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Create a BlackBerry Configuration Database
If the security required by your organization does not allow applications to have permissions to create or upgrade
databases, you can run the CreateDB executable on the database server to create the BlackBerry Configuration Database
instead of using the setup application. After you create or upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration Database using the
CreateDB executable, you can run the setup application using a Windows account with minimum requirements to the
database server.
Before you begin: Verify that the appropriate permissions are configured on the database server.
1. Log in to the computer that hosts the database server using a local administrator account or a Windows account that
has SQL administrator permissions.
2. Copy the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files to the database server that you want to configure as the host
server for the
BlackBerry Configuration Database.
3. Extract the contents to a folder on the computer.
4. Navigate to <extracted_folder>\Database.
5. Open the BesMgmt.cfg file in a text editor.
6. Change the file to include information that is specific to your organization's environment.
7. Save and close the file.
8. Open a command prompt window.
9. Change to <extracted_folder>\Database.
10. Type CreateDB.exe BESMgmt.cfg.
BESMgmt.cfg properties
Property Description
CMD This property specifies the type of action that the CreateDB executable must complete (for
example, whether to install or upgrade the BlackBerry Configuration Database).
DATABASE_NAME This property specifies the name of the BlackBerry Configuration Database.
SERVER This property specifies the name of the database server that hosts the BlackBerry
Configuration Database. If a database instance hosts the BlackBerry Configuration
Database, follow the format database_server_name\database_instance_name.
USERID If you use database authentication, this property specifies the user name of the database
account that has server administrator permission and database creator permission.
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