Specifications

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Check if you can open the Domino directory and if the new design has been successfully replicated
on the other servers of the domain (make at least some spot tests)
Administration Request Design Upgrade
To upgrade the Administration Requests database (Admin4.nsf) you have to perform the following steps on
the administration server of the Domino directory of the domain:
• Disable the setting “Inherit design from master template” in the database properties.
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Stop the Domino server and copy the administration request database to a place outside the
Domino data directory. Afterwards restart the server.
• Store the new administration request template (“ADMIN4.NTF”) to your local client.
Note: If you are upgrading from R7 to 8.5 be sure that you update the design from your local client.
The ADMIN4.NTF provided in the template package has R8.5 ODS and cannot be read locally by
an R7 server.
• Temporally disable the replication for the administration request database (ADMIN4.NSF)
• Make sure that no design elements of the ADMIN4.NSF have set the property “Prohibit design
refresh or replace to modify”. If necessary disable this setting for all design elements before starting
the upgrade.
• Replace the database design (File -> Database -> Replace design) with the template which you
have stored locally in the first step. Be sure that you use the replica on the administration server of
the ADMIN4.NSF.
• Check that your can open the administration request database with your client.
• Enable replication of the administration request database again and observe the replication to your
other servers in the domain.
Once completed, check if you can open the ADMIN4.NSF and if the new design has been successfully
replicated on the other servers of the domain by making at least some spot tests.
Install the Lotus Domino Server
This section details the steps required to perform the actual Domino 8.5 code installation with focus on
upgrading an existing server.
Pre Upgrade Checklist
The following items should be verified before upgrading an existing server to a newer release of Domino.
Please note: this checklist is to be used in combination with the checklist for a new server.
• Have all system databases been upgraded as described above.
• Have all third party administrative tools running on this server been verified to be R8.5 compliant?
• Are all change requests regarding the upgrade created and approved?
• Are all system tools (for example, backup software) R8.5 compliant?
If not upgrade them before you start the migration process.
• Did you perform a successful full backup of the Domino environment?
• Have application tests been finished, or has application compatibility been confirmed by the
customer?
• Before starting the upgrade of a clustered server you have to make sure that you copy the template
files to all cluster members. Make sure that all older templates with the same template design name
are removed from all cluster members before starting the migration.
• If exists, are all cluster replicas of mail files and applications synchronized?
• Is the Helpdesk informed about the upgrade activities?
• Is the time schedule estimated and approved by the customers responsible?