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  5. Preinstallation and preupgrade tasks
  6. Performing a test upgrade of the BlackBerry UEM database
  7. Perform a test upgrade of the BlackBerry UEM database

Perform a test upgrade of the 
BlackBerry UEM
 database

This task should be performed by a database administrator with the appropriate permissions to back up, restore, and upgrade the 
BlackBerry UEM
 database.
If you do not want to run CreateDB on the database server, you must run it on a computer where 
BlackBerry UEM
 is installed. The computer must be able to connect to the computer that hosts the database server that you want to perform a test upgrade of the 
BlackBerry UEM
 database on.
Verify that you configured the correct permissions on the database server that you want to perform a test upgrade of the 
BlackBerry UEM
 database on.
  1. Log in to the computer that hosts the database server for the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     database.
  2. Back up the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     database.
  3. Log in to a computer that hosts a database server that you want to perform a test upgrade of the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     database on.
  4. Restore the backup version of the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     database.
  5. Copy the 
    BlackBerry UEM
     installation files to the computer.
    Do not copy used installation files from another computer. You must re-extract the installation files on each computer.
  6. Extract the contents to a folder on the computer.
  7. Navigate to 
    <extracted_folder>
    \db
    .
  8. Open the 
    CreateDB.properties
     file in a text editor.
  9. Change the file to include information that is specific to your organization's environment.
    For more information on the contents of the createDB. properties file, see CreateDB.properties file.
  10. Save and close the file.
  11. Open a command prompt window.
  12. Change the directory to 
    <extracted_folder>
    \db.
  13. Type 
    CreateDB.bat upgrade CreateDB.properties
     and press 
    ENTER
    .