Step 2

Pre-installation Tasks

To successfully complete a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installation, you must complete the following pre-installation tasks:

The messaging server that will host the BlackBerry Enterprise Server must have a fully functioning IBM® Lotus® Domino® Server already installed and should have been connected to the intranet (internal network) at least once
Configure IBM Lotus Domino to permit access to BlackBerry® specific databases from both the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and from BlackBerry Manager remote installations. For further information, please refer to page 25 of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino® Installation Guide (PDF)
Ensure that your computer has Microsoft® Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 with Security Patch MS04-003, 2.8 Service Pack 1 or 2.8 Service Pack 2 installed. Go to the MDAC Download Center
Ensure that your computer has the Java® Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver that matches your version of Microsoft SQL Server™.
- Download JDBC for SQL Server 2000
- Download JDBC for SQL Server 2005

If you are using Lotus Sametime® Enterprise Instant Messaging Service, ensure that you are installing version 4.1 or later of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. Add the IP address of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to the Trusted IPs field of stconfig.nsf on the Sametime Server. See the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center article KB04928 (Optional)
If you are running a multi-domain IBM Lotus Domino environment, you must update your registry. See the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center article KB05221 for more information (Optional)
If you have IBM Lotus Notes® encryption enabled in your IBM Lotus Domino environment, make sure you review the requirements in the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center article KB05103 (Optional)
If you intend to run BlackBerry Manager from a remote workstation, please review the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center article KB04147 (Optional)