BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 and the 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

You can install one or more instances of the 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

 to add additional instances of the device connectivity components to your organization’s domain. Each 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

 contains an active instance of 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 that can process device data and establish secure connections.

You can also create server groups. A server group contains one or more instances of the 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

. When you create a server group, you specify the regional data path that you want the components to use to connect to the 

BlackBerry Infrastructure

. For example, you can create a server group to direct device connections for 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 and the 

BlackBerry Secure Gateway

 to use the path for the United States to the 

BlackBerry Infrastructure

. You can associate email and enterprise connectivity profiles with a server group. Any device that is assigned those profiles uses that server group’s regional connection to the 

BlackBerry Infrastructure

 when it uses any of the components of the 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

.

If a server group contains multiple instances of the 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

, devices can use any instance that is running. Device connections are load balanced across the available instances in the group. If no instances are available, devices cannot use those components for secure connections. At least one of the instances must be available.

For more information about planning for and installing a 

BlackBerry Connectivity Node

, see the Planning content and the Installation and upgrade content.