BlackBerry® Professional Software and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express

[Chrisb101]

Hi All,

I need some help understanding how to move from our current Blackberry Software - when i log into the managment portal it Says Blackberry Professional Software Version 4.1.4.3 but when I go to help About its says Blackberry Manager 4.1.4.15

We currently use Exchange 2003 with about 20 Blackberry 4.1 users.

I want to install Exchange 2010 in our environment and eventually retire the Exchange 2003 server. I understand BES 4.1 doesn't support Exchange 2010.

I know I need to install BES Express 5 but I am unsure of a. how to move users across and when to install this.

Should I install the new BES Express server before installing Exchange 2010 and migrate the users across from the old BES to the new Bes Express server and then install Exchange 2010.

or

Should I install Exchange 2010 leaving all the blackberry users on the Exchange 2003 server initially - then install BES express on to a spare server and then migrate them over.

Will the Transporter tool move the users from 4.1.4.3 to Bes Express?

If I do install Exchange 2010 will the users on BES 4.1 continue to work as their mailboxes are on the Exchange 2003 Server?

Blackberry Professional  Software for Microsoft Exchange

Publisher : RIM

Version :     4.1.4 (Bundle 143)

I would really like to install Ecchaneg 2010, get that working and then install BES Express after and move users from the BPS to BESX - would this work. Anyone got any guides. I've tried reading other forums but they are leaving me more and more confused.

Any help is really appreciated...

Thanks

[knottyrope]

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Chrisb101 wrote:

Hi All,

I need some help understanding how to move from our current Blackberry Software - when i log into the managment portal it Says Blackberry Professional Software Version 4.1.4.3 but when I go to help About its says Blackberry Manager 4.1.4.15

We currently use Exchange 2003 with about 20 Blackberry 4.1 users.

I want to install Exchange 2010 in our environment and eventually retire the Exchange 2003 server. I understand BES 4.1 doesn't support Exchange 2010.

I know I need to install BES Express 5 but I am unsure of a. how to move users across and when to install this.

Should I install the new BES Express server before installing Exchange 2010 and migrate the users across from the old BES to the new Bes Express server and then install Exchange 2010. YES you can if you want to.

or

Should I install Exchange 2010 leaving all the blackberry users on the Exchange 2003 server initially - then install BES express on to a spare server and then migrate them over. YES

Will the Transporter tool move the users from 4.1.4.3 to Bes Express? YES

If I do install Exchange 2010 will the users on BES 4.1 continue to work as their mailboxes are on the Exchange 2003 Server? YES

Blackberry Professional  Software for Microsoft Exchange

Publisher : RIM

Version :     4.1.4 (Bundle 143)

I would really like to install Ecchaneg 2010, get that working and then install BES Express after and move users from the BPS to BESX - would this work. Anyone got any guides. I've tried reading other forums but they are leaving me more and more confused.

Any help is really appreciated...

Thanks

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BES Express 5 press release
http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=3546

About BES Express 5

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/business/server/express/

Any of the following operating systems:
• Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows® Small Business Server 2003
• Windows Small Business Server 2008
• Windows Small Business Server 2011

Free SRP, yes FREE!
Free 10000 CALs (2k per server) again FREE!
BIS or BES dataplan will work on it.
MAX 75 users when installed on the exchange server.
Over 50 IT policies (remote wipe included)
Exchange 2003, 2007, 2010 suppoted

Over The Air Enterprise Activation for Bes Express 5 with BIS

 http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Professional-Software/Activating-Devices-That-are-...

BlackBerry Balance
http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/business/server/full/balance.jsp

BES/SBE/BPS 4.x upgrade options to BES Express 5.0

[Chrisb101]

Thanks,

The current 4.14 setup is using the username BESADMIN.

When I install BES Express 5.3 do I need to create a new username e.g. BESADMIn2 or can I use the same username without effecting the current legacy setup?

Thanks

[knottyrope]

using the same BESAdmin service account is ok to do

[Chrisb101]

Sorry for yet another question.

I only have 2 spare servers for installing the BES express software. 1 is a Windows 2008 DC and another is a Windows 2003 SP2 32bit server. Can the BES Express be installed on a 32bit 2003 server when being used with an Exchange 2010 64bit server?  I would prefer not to install it on the DC if at all possible?

[knottyrope]

I dont see why it wont work on 2003

Blackberry Enterprise Server compatibility chart
http://us.blackberry.com/support/software/server_compatibility.jsp#tab_tab_compatibility

[Chrisb101]

Thanks!

Can it be installed on a Windows 2008 R2 domain Controller? If so how as you dont have the Local Administrators group to add Besadmin to.

[knottyrope]

you can follow the SBS instructions as it is also a DC.