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  2. BlackBerry UEM 12.13
  3. Installation and Configuration
  4. Configuration
  5. Migrating users, devices, groups, and other data from a source server
  6. Connect to a source server

Connect to a source server

You must connect 
BlackBerry UEM
 to the source server that you are migrating data from. 
You can add multiple sources, but only one source at a time can be the active source. 
Make sure that the database account associated with the credentials that you use to log in to the database has write permissions.
If you upgraded your source 
BlackBerry UEM
 server since the last time you performed a migration, you should delete and recreate the source server configuration before you perform another migration. 
  1. On the menu bar, click 
    Settings > Migration > Configuration
    .
  2. Click The Add icon.
  3. In the 
    Source type
     drop-down list, select the type of source server.
  4. Depending on the type of source server that you selected, fill out the fields as follows:
    Source server type
    Field
    Content
    BlackBerry UEM
    Display name
    Type a descriptive name for the source server.
    Database server
    Type the name of the computer that hosts the source database, using the <host>\<instance> format for a dynamic port and the <host>:<port> format for a static port.
    Database authentication type
    Select the type of authentication you use to connect to the source database.
    SQL username
    SQL password
    If you selected SQL authentication, in the SQL username and SQL password fields, type your login information to connect to the source database.
    Database name
    Type the name of the source database.
    Source UEM authentication type
    Select the authentication type that is used to log in to the source 
    BlackBerry UEM
     management console.
    Username
    Password
    Type your login information to log in to the source management console.
    Domain
    If you selected 
    Microsoft Active Directory
     authentication, type the name of the domain where the source management console is located.
    Good Control
     (standalone)
    Display name
    Type a descriptive name for the source server.
    Source 
    Good Control
     (standalone) host name
    Type the FQDN of the 
    Good Control
     management console.
    Source 
    Good Control
     (standalone) certificate
    Upload the 
    Good Control
     CA root certificate to establish SSL connections. The certificate file must be in CER format. For instructions, see Export the self-signed root certificate for the Good Control server.
    Username
    Password
    Type your login information to log in to the administrator account for the source management console.
    These credentials must correspond to a 
    Good Control
     administrator with the access rights MANAGE_CONTAINERS and MANAGE_USERS_AND_GROUPS. The account can be either a 
    Good Control
     service account or a regular administrator account, provided the password associated with the account allows access to the management console. You can't use an 
    Active Directory
     user account with a hardware token and no password. 
    Domain
    Type the name of the domain where the administrator account for the source management console is located. You can leave this field blank if the administrator is a local user who does not have a domain. 
  5. Click 
    Save
    .
  6. To test the connection between the source and the destination, click 
    Test connection
    .
  7. Click 
    Save
    .