Specifications
Lotus Redbooks Wiki – IBM Lotus Notes and Domino V8.5 Deployment Guide
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New Server Checklist............................................................................................................. 59
Upgrade an existing server to Lotus Domino 8.5................................................................... 59
Lotus Domino Server Software Installation............................................................................ 61
Post upgrade checklist ........................................................................................................... 65
Recommended NOTES INI variables for Domino Servers .................................................... 66
Recommended NOTES INI variables for 64 bit Domino Servers .......................................... 66
ODS Upgrade............................................................................................................................. 66
Upgrade the Notes Clients......................................................................................................... 67
Mail file and Application Design................................................................................................. 67
Domino Deployment Best Practices.............................................................................................. 69
Efficiently managing your templates .......................................................................................... 69
Efficiently Upgrading the On Disk Structure ODS...................................................................... 69
Optimizing your configuration .................................................................................................... 70
Storage Optimization ................................................................................................................. 70
Compacting and White Space................................................................................................ 71
Transaction Log Optimization................................................................................................. 72
DAOS and Attachment compression ..................................................................................... 72
Mail Template Upgrade.............................................................................................................. 73
Backup Strategy......................................................................................................................... 75
DAOS Strategy....................................................................................................................... 75
NSF Strategy.......................................................................................................................... 75
Transaction Log Backup......................................................................................................... 75
Unattended Domino Server Installation..................................................................................... 75
Sample Response File ........................................................................................................... 76
Console Log Mirroring................................................................................................................ 77
Domino 64 Bit ................................................................................................................................ 78
Lotus Notes Clients ....................................................................................................................... 79
Notes Standard Client................................................................................................................ 79
Notes Basic Client...................................................................................................................... 79
iNotes Client............................................................................................................................... 79
Domino Administration Client..................................................................................................... 79
Domino Designer Client............................................................................................................. 80
Feature Comparison .................................................................................................................. 80
Lotus Notes Client Enhancements ............................................................................................ 84
Lotus Notes Client System Requirements................................................................................. 84
Lotus Notes Clients Deployment................................................................................................ 84
Click here Lotus Notes Client Customizing the Installation Package....................................... 84
Notes Client Enhancements.......................................................................................................... 85
Performance............................................................................................................................... 85
Apple Mac OS platform now supported..................................................................................... 85
Widgets and Live Text code moved to Expeditor layer ............................................................. 85
Widget and Live Text support on Apple Mac OS....................................................................... 85
Citrix platform now supported .................................................................................................... 86
Linux platform now available in RPM format ............................................................................. 86
Notes Basic AllClient kit no longer available.............................................................................. 86
Notes Client Requirements............................................................................................................ 87
Operating System Requirements............................................................................................... 87
Microsoft Windows ................................................................................................................. 87
Linux....................................................................................................................................... 87
Macintosh ............................................................................................................................... 87
Platform specific capabilities...................................................................................................... 87
Hardware Requirements............................................................................................................ 89
Notes Client Deployment............................................................................................................... 90
Manual Installation..................................................................................................................... 91
Client Installation on Windows................................................................................................... 91
Client Installation on Linux ..................................................................................................... 96