Sticky Notes

Before getting started, its important to confirm you have the minimum hardware and configuration requirements for installing BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange.

Confirm you have the minimum hardware and configuration requirements:

* Minimum requirements for up to 500 users: Intel® Pentium® IV processor (2GHz or greater), 1.5 GB RAM, MSDE 2000 or higher, 20 GB disk space in addition to Windows® requirements

NOTE: Due to limitations of MSDE, it is recommended that SQL Server be used if there are multiple Exchange servers in the environment and/or an increasing or higher number of BlackBerry® users. For more information, please see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server implementation considerations section within the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Performance Benchmarking (PDF)

* Windows 2000 Server (Server or Advanced Server Editions) with Service Pack 4 or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1

* Integrates with Microsoft® Exchange 5.5 (Service Pack 4 or later), Microsoft Exchange 2000 (Service Pack 2 or later) or Microsoft Exchange 2003 mail server environments (mixed mode or native installation). NOTE: Learn more about BlackBerry Enterprise Server support for Microsoft Exchange Sever 2007

* Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Administrator, Microsoft Exchange 2000 System Manager or Microsoft Exchange 2003 System Manager, Microsoft Exchange 2007 MAPI Client

* Microsoft Internet Explorer® version 6.0 or later

Pre-installation Tasks
* IMPORTANT: Create the BlackBerry® Service Account and assign the correct permissions.
Assigning permissions for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account
he following permissions can be assigned for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account:

1. Local Administrator rights on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
2. Local Security Policy permissions for the administration account
3. Microsoft Exchange permissions at the Administrative Group level
4. Microsoft Exchange permissions at the Microsoft Exchange Server level
5. Send As permission at the Domain level
6. Database permissions for managing the BlackBerry Configuration Database

To assign the appropriate permissions, complete the tasks below.

Task 1
To assign Local Administrator rights to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account, complete the following steps:

On a Domain Controller

1. Go to Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. Create user BBAdmin inside the container Appliance(that’s where all other administrative accounts are)
2. Select the Builtin folder.
3. Double-click Administrators.
4. On the Members tab, click Add.
5. Select the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account name (our case, BBAdmin), and then click Add.
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK again.
Task 2
To assign Local Security Policy permissions to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account, complete the following steps:

Note: This allows the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account to access the local computer and run the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software as a Microsoft® Windows® Service.

1. Click Start > Administrative Tools> Local Security Policy.

If the computer is a domain controller, click Start > Administrative Tools> Domain Controller Security Policy.
2. In the Local Securities window, click Local Policies > User Rights Assignment.
3. Do one of the following:
* For Microsoft® Windows Server® 2000, double-click Log on Locally.
* For Microsoft Windows Server® 2003, double-click Allow Log on Locally.
4. Click Add User or Group.
5. Select the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account name and click Add.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Local Security Settings window, double-click Log On As a Service.
8. Click Add User and select the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account.
9. Click OK.
Task 3
To assign Microsoft Exchange Server permissions at the Administrative Group level, complete the following steps for your environment:

Note: This allows a system administrator to manage BlackBerry smartphone users and groups.

On Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003

1. Go to Start > Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager.
2. Select Administrative Groups.
3. Right-click First Administrative Group and select Delegate Control.
4. In the Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard, click Next, and then click Add.
5. Click Browse and select the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Role drop-down list of the Delegate Control window, select Exchange View Only Administrator.
8. Click OK to add the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account to the Users and Groups list.
9. Click Next, and then click Finish.
Task 4
To assign Microsoft Exchange Server permissions at the Microsoft Exchange Server level, complete the following steps:

On Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003

1. Go to Start > Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager.
2. Select Administrative Groups > First Administrative Group > Servers.
3. Right-click the Microsoft Exchange Server name and select Properties.
4. On the Security tab, select the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administration account.
5. From the Permissions list, select the following permissions:
* Administer Information Store
* Send As
* Receive As
6. Click the Advanced button and ensure that the option Select the Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object and all child objects is checked.
7. Click OK.
Next Step:

Install the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 with Security Patch MS04-003, 2.8 Service Pack 1 or 2.8 Service Pack 2 on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
For more information, go to the MDAC Download Center

The install software:
*BESX4.1.4
*BESX4.1SP4 (SERVICE PACK)
*UserModeProccessDump (Dump.exe – app.debug)
*ExchangeMapiCdo (MS Data Colaboration Tools – we need this to connect to Exchnage)

next: make sure Blackberry Server is part of the domain. If not make it.
Then log on BBSRVR as BBADMIN and start BES installation.
-have ready
 client access license key
 SRP identifier
 SRP key
 SRP host
-follow the wizard installation and everything should be fine.
View the complete BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Installation Guide

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…once is finished you can start adding users.