | Description | Advantages | Disadvantages | User impact | |||
Upgrade the BlackBerry | The cutover upgrade | • you can add user | • you require one extra | • | BlackBerry devices | ||
Enterprise Server using a | process installs BlackBerry |
| accounts back to the |
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| running BlackBerry |
cutover process. | Enterprise Server Version |
| old BlackBerry | • if you upgrade from a |
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| 4.1.4 on a new computer |
| Enterprise Server if |
| version earlier than |
| Version 4.0 or later |
| and migrates user |
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| BlackBerry Enterprise |
| receive new service |
| accounts and server |
| problems on the new |
| Server Version 4.0, the |
| books and wireless |
| information from the old |
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| BlackBerry Enterprise |
| synchronization |
| BlackBerry Enterprise | • you can move to new |
| Server takes longer |
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| Server to the new one. |
| server hardware and |
| that it did previously | • | all BlackBerry devices |
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| receive new IT policies |
| accounts and server |
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Upgrade the BlackBerry | The phased upgrade | • you can migrate user | • | you require additional | • | BlackBerry devices | |
Enterprise Server using a | process maintains earlier |
| accounts to the new |
| computers |
| running BlackBerry |
phased process. | versions of the BlackBerry |
| BlackBerry Enterprise | • | you require additional |
| Device Software |
| Enterprise Servers while |
| Servers at your own |
| SRP credentials |
| Version 4.0 or later |
| you gradually create |
| pace | • if you are moving user |
| receive new service | |
| Version 4.1.4 BlackBerry | • you can move user |
| accounts from one |
| books and wireless | |
| Enterprise Servers and |
| accounts gradually to |
| BlackBerry |
| synchronization |
| migrate user accounts to |
| limit the number of |
| Configuration |
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| service books and IT |
| Database to another, | • | all BlackBerry devices |
| In a |
| policies that the |
| BlackBerry device |
| receive new IT policies |
| environment that includes |
| BlackBerry Policy |
| options that you back |
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| BlackBerry components at |
| Service sends at one |
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| BlackBerry Manager must | • | you can monitor |
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environment during the upgrade by changing user distribution patterns
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