
Planning a BlackBerry Enterprise Server
upgrade
3
If your organization's environment includes only one BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that is version 4.1 SP7 or later,
you can upgrade the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to the latest version by overwriting it or by installing it on a different
computer and moving the user data to the upgraded BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
If your organization's environment includes more than one BlackBerry Enterprise Server that is version 4.1 SP7 or
later, you can upgrade each BlackBerry Enterprise Server instance to the latest version in phases to reduce the risk
to your organization's environment and minimize the number of users that the upgrade might affect at the same
time.
For information about upgrading more than one BlackBerry Enterprise Server, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Upgrade Planning Guide.
Supported BlackBerry Enterprise Server versions that you
can upgrade
You can upgrade the following BlackBerry® Enterprise Server versions to the latest version:
•
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 or later
•
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP7
If your organization has a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version that is not listed, you must first upgrade to one of the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server versions in the list above before you can upgrade to the latest version.
Replacing the BlackBerry Manager with the BlackBerry
Administration Service
In BlackBerry® Enterprise Server versions later than version 4.1, the BlackBerry Administration Service replaces the
BlackBerry Manager as the BlackBerry Enterprise Server component that you use to manage the BlackBerry Enterprise
Server and BlackBerry device users.
During the BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade process, the setup application removes the BlackBerry Manager. If
you installed a standalone BlackBerry Manager, you can remove the BlackBerry Manager after you install the
BlackBerry Administration Service.
After the BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade process completes, you must create administrator accounts for the
administrators in your organization and provide the administrators with new login information and the BlackBerry
Administration Service web address. If you try to run the BlackBerry Manager, it displays the "DB version greater
than maximum currently supported" message and closes.
Upgrade Guide
Planning a BlackBerry Enterprise Server upgrade
7