Specifications

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If you have a system management tool installed (like Tivoli Intelliwatch) make sure that you do not
have an automatism in place which restarts add-in tasks automatically which should not be started
on the server if it is upgraded to R8.5
• If you have other automated tasks running (for example, System Agents) make sure that all
automated tasks are disabled during the upgrade (for example, automatic server restart
procedures) or disabled permanently (for example, deleting of NTF files).
• If you have configuration documents with an “*” as server name (valid for all servers) make sure
that you create a separate configuration document for every single server to be upgraded with the
appropriate settings before starting the upgrade.
• If you have program documents with an “*” as server name (valid for all servers) make sure that
you create a separate program document for every single server to be upgraded with the
appropriate settings before starting the upgrade.
• If you have mixed connection documents for mail and replication it’s recommended to split them up
and create separate connection documents for mail routing and replication.
Continue with checklist for a new server.
New Server Checklist
For installing new servers verify the following items:
• Is the latest version of the server installation package available?
• Does the Domino server hardware and software infrastructure meet the minimum requirements for
Domino R8.5? See the section above on evaluating server readiness.
• Is sufficient disk space available for the upgrade? You need about 1500 MB on the drive where the
installation files will be copied. On the Domino data drives, you also as much free space as the size
of the biggest Domino databases located on that drive in order to perform a successful compact.
You need to plan additional space as all view indices will be build-up and therefore a database can
become bigger than before.
• If you are installing a server remotely, do you have “local hands” or “on call” support during the
upgrade?
• Is the access to the Domino server console available and guaranteed to be working during the
maintenance window (local or via a remote control tool)?
Upgrade an existing server to Lotus Domino 8.5
This section describes how to upgrade an existing server to Lotus Domino 8.5 – if you are installing a server
from scratch, please skip this chapter.
• Using your Domino Administrator client, delete the full text index of NAMES.NSF (if any) as well as
any full text indices of all databases where a full text index is not absolutely needed. This step is to
minimize the time the updall will need later on to rebuild all Full Text Indices.
Note: Full text indices of the databases any Mobile Directories and MTSTORE.NSF (Message
Tracking) are required and must not be deleted.
Perform a full backup of the Domino server preferably in the night before starting the upgrade.
Performing a backup prior to upgrading is strongly recommended in the rare case you will need to back out
an upgrade or you experience any database corruption or data loss. We recommend performing a full
backup of your Domino server before starting the server upgrade process. If you are unable to perform a full
backup of all your Domino servers, we suggest backing up at least the following elements:
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*.ID
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notes.ini