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Upgrade Considerations
This page summarizes some of the important and known changes for Lotus Notes/Domino Server
from 6.5.x/7.0.x/8.0.x to 8.5, We primarily focus on 6.5.x to 8.5.x because the upgrading from
higher versions have less considerations. While it is impossible to cover every scenario and every
aspect of the upgrade process because each Lotus Notes/Domino deployment has different
characters according their business objectives Any successful upgrading and migration is based
detail planning, testing and execution within your own unique Lotus Notes/Domino environment.
In IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8 Deployment Guide, SG24-7506-00, Appendix A
Considerations for upgrading from Notes and Domino 6.5.x to 8 has a detailed discussion of
different upgrade considerations from 6.5.x to Domino 8.0.x servers. The considerations are still
valid and will not be repeated. Please refer to the IBM Redbook IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8
deployment Guide at: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247506.html
Lotus Domino Server Upgrade
This section focuses on Server side upgrading considerations. If you are running a pre-6.5
release of Lotus Notes/Domino, you must upgrade to at least Lotus Notes/Domino 6.5 before
installing and upgrading to Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.
It needs to be noted that new templates are introduced with Domino 8.0 and 8.5 while other
templates will be obsolete. It’s recommended to review the current template strategy and decide if
obsolete templates can securely be deleted from the server.
New Templates with 8.0/8.5
Obsolete Templates
discussion8.ntf
feedcontent.ntf
idvault.ntf
inetlockout.ntf
mail85.ntf
notebook8.ntf
resrc8.ntf
roamingdata.ntf
toolbox.ntf
updatesite.ntf
discsw7.ntf
dwa7.ntf
iNotes6.ntf
mail7.ntf
mail7ex.ntf
resrc7.ntf
Mail Templates
Lotus Notes 8.5 Mail Template MAIL85.NTF is used for both Lotus Notes and Lotus iNotes. The
following features rely on the new template: Mail header, Addressing (Recent Contacts), Vertical
preview, Conversations Mail recall, Out of office improvements.
It is essential to upgrade user’s Lotus Notes clients prior to the user’s mail template upgrade. It is
supported to use a pre-Lotus 8.5 Notes client to access Lotus Domino 8.5 mail template, but you
must be aware of possible known issues, verify these known issues in Supported configurations
for Notes and Domino 8.5
(http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21358406).
It is not recommended to use Lotus Notes 6.5.x client to access a Lotus Domino 8.5 template on
Domino 8.5 server. If you have users who delegate (such as a personal assistant) mail access,
you need to upgrade both delegate and user Lotus Notes clients, before upgrading either of their
mail templates.