BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

[TYO]

Hi,

 

does anyone know if BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express needs to be installed on an exchange /sbs server? we have a complicated setup so i want to avoid putting this on the server currently (we are going to upgrade our servers to exchange 2010 this year) so would ideally like the system to run from a desktop using XP or windows 7. only about 30 users.

 

offical System requirements:

Any of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

• Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

• Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

• Windows® Small Business Server 2003

• Windows Small Business Server 2008

 

but i have seen it running on XP before!

 

thanks!

[Domino]

It can be a seperate box, doesn't need to be on the exchange server.

 

However I'd avoid using a desktop OS - you'll hit trouble if you need support at any point, as its not a recommended config.

[TYO]

cheers domino. i'll see if we got any spare server OS. probaly only for a few months so i want to avoid cost.

[Domino]

No Worries,

 

You could always run it as a VM too if you wanted to avoid allocating hardware for something so small :-)