Specifications

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Domino Deployment Planning
When planning to upgrade your existing Domino infrastructure, it is important to understand what is needed
to get your environment ready to accept Domino 8.5.
Understanding prerequisites
Preparing for an upgrade includes understanding and meeting all prerequisites for the upgrade, all the things
that need to be in place before you begin the upgrade. Things to consider at this stage include:
• Does your operating system meet the minimum requirements?
• Does your hardware meet the minimum requirements?
• Do you need to upgrade existing server hardware?
• Do you need to add or replace server hardware?
• Do you need to add more network bandwidth?
• Do you need to add more storage capacity?
• Does it make sense to consolidate?
The information that you have gathered in the infrastructure assessment should be used to help determine
what actions will be required to meet the prerequisites to deploy Notes and Domino 8.5.
Evaluating server readiness
The tables below compare system requirements from Domino 8 to Domino 8.5 for all supported platforms, to
allow you to determine if your hardware needs to be upgraded or replaced. The Domino 8.5 requirements
are based on system requirements for Domino 8.0.2, as listed in the release notes for Notes and Domino
8.0.2.
Detailed system requirements for Domino 8.5.1 can be found in IBM Technote 7016204
http://www-
01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg27016204.
Note that with Domino 8.0.2, additional platform support was added to enable you to prepare your systems
for Domino 8 prior to its release. This allows you to bridge any gaps you find in your preparedness now, in
advance of deploying 8.5, and removes the need to perform hardware, operating system, and Domino
upgrades all at once, allowing you to segment your upgrade activities in the most appropriate manner for
your environment.
A comprehensive list of requirements is provided with IBM Technote 7007909
http://www-
01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg27007909.
Windows System Requirements
For any updates, please refer to www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg27013072
Comparison of system requirements from Domino 8 to Domino 8.5 on Windows 32 Bit.
Domino 8 Domino 8.5
Operating system Windows 2003 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server