Preinstallation and preupgrade tasks

Complete the following tasks, if required, before you install or upgrade to 

BlackBerry UEM

.

Task	Install  BlackBerry UEM	Upgrade to  BlackBerry UEM
Log into  myAccount  and download the  BlackBerry UEM  software under  Product Resources  >  Server Software Download .	Yes	Yes
Configure permissions for the service account	Yes	Yes
Set an environment variable to point to the  Java  location on each server where you will install  BlackBerry UEM .	Yes	Yes
Configuring connections for the BlackBerry UEM database	Yes	Yes
Backing up the databases	No	Optional
Creating or upgrading a BlackBerry UEM database using CreateDB	Optional	Optional
Performing a test upgrade of the BlackBerry UEM and BlackBerry Control databases	No	Optional
BlackBerry UEM Readiness Tool	Optional	Optional
Activate all BlackBerry Connectivity Nodes	No	Yes
Configuring database high availability	Optional	Optional
Make sure that your perpetual licenses are supported. See the Licensing content or visit support.blackberry.com/community to read article 36537.	Yes	Yes