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Upgrading the BlackBerry Enterprise Server using a phased process
Phased upgrades
Example 1: Upgrade BlackBerry Enterprise Servers at Version 4.0.3 using a phased process
Example 2: Upgrade BlackBerry Enterprise Servers at Version 4.0 and earlier using a phased process
Phased upgrades
You can upgrade your BlackBerry Enterprise Servers to Version 4.1.4 in phases while maintaining BlackBerry Enterprise Servers at versions earlier than 4.1.4.
When you upgrade your BlackBerry environment gradually, you must use different administrative tools to manage the different versions of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. When you upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Version 4.1.4 and your environment contains BlackBerry components at Version 4.1.1 and earlier, you must verify which BlackBerry component version combinations are supported. You must also consider how changes to the configuration and user access information impact existing versions of the BlackBerry Mobile Data Service (BlackBerry MDS Connection Service).
Managing a mixed-version environment
The administrative tools that you use to manage a
You can create a BlackBerry
After you upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration Database to Version 4.1, you must administer all BlackBerry Enterprise Servers in that BlackBerry Domain using BlackBerry Manager Version 4.1. You must also use the BlackBerry Manager Version 4.1 for MMC to perform some administrative tasks on BlackBerry Enterprise Servers earlier than Version 4.1. See the Managing multiple versions of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange in a BlackBerry Domain guide for more information.
BlackBerry Mobile Data Service (BlackBerry MDS Connection Service) considerations
After you upgrade the BlackBerry Mobile Data Service to Version 4.1 or later, the service name becomes the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service.
