
System requirements
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server Software requires the following hardware and software components:
Hardware
•Computer with an
Software
BlackBerry Enterprise Server works in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 (or later) or Microsoft Exchange 2000 native environments, or in a mixed (Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and Microsoft Exchange 2000) environment.
The following software is required for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to function:
•Windows 2000 Server (Service Pack 1 or later)
•Microsoft Exchange 2000 (Service Pack 2 or later) mail server environment (recommended installation on a separate computer than the BlackBerry Enterprise Server service) and Microsoft Exchange 2000 System Manager
Note: If Microsoft Exchange Service Pack 2 is installed on the Microsoft Exchange Server, it should also be installed on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
•Before installing BlackBerry Enterprise Server, install the CDO.dll hotfix for Microsoft Product Support Services Knowledge Base article Q314606. You can download the hotfix and obtain information on the Knowledge Base article from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=38952&area=se
arch&ordinal=2, and then copy the CDO.dll hotfix to C:/winnt/system32/.The CDO.dll should be version 06.00.16.5770.
The following software is required for BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management (required if Microsoft Exchange 2000 is installed) to function:
•A database tool (MSDE, SQL 7.0, or SQL 2000) must be installed before, during, or after BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management installation, before you can use BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management
Warning: To install BlackBerry User Administration, BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management must also be installed on the same computer.
Note: BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Exchange are not required on the same computer as BlackBerry User Administration. BlackBerry User Administration has the same system requirements but requires different permissions than the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
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