I recently upgraded our domain controller/File & Print everything else server from a pseudo server to an actual Dell PE 2850. Aside from the real server being much quieter, another upgrade was from Blackberry Enterprise Server or BES 4.1 to Blackberry Enterprise Server Express BES 5.0.
Suffice to say; I'm utterly thrilled!
The installation process was simply put…EASY; especially when compared to installing BES 4.1.
Since I already had the ports forwarded from the previous version I didn’t need to recreate those. I also did not need the defacto besadmin account. I simply installed the software and with the new web interface was up and running in approximately 15 minutes.
While I don’t intend to go in depth and get into the nitty gritty technical details I will say the following:
- Windows Server 2003 or higher
- 2GB RAM or more [on servers this just makes plain ol sense]
- Adjust the Default IT Policy to ensure Web Browsing will work
- Use your Providers Internet for web browsing versus BB as I’ve noticed increased speed and functionality.
- The upgrade dramatically improves the email look and feel and displays like Outlook.
I did experience an issue with my contacts sync’ing but with one tweak they appeared.
Have a wonderful June!
