In order to achieve the minimum amount of downtime during disaster recovery, there are several BlackBerry Enterprise Server items that must be backed up.

When all required backup items are available, the recovery process is quick and simple.

If a reinstallation is required for disaster recovery, the following items must be backed up:

• BlackBerry Configuration Database (BESmgmt)
• Record all necessary configuration information
• Backup/Extract BES CALs
  
• BlackBerry Profiles Database (Domino)
• BlackBerry State Databases (Domino)

Backup of the BESMgmt database

osql -E

1> backup database besmgmt to disk = "c:\BESBackup\besmgmt.bak"
2> go
1> quit

where "c:\BESBackup\besmgmt.bak" is the name of the file that you wish to back the BESmgmt database up to.

Record all necessary configuration information

Microsoft SQL Server name
Database name
Record the following settings from the BlackBerry Server tab in a text editor:
SRP Identifier
SRP Authentication Key
Router Host (if any)
Attachment Host (if any)
Host Routing Information (if any)

Backup/Extract BES CALs

Extract the client access license (CAL) keys.

The CALs can be extracted on the database server by typing the following at the command prompt:

C:\bcp BESMgmt..licensekeys out c:\BESBackup\BESCals.txt -c -T

Backup BlackBerry Profiles Database

The BlackBerry Profiles Database may be backed up by creating a file level copy of the BES\BlackBerryProfiles.nsf file. This database is located in the BES sub-folder in the Lotus Domino data directory.

XCOPY C:\Lotus\Domino\Data\BES\BlackBerryProfiles.nsf c:\BESBackup

Backup BlackBerry State Databases

The BlackBerry State Databases may be backed up by creating a file level copy of the BES\State folder.

This folder is located a sub-folder in the Lotus Domino data directory.

XCOPY C:\Lotus\Domino\Data\BES\State*.nsf c:\BESBackup\State