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Install BES on the Master with MDS-in Distributed Configuration

To install BES with MDS

1. Select the BlackBerry Enterprise Server with MDS Integration option from the Installation dialog and click Next. This option installs all BES components including the MDS Integration Service.
2. Enter the name of the Master BES Server in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server name field and click Next. Note the name you enter here for later.

3. Select "No, I want to use a remote Microsoft SQL Server" and click Next.

4. Reboot the machine, when prompted. After the machine reboots, configure the BES database.
   1. Click Start, Administrative Tools, Data Source (ODBC).
   2. Choose the System DSN tab and click Add.
   3. When prompted to provide a name for the data source, make sure you use the SQLFQDN\Instance.
   4. Ensure this instance connects to the Master database.
   5. Verify successful connection and continue installation.

5. When you are prompted to create the BES database, click Yes.
6. Provide the MDS Integration Service database settings:

7. When prompted to create the MDS Integration database, click Yes.
8. When prompted to create the MDS Application Registry database, click Yes.
9. Provide the CAL Key, SRP ID and SRP Key.

   Note: This information must be the same on both Master and Replica.

You must also provide a Microsoft Exchange User with Send as/Receive as rights within the Exchange organization. See the BlackBerry Enterprise Server documentation for more information.

Start Services. Open the BlackBerry Manager and verify the BlackBerry name used. You must use the same name on the Replica installation.