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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. Use the Performance Calculator for BlackBerry UEM 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. Use the Performance Calculator for BlackBerry UEM 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