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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
Review the 
BlackBerry UEM
 Planning Guide.
Yes
Yes
Log into 
myAccount
 and download the 
BlackBerry UEM
 software under 
Product Resources
 > 
Server Software Download
.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Set an environment variable to point to the 
Java
 location on each server where you will install 
BlackBerry UEM
.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Optional
Optional
Optional
No
Optional
No
Yes
Optional
Optional
  • Ensure that you perform a new extraction of the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     software on every server that you are installing or upgrading 
    BlackBerry UEM
     on. Do not copy already extracted 
    BlackBerry UEM
     software from another server.
  • When you extract the setup files, ensure that they are not saved to the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     software installation directory (the default location is C:\Program Files\BlackBerry\UEM). During an upgrade, the setup application removes the contents of the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     software directory, including its own installation files.
  • It is a best practice to take a snapshot of the virtual machines before you upgrade.
  • It is a best practice to take a manual backup of the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     database before you upgrade in case the account that you use for database authentication does not have enough permissions to perform a database backup. 
  • Consider running the installation or upgrade in unattended mode. For more information, see Install or upgrade BlackBerry UEM using the command prompt window.
  • When you run the setup application, use only standard characters to specify values. Unicode characters are not supported.