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BlackBerry Connectivity Node
planning information

Before you install the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
, consider the following information.

Hardware

The
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
must be installed on a dedicated computer that is reserved for technical purposes, instead of a computer that is used for everyday work. The computer must be able to access the Internet and your company directory. You cannot install the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
on a computer that already hosts an on-premises
BlackBerry UEM
instance.
The computer that hosts the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
must meet the following hardware requirements:
  • 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
If you enable single-service performance mode, the computer that hosts the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
must meet the following hardware requirements:
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
with single-service performance mode enabled for
BlackBerry Proxy
only
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Software

To verify that your environment meets the requirements for installing the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
, see the Compatibility matrix.

Scalability and high availability

Each
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
can support up to 5000 devices. You can install additional
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
s to support up to 50,000 additional devices.
You can install one or more instances of the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
to provide redundancy. You must install each instance on a dedicated computer. Use the same company directory configuration for all instances.
Deploy more than one
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
in a server group to allow for high availability and load balancing.
Optionally, you can designate each
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
in a server group to handle a single connection type:
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
only,
BlackBerry Secure Gateway
only, or
BlackBerry Proxy
only. This frees up server resources to allow fewer servers required for the same number of users or containers. Each
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
enabled for single-service performance mode can support up to 10,000 devices.