Last modified: 05-05-2015
Environment
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 2.1 to 5.0 SP4
BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Office 365
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 to 2012
Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE)
Overview
Confirm that the Database version is compatible with the Microsoft SQL Server version before moving the BlackBerry Configuration Database to a new Microsoft SQL Server instance. Refer to compatibility matrix at:
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Compatibility
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Have you ever wondered what the default pattern matching string for the proxy URL settings in BES means?
.*://.*(:\d*)?(/.*)*(\?.*)?
Well, this is Java RegEx (Regular Expression) language. Find below some examples that help understand the RegEx:
. matches exactly one character
.* matches any number of characters (including 0), short for .{0,}
.+ matches one or more characters, short for .{1,}
.? matches zero or one character, short for .{0,1}
.{7}
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Find below the version and corresponding bundle number of the BES versions. The third number is the Service Pack (SP) number, e.g. 4.1.5 means version 4.1 with SP5.
HF = Hotfix
MR = Maintenance Release
The bundle number is important when you need to find out which version you are running. It is listed in “Add/Remove Programs”.
Version
Bundle
4.0.2
11
4.0.2 HF1
13
4.0.2 HF2
15
4.0.2 HF3
16
4.0.3
9
4.0.3 HF1
11
4.0.3 HF2
14
4.0.3
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Sometimes it is very convenient to check the number of pending items of a specific user centrally on the Blackberry Enterprise Server Console. This used to be quite simple on BES 4.1, but on BES 5.0, RIM has hidden this figure deep down in the GUI. Here is how to retrieve it:
Login to the web console
Click Manage Users
Click on the user name
Click on the Component information tab
You can now see the Pending data packets
This can be very helpful when you are troubleshooting connectivity
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