As Supabrudda mentioned one of your options is to setup a fresh BES and move your users one by one or use the "BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter" (details below). The alternative is migrate the BES to the new server by modifying the database > moving the state databases and installing BES. My personal recommendation is to setup a fresh server and then use the transporter tool.
What is the BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter
Doc ID : KB17538
Last Modified : 05-04-2009
Document Type : Support
Environment
- BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Resource Kit
- BlackBerry® Enterprise Transporter
Overview
The BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter allows an administrator to move BlackBerry smartphone users from one BlackBerry Domain to another. BlackBerry smartphone users do not need to delete data or re-activate their BlackBerry smartphones after their accounts are moved. The version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software installed in the source BlackBerry Domain does not need to match the version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software installed in the destination BlackBerry Domain.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter is available as part of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Resource Kit.
Additional Information
The following are the minimum requirements, along with the supported and unsupported versions and environments for using the BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter to move BlackBerry smartphone users between BlackBerry Domains.
Requirements
- Windows® XP Professional SP2, Windows® Server 2000 SP4 or Windows® Server 2000 SP4 Advanced, Windows® Server 2003 SP1 or later
- Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0
- The source and destination BlackBerry Enterprise Server must be using the same encryption algorithm
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
- Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES)
- Both AES and Triple DES
Supported environments
- Database servers
- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000 SP3 or SP4
- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 SP2 Enterprise, Professional, or Express
- Messaging server
- IBM® Lotus Notes® 7.0, 8.0, and 8.5 Note: IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 must be configured to only allow single users to log in.
- BlackBerry® Device Software
- BlackBerry Device Software 4.0.2 to 4.2.2, and BlackBerry Device Software 4.5 to 4.6 Note: BlackBerry Device Software 4.3.0 is not supported.
- BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.0 Service Pack 7 (4.0.7) and 4.1 Service Pack 4 (4.1.4) or later
Unsupported environments
- Messaging server
- The BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter does not support moving BlackBerry smartphone users from one messaging platform to another (for example, from an IBM® Lotus® Domino® environment to a Microsoft® Exchange environment).
- BlackBerry Device Software
- BlackBerry Device Software 4.3.0 is not supported with the BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter.
For more information, see the
BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter Installation and Administration Guide.