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Connect to a source server

You must connect
BlackBerry UEM
to the source server that you are migrating data from.
If more than one
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
is activated, make sure that you configure all
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
instances to connect to the same source database. All
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
s must be running.
To connect to a different source server than the one that is configured, remove the existing source configuration and then add the new one.
  1. In the
    BlackBerry Connectivity Node
    management console, on the menu bar, click
    General settings > Migration
    .
  2. Click The Add icon.
  3. In the
    Display name
    field, type a descriptive name for the source database.
  4. In the
    Database server
    field, 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.
  5. In the
    Database authentication type
    drop-down list, select the type of authentication you use to connect to the source database.
  6. Do one of the following:
    Option
    Description
    If you selected SQL authentication
    1. In the
      SQL username
      and
      SQL password
      fields, type your login information to connect to the source database.
    2. In the
      Database name
      field, type the name of the source database.
    If you selected
    Windows
    NT authentication
    1. Change the Log On properties of the
      BlackBerry UEM
      -
      BlackBerry Cloud Connector
      service to the same account you used to install the source
      BlackBerry UEM
      . For more information about log on accounts, see the
      Microsoft
      TechNet article, Services permissions
      .
      After the migration from this source is complete, return the Log On properties setting to Local System account.
    2. In the
      Database name
      field, type the name of the source database.
  7. Click
    Save
    .
  8. In the
    BlackBerry UEM
    management console, on the menu bar, click
    Settings > Migration > Configuration
    .
  9. Click The Add icon.
  10. Type a descriptive name for the source database.
  11. To test the connection between the source and the destination, click
    Test connection
    .
  12. Click
    Save
    .