I too was given a 90 day temporary SRP. All I did was ask. It only came with 5 CALS and would not allow me to transfer my "NON-temp" CAL's to it.
On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Bill Humphries <nt...@hedgedigger.com>wrote: > They let you have two SRPs at one time without paying? I know the > transporter tools were free. > > We do have T support, but was told no multiple SRPs without buying another > server license or this migration option. > > > Martin Blackstone wrote: > > That’s how I did it, but I didn’t have to pay. It was free. > > > > *From:* Bill Humphries [mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com<nt...@hedgedigger.com>] > > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12:21 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT - BES upgrade > > > > They don't really publicize it, but RIM has a migration plan you can > purchase. I think it costs $700, which I was willing to pay for the comfort > , peace of mind and convenience. It basically allows you to have a second > SRP ID and your new server and old server both connected to the BB network > for 90 days. With this and the free BES migration tools, I simply setup my > new server and moved users from the old system to the new one at my leisure. > No moving databases, knife edge cut-overs or other silliness. The migration > was easy, with no downtime for users. > > The only effect the migration had on users was each BB was restarted > remotely one time when I moved the specific user account.to the new > server. > > > Bill > > > > Tammy George wrote: > > 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? Is the > process straightforward or complex? > > > > If there’s anything at all that you’d be willing to share to get me > started, it would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > -- > > Tammy George > > Sr. Systems Operator > > Technology Services > > Acadia University > > tel: (902) 585-1158 > > fax: (902) 585-1066 > > > > > > >
