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Hardware requirements for up to 150,000 devices

For a domain with up to 150,000 devices, you can install multiple instances of all 
BlackBerry UEM
 components, or you can install multiple instances of the 
BlackBerry UEM
 primary components and management console, and multiple instances of the 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
. 
In both types of deployment, install 
Microsoft SQL Server
 on a separate server. The servers that host 
BlackBerry UEM
 must be physically located near the server with the 
Microsoft SQL Server
 database (less than 5ms latency). The 
BlackBerry UEM
 servers do not need to be near the mail and messaging servers.
One instance of 
BlackBerry UEM
 can support: 
  • Up to 25,000 
    Android
    , 
    Windows
     10, or 
    BlackBerry 10
     devices with MDM-only activation (no 
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    )
  • Up to 25,000 
    Android
    , 
    iOS
    , 
    Windows
     10, or 
    macOS
     devices with 
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    -only activation (no MDM)
  • Up to 20,000 
    Android
     devices with MDM and 
    BlackBerry Dynamics
  • Up to 10,000 
    iOS
     devices with MDM (with or without 
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    )
Specific features may also limit the number of devices that one instance can support. Download the Performance calculator to determine the number of instances required. 
One instance of the 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 can support up to 5000 
iOS
, 
macOS
, 
Android
, 
Windows
, or 
BlackBerry 10
 devices. However, if you enable single-service performance mode, the 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 can support up to 10,000 devices per instance.
BlackBerry UEM
 servers
Requirement
All 
BlackBerry UEM
 components on one server
BlackBerry UEM
 primary components, management console, and 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
(5000 devices per instance) 
Install enough instances of 
BlackBerry UEM
 to support the number of devices.
  • 10 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 28 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space
BlackBerry UEM
 components on separate servers
BlackBerry UEM
 primary components and 
BlackBerry UEM
 management console
(25,000 devices per instance for MDM-only or 
BlackBerry Dynamics
-only, 20,000 
Android
 devices per instance for MDM and 
BlackBerry Dynamics
, 10,000 
iOS
 devices per instance for MDM and BlackBerry Dynamics. Download the Performance calculator for details.) 
Install enough instances of 
BlackBerry UEM
 to support the number of devices.
  • 8 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 16 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
(5000 devices per instance) 
Install enough instances of 
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 to support the number of devices.
  • 6 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 12 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 with single-service performance mode enabled for 
BlackBerry Proxy
 only 
(10,000 devices per instance)
  • 6 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 12 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 with single-service performance mode enabled for 
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
 only
(10,000 devices per instance) 
  • 4 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 12 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
 with single-service performance mode enabled for 
BlackBerry Secure Gateway
 only
(10,000 devices per instance) 
  • 8 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 12 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space
Database server
Requirement
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
 has compute capacity limits on the number of processor cores that specific editions support. Ensure that the edition of 
Microsoft SQL Server
 you are using supports 24 processor cores.
  • 24 processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent
  • 30 GB of available memory
  • 64 GB of disk space