Upgrading an MDM Installation to MDM 2008 SP1

2/9/2009

This article provides you with the necessary steps and guidance to upgrade your existing Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 installation to MDM 2008 SP1.

Assumptions

This paper assumes the following:

• You have deployed MDM 2008.
• You have access to the most recent MDM 2008 SP1 Deployment Guide, MDM 2008 SP1 Planning Guide, MDM 2008 SP1 Operations help files, and a general understanding of the following:
  • MDM Device Management Server
  • MDM Enrollment Server
  • MDM Gateway Server
  • Windows Server 2003 operating system
  • Domain controllers
  • Active Directory directory service
  • MDM Active Directory Configuration Tool (ADConfig) parameters
  • Certificates
  • Microsoft SQL Server backup and restore

Best Practices

Read the following topics in the MDM Deployment Guide:

• Step 1a: Configuring the Active Directory Domain for MDM
• ADConfig Tool
• Step 2: Installing MDM Enrollment Server
• Step 3: Installing MDM Device Management Server
• Step 4: Installing MDM Administrator Tools
• Step 5: Installing MDM Gateway Server
• Setup Command-Line Options

Read the following topic in the MDM Planning Guide:

• System Requirements for MDM Servers and Managed Devices

Read the following topic in the MDM Operations Guide:

• Deploying MDM Self Service Portal

In This Section

Mobile Device Manager SP1 Upgrade Overview

Upgrading MDM 2008 to MDM 2008 SP1