Specifications

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How to set up Smart Upgrade
You should specify the Desktop Settings of your policy to the version of Lotus Notes you wish to upgrade.
For example, we want all users to upgrade to “Release 8.5 FP1”
Desktop Settings – Smart Upgrade tab:
• Deploy version: make sure to use the format “Release 8.5 FP1“
• The Upgrade deadline: you should determine a date by which users need to modify their clients.
If you want to notify users that have missed the deadline, and need to upgrade their clients as soon as
possible, check “Remind me every hour after the “Upgrade deadline” has passed:” - This will prompt users
every hour, after a passed deadline.
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Mail-in database for the Smart Upgrade Tracking reports – specify an address where all reports
about client upgrades will be sent.
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The Remove Smart Upgrade Tracking files after a specified number of days – If you want reports to
be automatically removed, select “Yes”, and specify a number of days after which reports will be
automatically removed (default value is 365). If you want to keep them forever and remove them
manually select “No”.
Smart Upgrade database
If you configure the Smart Upgrade kit to upgrade pre 8.x client to 8.5 clients, select Notes Basic, even if you
want upgrade to the Notes 8.5 Standard client. In terms of the Lotus/Domino 8.5 old C++ client is Basic,
that's why you need to select Basic one. Later when you perform upgrade from 8 or 8.5 client to the newer
version, select a necessary client (basic or standard)
Basics tab
Section Basics:
• The Kit Description - Type any text here to identify this smart upgrade kit for you.
• Enable this kit for use:
• Enabled (checked) kit – makes it available to users,
• Disabled (unchecked) - will prompt users.
Section This Smart Upgrade kit can be used to update the following version of the Lotus Notes:
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Source configuration:
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Notes Standard – Select it if you upgrade 8 or 85 Standard clients
• Notes Basic – Select it if you upgrade from pre 8 release, or you upgrade 8.0 or 8.5 Basic clients
upgrade options
• Source version - The Type version you want to upgrade, it should be EXACTLY as in Help->About
the Lotus Notes. For example, the “Release 7.0.3” or “Release 8.0.2 FP1”. You can use “*” asteric
if you want to upgrade all versions.
Tip: if you have many different versions deployed, use “*” and select the full the Lotus Notes installation.
Later when the majority of users will be on one or two versions, you can supply the incremental installer,
which is much smaller, and it will upgrade a client much faster. For example for moving from the Release 8.5
to Release 8.5.1 use the incremental installer.