BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10

[Patrick_Herrington]

HI

This is my first time posting on this forum so if I'm missing any information please let me know.

I currently am running BES 4.1.7 on a windows 2003 server with SQL 2000. The BES server is syncing with exchange 2003. I would like to do an in place upgrade to BES 5.0 but I'm not sure if I need to upgrade the SQL server first or will the upgrade installation perform this upgrade for me.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[knottyrope]

you need to upgrade to SQL 2005 express first which is fairly painless.

info here to do it

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc966393.aspx

then you can do the inplace upgrade to BES 5.

Here is most of the documentation you need will to install and administer the BB 5.0 server:

Server 5.0 Upgrade Paths:

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/upgradepath.jsp

Server 5.0 Intsallation Support:

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/software/serverinstall.jsp

Server 5.0 Upgarde guide:

http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/deliverables/7315/index.jsp?name=BlackBerry%20Enterprise%20Serve...=

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Resource Kit Docs and Files

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=D736BB10D83A904AEFC1D6CE93DC54B8

http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/subcategories/?userType=2&category=BlackBerry%20Enterprise%20Ser...

Server 5.0 Admin Tutorial:

http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/deliverables/7466/flash_start.html

All Server guides:

http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/?userType=2

Then when you are done with the above follow this one if going to 2010.

How to migrate the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007 to M...

[Patrick_Herrington]

This document is for upgrading Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine 2000, I have Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

[knottyrope]

is it a dedicated remote Full SQL server?

If yes then the process is still about the same to upgrade to Full SQL 2005.

[Patrick_Herrington]

Yes it is a deticated SQL server that runs on the same physical box as the BES 4.1.7

[knottyrope]

Are you sure it is a full blown SQL server? can you goto add remove programs and report back the version running please?

Many times people think it is a full blown SQL server and it is MSDE but in add remove programs it is shown as SQL.

I dont know many that would install such and expensive software on their BES, they usually have a dedicated SQL server for this.

[knottyrope]

this should help you figure out its version

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321185

[Patrick_Herrington]

SQL 2000 v8.00.2039 which I beleive makes it SP4

[knottyrope]

in that case you should be able to install SQL 2005 with BES servies turned off, reboot and it should work.

Or if you dont want to buy full SQL you can use express.

Either way this will upgrade it

How to upgrade MSDE 2000 to SQL Server 2005 Express

[Patrick_Herrington]

Hi

I ran the setup for SQL 2005 Enterprise and received the following error message from the Upgrade Advisor

SQL Server 2000 Meta Data Services packages are not supported

Existing Meta Data Services packages should be moves to SQL Server storage (in the msdb database) or to structured storage files before you upgrade from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005

When I look under Data Transformation Services I do not see any packages listed.

What do I need to do in this instance to continue with the upgrade.

Patrick