Specifications

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cancel the installation in progress. For a list of alternative command-line parameters that can be provided,
the help file should be consulted.
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The SMS item, allows to specify a number of pieces of information that relate to the Microsoft
Management Server (SMS) environment and prepare the custom installation package for
deployment using SMS. It is possible to create an SMS file for version 2.0 (which is used at the
customer) and specify related Management Information Format (MIF) files in the Windows folder at
deployment time.
How to reduce the size of the Notes install kit
A new feature in Notes and Domino 8.5 is the option to reduce the size of the install kit by removing certain
features that you don’t need or that you don’t want to deploy.
The file install.xml, located in the folder “deploy” is defining which features are being installed or not.
Please note that you can remove only containing the property required="false".
These features are the Composite Applications Editor, Lotus Symphony, Connections (Activities), embedded
Sametime®, and (for single user install) Domino Designer and Domino Administrator clients. All other
supplied features must remain as supplied in the install kit.
Important Note: Domino Designer and Domino Administrator, and as of Notes 8.5.1 Lotus Symphony require
the additional step of using the InstallShield Tuner to create a transform that disables their install completely.
This transform file must be included in the Notes install kit during install.
The table below show the approximate size reductions of the Notes install kit for each option:
Feature Name
Size reduction (approximate)
Lotus Symphony 78MB
Sametime 4MB
Composite Application Editor 4MB
You can remove the following supplied features from the Notes install kit:
• Lotus Symphony (represented as
• Sametime (represented as
• Composite Application Editor (represented as
To remove available features from the Notes install kit, do the following:
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Copy the Notes install kit to a local drive to a new directory. Include all subdirectories, (for
example."C:\NotesInstallKit\".
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In the locally copied kit, rename updateSize.zip to a backup name such as UpdateSiteSave.zip.
• Uncompress the backup file to a new directory, preserving the directory structure.
The contents of the directory should include the features and plugins subdirectories and the
site.xml file.
To remove these install features from the expanded update site directory, refer to the following table:
InstallFeature
Wildcard files to remove