Pushing The Blackberry Device Software And The Blackberry Desktop Software To Users' Computers; Configure A Network Drive; Save The Blackberry Device Software Installation Files To The Network Drive - Blackberry PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE FOR IBM LOTUS DOMINO Upgrade Manual

Upgrade Guide
• Upgrade Required: the BlackBerry device has not yet been upgraded to the BlackBerry® Device Software specified
in the assigned software configuration
• Up to date: the BlackBerry device has been upgraded to the BlackBerry Device Software specified in the software
configuration
When you upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software, the version of the BlackBerry Device Software on the BlackBerry
device does not update immediately in the BlackBerry Manager. You might have to wait for a short period of time while
the BlackBerry Configuration Database synchronizes the version of the BlackBerry Device Software that displays in the
BlackBerry Manager with the version of the BlackBerry Device Software that is installed on the BlackBerry device.
Pushing the BlackBerry Device Software and the BlackBerry Desktop
Software to users' computers
You can use third-party applications to create a single upgrade file that contains the BlackBerry® Desktop Software and the
BlackBerry® Device Software, and send the upgrade file to the computers of BlackBerry device users.
The application loader tool on the computers then upgrades the BlackBerry Device Software on the BlackBerry device.
Advantages
• You can install the BlackBerry Device Software and the
BlackBerry Desktop Software on computers
automatically.
• You can set an IT policy to make users upgrade the
BlackBerry Device Software.
This upgrade process applies when you upgrade from BlackBerry Device Software Version 3.5 or earlier.

Configure a network drive

1. Share <drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion with read-only permissions.
2. Verify that the computers of BlackBerry® device users in your organization can access the network drive.
3. To decrease bandwidth over your organization's LAN, verify that the network drive is in close proximity to users.

Save the BlackBerry Device Software installation files to the network drive

Before you begin: Obtain the BlackBerry® Device Software installation media from your service provider.
1. On the network drive, in the installation directory, create a folder that is named Device.

Pushing the BlackBerry Device Software and the BlackBerry Desktop Software to users' computers

Disadvantages
• You must distribute large upgrade packages over your
organization's LAN.
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