When installing BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 5.0 in the international offices, which operating system is unsupported by the BlackBerry Enterprise Server? (Choose one)

Question

Options

• AWindows Server 2003 SP1
• BWindows XP SP2
• CWindows Server 2003 SP2
• DWindows Server 2008
• EWindows Server 2003 R2

• A
  9% (2)
• B
  73% (16)
• C
  5% (1)
• E
  14% (3)

Explanation

Option B (Windows XP SP2) is correct because BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 is a server-grade application designed exclusively for server operating systems - Windows XP is a desktop/client OS and was never a supported platform for BES installation, regardless of service pack level.

The distractors (A, C, D, E) are all incorrect because they are server operating systems that BES 5.0 does support: Windows Server 2003 SP1, SP2, and R2 are all valid platforms, and Windows Server 2008 was added to the supported list with BES 5.0's release timeframe.

Memory tip: Think "Server software runs on Server OS." BES is enterprise server software - any answer listing a desktop OS (XP, Vista, Windows 7) is automatically disqualified. If you see a client/desktop OS in the choices, that's your answer for "unsupported."

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