Comments on: BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5 installation nightmares

By: André

André — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:02:45 +0000

Hi all

I have been working on BES for a long time.
Certified and n BES trainer.
If you follow the Pre-installation tasks to the letter you won’t have any problems installing and getting it to work.
Yes , sometimes it do need a few tweaks.
What people usually do is do installation then it crash, and then they want to read the installation and configuration task.
Then it turn into a mess.

Yes you can delet the log files. How many days of log files you want to keep is up to you.
It is informational purpose and problem solving.@vinay chauhan

By: remote BES administration

remote BES administration — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:53:33 +0000

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By: vinay chauhan

vinay chauhan — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:23:46 +0000

Can we delete Blackberry Enterprises server log?
If yes, please let me know how much days logs alteast we needed?

By: Matt Slade

Matt Slade — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:23:19 +0000

The download and install to a creaking SBS 2008 environment took around three hours in total, and was pretty straightforward. I wasn’t impressed with the amount of information BlackBerry needed to let me get the free download, and I got tripped up slightly when configuring the web server. However, for such a complex download I was impressed with how simple the step by step setup process was. In use I found BesX’s web-based GUI easy to get to grips with. It’s certainly an improvement over the interface on older versions of BES I’ve used. Web Desktop Manager was especially useful. Anything that hands back control of more boring tasks to users saves IT time. Working in a small business, BesX offers me all the control I need to run our BlackBerrys. Larger companies may need some of the more complex settings of full BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:47:16 +0000

Thanks for your article saved me no end of brain ache, only wish I’d found it sooner.

By: Steve Caruth

Steve Caruth — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:42:56 +0000

Thanks for this post! That IP6 issues has been killing me. Seems to me that RIM needs to get off their @$$es and fix the application and streamline this setup process.

By: John Pruitt

John Pruitt — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:10:45 +0000

I too have had issues with installing on SBS2003 – mine though came from it locking up half-way througth the install and now I cannot get it to finish – any ideas? Also can someone please email me a email address for BB Support for this problem.
Thanks.
John

By: George Ou

George Ou — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:03:57 +0000

@ian0x0r

Good to hear that these recommendations still work.

By: ian0x0r

ian0x0r — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:16:13 +0000

George, Very nice indeed. I blew away my first install of BES Express 5 and followed your pre req’s here, now working a charm after some other little tweaks.

Thanks!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:04:05 +0000

THANKS A MILLION for publishing this, George. I was about to start an installation and you have really saved me considerable hearthache. I wish more folks would share their knowledge like this.

Mike