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Prerequisites: Migrating users, devices, groups, and other data from a source
BlackBerry
server

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Prerequisites
Security Administrator permissions
Complete the instructions in this section as a Security Administrator.
Supported versions of the source server
For
UEM
on-premises, you can migrate from the following source servers:
  • UEM
    on-premises 12.15 or later
  • Good Control
    (standalone) 5.0 or later
For
UEM Cloud
, you can migrate data from
UEM
on-premises only. The source
UEM
on-premises instance must be one of the three most recent major version releases. Older versions are not supported for migration.
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
(
UEM Cloud
only)
To support all migration features, you must activate at least one
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
version 2.13 or later.
UEM
company directory connection
Configure the destination
UEM
company directory connection in the same way that it is configured in the source server. Migration does not work if the company directory connection does not match.
Defragment the databases (
UEM
on-premises only)
Defragment the source and destination
UEM
databases before you begin migration. If you are migrating a large number of users or devices, you should defragment the destination
UEM
database after you migrate each set of users or devices.
BlackBerry UEM Client
  • UEM
    on-premises: If you plan to migrate the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    -enrolled
    UEM Client
    and
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps, the latest
    UEM Client
    must be installed on devices.
  • UEM Cloud
    : The
    UEM Client
    must be version 12.x or later.
BlackBerry Dynamics
apps
  • UEM
    on-premises: All
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps that you plan to migrate must use
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    SDK version 7.1 or later. For migrations from
    Good Control
    , apps must use SDK version 4.0.0 or later.
  • UEM Cloud
    : All
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps that you plan to migrate must use
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    SDK version 8.0 or later.
  • BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps that are not supported for migration are removed from the device during the migration process.
BlackBerry Dynamics
app entitlements
  • The destination
    UEM
    server must have the same list of
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    app entitlements as the source server.
  • Migrated user accounts must be assigned the same list of
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    app entitlements on the destination
    UEM
    as they have on the source server.
  • The authentication delegate must be the same on the source server and the destination server. You can change the authentication delegate after migration.
  • If the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    profile on the source server allows the
    UEM Client
    to be activated by
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    , configure the same on the destination server.
  • The authentication delegate must be the same on the source server and the destination
    UEM
    server. You can change the authentication delegate after migration.
  • For migrations from a
    Good Control
    instance, devices with a device authentication delegate of
    Good for Enterprise
    are not migrated. After removing
    Good for Enterprise
    as the authentication delegate, refresh the cache before continuing with the migration.
If entitlements do not match between the source and destination server,
BlackBerry Dynamics
apps are disabled after migration.
Custom
BlackBerry Dynamics
apps
Custom apps migrate only if the source and destination servers have the same organization ID. For more information about merging organizations, see KB 47626.
Ports
  • UEM
    on-premises: Verify that Port 1433 (TCP) and port 1434 (UDP) are unblocked on the
    Microsoft SQL Server
    .
  • UEM Cloud
    : Port 8887 (TCP) must be open between the on-premises
    UEM
    server and the
    BlackBerry Connectivity Node
    . Verify that the port used by the
    Microsoft SQL Server
    that hosts the on-premises
    UEM
    database is open and can be accessed by the
    BlackBerry Connectivity Node
    (for example, port 1433).