RIM support told me I could run it on R2, but only with the most recent update.
On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > Not supported. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Andy Shook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:29 PM > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: OT - BES upgrade > > > > Why not R2? Inquiring minds want to know…. > > > > Shook > > > > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:27 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT - BES upgrade > > > > Well I just suffered through this so here goes - do backups at every stage, > set up a new server (2008 SP2 not R2) if at all possible and migrate users > (RIM has a tool for this)between servers. Upgrades are rarely clean or > pretty. Open a case with RIM prior to starting, it will help mitigate down > time. > HTH > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership for Strong Families > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: Tammy George <[email protected]> > *To*: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Tue Jun 01 14:19:25 2010 > *Subject*: RE: OT - BES upgrade > > Yes. > > > > > > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* June 1, 2010 3:14 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT - BES upgrade > > > > Running on server 2003? > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership for Strong Families > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: Tammy George <[email protected]> > *To*: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Tue Jun 01 14:12:12 2010 > *Subject*: RE: OT - BES upgrade > > Version 4.1.6.10 and 36 users. > > > > > > > > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* June 1, 2010 3:06 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT - BES upgrade > > > > What version of 4.1? You'll need to upgrade to 4.1.7 first (DB changes) > then 5. How many users? > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership for Strong Families > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: Tammy George <[email protected]> > *To*: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Tue Jun 01 13:55:48 2010 > *Subject*: OT - BES upgrade > > Looking for any offers of advice or suggestions – > > > > I will be upgrading our BES server from 4.1 to 5.0 in preparation for our > Exchange upgrade from 2003 to 2010. I have **no** experience with BES so > I need to familiarize myself with it first and go from there. Lots to > learn! > > > > Just wondering if anyone is familiar with useful lists or forums? 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