Friday, April 11, 2008

Blackberry Admin Links

Blackberry Admin Links

Here is a brief list of links for all those BES Admins out there.

Setup Disaster Recovery for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (Domino)

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB10364&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=92766306&stateId=1%200%2092764251

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=TA00168&sliceId=&dialogID=92766306&stateId=1%200%2092764251 (PDF)

Use BlackBerry Application Loader to install BlackBerry Device Software

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB03621&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=92766270&stateId=1%200%2092764235

Software Configurations

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05392&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=91336694&stateId=1%200%2091334668

Update BlackBerry device software from a Shared computer:

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB04537&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=91710653&stateId=1%200%2091704905

Web Desktop Manager:

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB12727&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=91710436&stateId=1%200%2091704797

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB12995&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=91710436&stateId=1%200%2091704844

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB12888&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=91710386&stateId=1%200%2091704761

How to move from an MSDE database to a Microsoft SQL Server database

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB12247&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=23444056&stateId=0%200%2023442181

BlackBerry Enterprise Server All released versions (4.1.4 and earlier)

Policy Reference Guide (Version 15)

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=6199802&sliceId=&dialogID=23444236&stateId=0%200%2023442342

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Troubleshooting Tips

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/tips.jsp#tab_tab_server

Capacity Calculator 4.1.x (Domino)

http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/Capacity_Calculator.xls?func=doc.Fetch&nodeId=1367266&docTitle=Capacity+Calculator&vernum=1

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Resource Kit

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/server_resourcekit.jsp

Learn how to Use the BlackBerry Resource Kit (Webinar)

http://www.resourcecenter.blackberry.com/main.php?cp=0&page=details&eventSelected=303

Enable BlackBerry Smartphone PIN and SMS logging with BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05024&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=25332578&stateId=1%200%2051324943

What is a service book?

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB03151&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=25332612&stateId=1%200%2051324995

Checklist for upgrading BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.0 to 4.1

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05217&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=25332664&stateId=1%200%2051332065

Troubleshooting BlackBerry Enterprise Server Tips

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/tips.jsp#tab_tab_server

The product: support, downloads, development, white papers, etc.

www.blackberry.com

www.blackberry.com/btsc

www.blackberry.com/support

www.blackbery.com/go/certification

www.blackberry.com/developers

Handheld "101" presentations and Hints & Tips

www.discoverblackberry.com

Training, Webcasts, Podcasts, Vertical Market information, Case Studies

www.resourcecenter.blackberry.com

Thursday, April 3, 2008

VMWare Update Manager error: Metadata for patch missing

Error: Metadata for patch missing

Reason: VirtualCenter is installed with a different http port number. For VMware Update Manager to work you will have to open up the firewall manually:

Solution: esxcfg-firewall -o 8080,tcp,out,UpdateManager

Change port number to the port Virtual Center server is using..