Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Steps for migrating from Exchange to Domino

From a post from Andy Donaldson, I though I share my steps to migrate from Exchange to Domino using CMT from Binary Tree . Sorry for the display, it is a cut and paste form a Word document. A few prerequists:

Install OutLook on the client that will run the tool
Define a profile in OutLook, it must be configured
Define OutLook as the default messaging client
Run in full Admin mode

We’ve used a dedicated computer to do the migration. We were not allowed to connected from server to server. The dedicated computer must have a lot of disk space. In our case, we have used a test server. In our case, the users were already registered in our NAB.

All the new user's mail files were locally replicated to our test server.


To facilitate this step, a view should ideally be created in the public address book. This view contains only the files to migrate users using a search criteria, such CompanyName = "ABC". If this is not possible, do all the same to the next step. It is based on the hypothesis that the Notes users are already created.

To quickly create replicas of local databases, you could add temporarly to the public address book a new action button.


Dim dbCheck1 As NotesDatabase

Dim replica As NotesDatabase

For i = 1 To coll.Count

Set doc=coll.getnthdocument(i)

Set dbCheck1= session.GetDatabase(doc.MailServer(0),doc.mailfile(0)+".nsf")

If Not(dbCheck1 Is Nothing) Then

If dbCheck1.isopen Then

Call workspace.AddDatabase( dbCheck1.server,doc.mailfile(0)+".nsf")

Directory = Localpath +doc.mailfile(0)+".nsf"


'* http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&context=SSKTWP&context=SSKTMJ&dc=DB520&dc=DB560&q1=4005&uid=swg21155739&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en

On Error 4005 Resume Next

Set replica = dbCheck1.CreateReplica( "", directory )

On Error 4005 Goto 0 'This causes the error handling to revert to normal error handling

'On Error 4005 Goto Error_Handling 'If the application has a error handling section then revert to it instead

Call workspace.AddDatabase( "",repertoire)

End If

End If

Next

Etc.etc.

End Sub


The first goal is a huge gain of performance and processing time. Although the tool can run from server to server, this approach was more appropriate for our scenario.


Following the creation of local replicas, it is possible to start the creation of profiles in the database from BinaryTree knowing that we already know the destination PST files to be converted.

The last preparatory step is to adjust the user's profile into the bineryTree's CMT database



How to Create Profiles in "BinaryTree"


Open the binary db, click the button to launch the "Wizard"

Follow the steps below in red which will select the names of the persons to be converted

This step may be carried out before the day of migration based on the location of files (PST) provided





Once completed these steps, go to the "End User Migration" menu

For each user, we must specify the location of the PST file. Each person will have their own.

In edit mode, in "Server Migration Info (1)
A-Select Microsoft Exchange (Point 2).
B-Enter the location of the PST file from this user. We need a format with double \ \ in the beginning.
C-select this option (Item 4)


To have better performance when running CMT, here's a few prerequists to look at:
A replica of the Binary db must also be created on the test server, to avoid transfers over the network.


In the preferences of the user’s client Lotus Notes in the Mail tab, disable the reception of new emails prevent transfers over the network.


In the location document of the Personal Address Book (names.nsf) of the client that will make the conversion, under the Server tab, you must blank the value Server \ Host messaging to avoid transfers over the network

In the Mail Setup tab, specify the local server instead of to avoid transfers over the network

Save the document and exit.


Launch of the conversion

Once the prerequisites of BinaryTree is completed for all users, you can click on "Server Migration". The system will then propose a list of all users for which you have chosen Microsoft Exchange.

Select the users you want, one or several
.

You wait until the conversion is completed. When you're done, you can go and see if errors occurred during conversion. Event logs are located in each file of the database users BinaryTree CMT.

By default, the databases will be deposited in the Data folder of local Lotus Notes client under UnRepertoire \ MAIL \ xxx.nsf where xxx is the file name correspondance.

At the end of the conversion, you must close the Lotus Notes client


Once the migration is completed, you will have many local mail dbs that will need to be copy to your Domino Server. You could initiate a replication but it would be too long. So , you just need to do an OS copy of the local db to your destination server. Be careful of Technote 156522 from 1997, Duplictes of databases created at OS level do not replicate Link

How to Copy of local databases to the Domino server

  • Close the Domino server which was started the initial replication (The mail server of the users).


By making a copy using the operating system, it does not change the replica ID of the bases.

  • Restart the Domino server to the end of the copy.



The next 2 points are optional if there is a difference in the number of documents in the cluster following the launch of replications.

  • Clear the history of replicates on these bases because of potential problems can arise when databases are copied via the operating system (See IBM Technote)
  • Compare the number of documents from the 2 sides of the cluster if the history of replication is emptied.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Archiving - View indexes - Size really does matter

We are in an archiving process. The main server had about 2,4 terabytes of mails before the process. Now, the NAS server has more than 450go of data but we havn't recovered the expected amount of disk space. The archive process is doing single instance so it will only keep one copie of an attachment but we are still around 2,2go. I know there is new mail messages since the beginning of the process but it's not the only reason. I'm trying to find out why.

I'm beginning to suspect the view indexes. I've ran a script and many of our users keeps more than 1000 messages in their Inbox, the biggest one has more than 37000 (I know, i should teach them GTD :-). The inbox is one of the most sollicitated design elements in a mail file.

Best practices for large Lotus Notes mail files

With that amount of mails in the Inbox, could it explain (in part) the "missing recovered space"?

Example:
A- In Db1 ,1000 documents in my Inbox. Each documents are 1ko in size
B- In Db2,1000 documents in my Inbox. Each documents are 1Mb in size.

Which db will have the biggest view indexes? Will it be the same?

Does the view indexes depends on the document's size or only the type of columns (Sorting,etc)

If I have the same dbs but I move 900 documents from the Inbox to another folder, the view indexes will decrease? Am I right?

Ref: Size really does matter
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Support information for RIM's Blackberry Server (BES) for Notes/Domino 8

Technote 1266138 Link

Resolving the problem
A few statements:

  • Blackberry Enterprise Server v 4.1 Service Pack 6 (4.1.6) is certified for Lotus Domino 8.0.x and 8.5. See the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino® Compatibility Matrix for more details.
  • For Wired Synchronization, Blackberry Desktop Manager 4.3.0 or higher will be required for Notes 8 support.
  • RIM's next major release of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, code-named “Argon,” will also officially support Notes/Domino 8.0
  • Notes/Domino 8.0, or any 8.0 templates, will not be supported in any BlackBerry Enterprise Server version prior to 4.1.5. Also, Notes and Domino 8.0 will not be supported in any BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0.x version.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Lotus Notes : April Fools' pranks

Hey admins! A funny one, just add this line (Or a similar message) to the QueryOpen event of the memo form:

Msgbox "You mail file is corrupt, your computer may be infected by W32/Conficker.worm" ,0+16,"Microsoft error 80004005"



Every time a person will create\read a memo, he will get this message

Disclaimer: Do this on a friend's mail file :-)

Troubleshooting Notes client

Have you ever encountered a problem where only ONE user have. He's the only one who's able to reproduce the problem. If you add the db on your workspace, you're never able to reproduce his issue. He's the only one to have a particular error message that doesn't even exist in your application.
I'm currently training a new guy in our team. So, here's my little troubleshooting steps that I gave him:

For example, if the problem occurs with his mail file

Clean up the workspace!!

  • Remove all the mail file icons from the workspace
  • Close Notes
  • Delete the cache.ndk
  • Reopen Notes
  • Compact the workspace and re-add the mail file
Test again

Almost 100% of the time, you will get good result.
If it doesn't work, you may have , on rare occasion, to delete and recreate the bookmark.nsf file.

  • Look also, if the client have the right version of the Personal Address Book. (Ex: Do he have the ($Policies) view).
  • Look for any unused ports (Com1,Com2,LAN0). Disable them from the location documents and from the File\preferences\User preferences... (Ports tab).
  • Look for any connections to old servers.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Microsoft must disclose its contracts with the state

that occurs when you learn that the Ministry of Education has just assign Microsoft a contract of 1.32 million without competitive bidding. (The Ministry of Education will pay $ 733 per license (1800 users) for the use of Microsoft Office 2007.)

In French
http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/technaute/peloquin/?p=567

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Integrating MS Project with Lotus Notes

Another project i'm working on. An integration between Ms-Project and Lotus Notes. Based on the example of John Head, I've worked my way in it. It's working very well.
Actually, I have a project management database that I export to MSP. The fields to export are pre-defined in my script but I want to make it dynamic via a configuration document to map the fields to export to the correct column in Ms-Project. It could then work with any Notes databases

Maybe it could be an interesting db for OpenNtf?

JYR

The deployment - How to scan 400 users's local Notes data files?

My db is finally done, I will deploy it to a few users next week.

How to scan 400 users's local Notes data files?
Random ReplicaID - Impact on servers? - Answer from IBM

From script, a way to differentiate a R5 bookmark file from a R6\R7 one?

Here's a few screenshots of the log.

Infos about the PAB ,the user and some disk space infos.

Infos about the PAB (Nb of documents, replace design done, ODS before an after, New repID, Adjust ACL)

Infos about the journal and Bookmark (Nb of documents, replace design done, ODS before an after, New repID, Adjust ACL)

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Do I have to understand something?

I say this to my kids: If you call a friend and he's never available for you then it is probably because he don't want to play with you.

So, if I contact a supplier and I have no answers... Do I have to understand something?

From script, a way to differentiate a R5 bookmark file from a R6\R7 one?

Hi,

From my series :How to scan 400 users's local Notes data files?
Is their a way to differentiate a R5 bookmark file from a R6\R7 one via script?

For example, for the personnal address book, there is a new view called ($Policies).

Is their any such design element in R6\R7 bookmark.

I have a script and I need an element that would help me identify a wrong bookmark and do a replace design if so.

Thank you,

Hockey - Randy Moller Goal Calls

So funny, Florida Panthers Radio Voice Randy Moller delivers the most entertaining goal EVER!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3b_7S-sGBo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS8z0QZzazw

Friday, March 20, 2009

Random ReplicaID - Impact on servers? - Answer from IBM

From this post

Random ReplicaID - Impact on servers?

I've opened up a PMR about this issue, here's the answer:

The short answer to your question is that Domino will have no problems whatsoever with a replicaID that was generated manually-- provided it conforms to the correct format.

The main reason we use the date/time method to create ReplicaIDs is simply to avoid the generating duplicate ReplicaIDs. Once the ID has been generated, we don't really make use of the time information it contains going forward, so Domino will treat a ReplicaID created during File > Database > New, or one that was programatically set to 12345678:ABCDEF12, the Client and Server will treat them similarly.

The only issues that arise are if you inadvertantly try using a replicaID that aligns with either an existing replicaID, or if you come up with one that is reserved for one of the known Domain replicaIDs (such as that of admin4.nsf, events4.nsf, etc....). But, the shear number of possibile replicaIds makes this an EXTREMELY unlikely scenario to even consider.

I will be ok with my script

How to scan 400 users's local Notes data files?

Thursday, March 19, 2009

How to scan 400 users's local Notes data files?

We have a bunch of users (approx 400). They all have the same particular settings. So for that reasons, a few years ago, it was decided to have a ghost image of a single configuration that was duplicate accross those 400 users's computer. One of those files were the names.nsf, bookmark.nsf. ..(NSF,same replica ID).

Everything was working fine ...until lately. Some of those users(12) were converted to roaming users because they were given a new Blackberry.

When you activate a roaming profile, some files need to be replicate to the mail server.
General information and FAQ about Roaming User feature of Notes/Domino 6.0.x and 6.5.x

What happened? Every local files of those users were replicated to the server.

What happens when a database with the same replica ID as another one is put on a server?....It replicates!!!! So now, we now have 12 users, who shares the same names.nsf db (Remember the ghost image, with the same db). They all have the contacts of each others.
As long as those files were local, it was not a problem but now they are on a server.

What's next?

First, we need to fix the issue with the 12 users. easy.

Second, the thoughest part.

I need to scan every computers (400) for their local files (names and bookmark) and what's more fun, some of them don't have a journal.NSF needed in a roaming process.
So, my plan for Local files

1-Scan private address books, for names.nsf.
A- Look if they have the right version (Not old R4 template because they miss the ($Policies). This view is required to apply policies to your clients) , if not do a replace design from the master template

B- Scan all the documnts because a few years ago, a problem was present with some documents (The form name was incorrect over the Notes version Person, Business Card-Carte de visite.)

C -Try to compact the local address book, ...but it will fail (Address book : "could not be compacted at this time. The compact will be performed later.)
Replicas are not successfully generated during roaming upgrade process

D-Assign a new random replicaID


2- Scan the bookmark file
A-Assign a new random replicaID

3- Check for the existence of the journal.nsf db,
if it exist, assign a new random replicaID.
If not, create from the master template

About Random ReplicaID - Impact on servers?
http://jyriver.blogspot.com/2009/03/random-replicaid-impact-on-servers.html

Whoooooo, it will be fun!!!!

Abbreviations for BlackBerry Enterprise Server debug logs

From a post of my friend Gregg Eldred it had reminds me of this post about troubleshooting our issue

Abbreviations for BlackBerry Enterprise Server debug logs

BlackBerry Enterprsie Server 4.0 to 4.1 (Last Updated 13/12/2007)

ACNV = BlackBerry Attachment Conversion
ALRT = BlackBerry Alert
ASRV = BlackBerry Attachment Service
BBUA = BlackBerry User Admin Service
CBCK = Backup Connector
CEXC = Exchange Connector
CMNG = Management Connector
CNTS = Notes Connector
CONN = BlackBerry Synchronization Connector
CTRL = BlackBerry Controller
DISP = BlackBerry Dispatcher
HHCG = BlackBerry Configuration Tool
MAGT = BlackBerry Messaging Agent
MDAT = BlackBerry Mobile Data Service
MDBC = BlackBerry Database Consistency Service
MNGR = BlackBerry Manager
POLC = BlackBerry Policy Service
ROUT = BlackBerry Router
SYNC = BlackBerry Synchronization Service


Log file names are generated in the following format:

.txt

where

* Server-Name is the name of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
* Abbreviation is the abbreviation for the log name (from the table above)
* Agent-Number identifies the log created for each agent (01 - 05)
* Date is the date the log is created
* Log-Iteration is a number assigned to a log each time the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is started. When the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is restarted, a new log is created, and the Log-Iteration number increases (for example, 0001, 0002, and 0003).

For example, a third log file for the BlackBerry Messaging Agent #2 is created on January 5, 2006, after the BlackBerry Enterprise Server named BES01 is restarted twice. The log file name is BES01_MAGT_02_20060105_0003.txt.

OR

A BlackBerry Policy Service log file is created on December 31, 2005 for a BlackBerry Enterprise Server named RIMBES that has not been restarted. The log file name is RIMBES_POLC_01_20051231_0001.txt.

From Link

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Random ReplicaID - Impact on servers?

From this link, I know that a replica ID is the hexadecimal representation of the year, month, day, hour, minute, second of when a database was created, based on the local PC internal clock.

If I create a Notes db via my client, i will have a replica ID similar to this one

From the Surely template, i can generate a random replica ID but they are not similar or near the one that are generated form my Notes client (Ex :653727197F03D744, 4D76D17F0547609A, etc)

Does this have an influence on a server to have a replica ID that is not similar to "the rest of the mass"?



How to connect to Sharepoint from Notes?

I read with greeeeeeeeeeeat interests the posts from John Head about integration between Notes and Office. I've seen a few great demos that he have posted. One of them had an example about integration between Sharepoint and Notes. But the document doesn't seem to be available anymore.

I need to be able from Notes, to connect to a Sharepoint "site". I need to read informations (Mainly text and maybe extract attachments) . I know that it is mainly SQL but is there anything specific to be aware of?

I don't find anything specific on the subject, I always find the opposite way, a connection from SharePoint to Notes. Do someone, have examples or reference site on the subject.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Why is it important to keep copies of your old databases - Agile

A few weeks ago I did a development for a client. I did the rollout, everything was fine. In the course of the development, the client changed his mind a few times. After a few weeks, I've delivered "THE final version".
Now , my client is asking me a new functionality that I had proposed a few months ago in the course of the development, At that time , he said No, it's not important and useful.

With the Agile approach (By the way, great post of Tony Palmer Agile what is it and should I care ?), I did a few versions of the database, letting the client do his tests. Many of those versions were deleted from the development server over the last months.

But, I'm a freak, so I keep many version of my development projects on my servers.

Guess what? My client is asking me the new functionality that I had proposed months ago...By chance, i still have a local copy of that version!

So , it is important to keep copies of your old databases

Technote : DAOS Backup and Restore

Question : How do I do back up and restore data on a Domino system that uses DAOS?

DAOS Backup and Restore

Thursday, February 26, 2009

arghhhhh BES server

Since our migration of our BES server to 4.1, it's been 5 times since then that the BES stopped routing\processing any documents(mail, calendar, etc).
In the morning, we arrive and the server isn't processign anything. The Domino server (7.0.3FP2) is up, all the BBerry services are (seems to be) up too. Nothing particular in the Notes log. Nothing special in the event viewer at the time. We are not able to kill the BES server, we have to restart the whole machine.

Have you ever encountered this kind of problem?
Is their any debug setting that I can add to trouble shoot this issue?

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Part 2 - IBM's technotes - The editor's team - Bunch of comics! :-)

The part one was here: Link

Here's the new one

link
If you get here, you're in DST (Deep sh*?%$t Time)

Russ is the man!

How to - Move Domino from Windows to Solaris?

Is their any guidelines on how to move a Domino server from Windows to Solaris?
Any specific issues?

Link

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

White paper : Administrator Guide for Domino Server maintenance

Abstract The purpose of this document is to describe when to use the Lotus Domino utilities (Updall, Compact, Fixup) and to explain how to use them for normal and abnormal maintenance.

Link

Deploying the IBM Lotus Domino server: A cookbook

This white paper addresses the issues most frequently reported by customers to IBM Technical Support regarding IBM® Lotus® Domino® server deployment. The goal of this document is to enable Domino Administrators who are relatively new to the Domino products to help themselves with specific Lotus Domino installation and upgrade questions. In short, this is a "how to" guide (cookbook) for Lotus Domino install, setup, and upgrade tasks.

In this article

  • Introduction

  • Basics of setting up a standalone Domino server

  • Installing and setting up an additional Domino server in an existing domain

  • Upgrading a Domino server

  • Conclusion

  • Resources

  • About the author


Link

Good technote : What to do when a Certifier ID is stolen, lost or compromised

What should an Administrator do if a Notes/Domino Certifier ID has been lost, stolen or compromised?

What to do when a Certifier ID is stolen, lost or compromised

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Deletion stubs - From a NoteID , possible to get the UNID like Notespeek?

With NotesPeek, it is possible to see the UNID of the deleted document. I've check this code , it's seems to be excellent but it only get the document's NoteID , not the UNID.

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/46dom.nsf/55c38d716d632d9b8525689b005ba1c0/26c95428bc4e957085256b03007862f2?OpenDocument

I'm not able to get the UNID of the deleted document.

So, from a NoteID , is it possible to get the UNID of the document like in NotesPeek?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

New features in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5: Administration policies and lite mode

New features in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5: Administration policies and lite mode

new Lotus Domino® administration policy capabilities and improvements available in lite mode.

Link

Also

New features in IBM Lotus iNotes 8.5: Full mode
Link

A must read - User experience guidelines for IBM Lotus rich client applications and plug-ins

An excellent document to read, it's really useful.

This white paper describes user-interface design and interaction guidelines for designers and developers who are building IBM® Lotus® Notes® applications, IBM Lotus Sametime® V7.5 or later plug-ins, IBM Lotus Symphony™ plug-ins, IBM Lotus Expeditor plug-ins, or composite applications (assembling any mixture of plug-ins, Lotus Notes applications, and components built with IBM Lotus Component Designer).

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/documentation/d-ls-ueguidelines/

Link

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Still exists in 8.5 - Old documents pushed back by replication

You unintentionally replicate your production version of the Lotus Domino Directory with an older replica. Now your production replica contains several person, group, and settings entries that were previously deleted.

How to recover from replicating a current Domino Directory with an old replica

So, the problem still exists in 8.5, so instead of doing it manually, just a little tool to do it:
Tool to find Old documents pushed back by replication

Making Sure Users Replicate

JYR

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Export to Excel - With windows OS - Operation failed

This is a bit strange. I do an export to MS-Excel. It's working fine with documents that have OS other than Windows. When it comes to Windows, i have Operation failed....Is this an integration problem with MS own products :-)

Heineken - Differences between man and woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIutgtzwhAc

IBM's technotes - The editor's team - Bunch of comics! :-)

I love the solution:


Link

Notes 8.5 - Designating the Out of Office service type

Specify an Out of Office service type according to whether a server cluster is comprised of IBM® Lotus® Domino® 8 servers, pre-Domino 8 servers, or a combination of both. There are two Out of Office service types, Service and Agent. Use the Out of Office Service for clusters comprised of Domino 8 servers; use the Out of Office Agent for clusters that contain any pre-Domino 8 servers. A mixed cluster of Domino 8 servers and pre-Domino 8 servers requires an Out of Office service type of Agent. Use the field Out of Office service type in the Server Configuration document to control whether users utilize the Out of Office agent or service. By default, the Out of Office service type is Agent.

Link

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

8.5 - Supported LDAP, KeyView filter formats, Web browsers, Smartcard packages

Domino 8.5 - Supported LDAP directory servers
Domino 8.5 - Smartcard packages tested
Domino and Notes 8.5 - KeyView filter formats supported
Notes 8.5 - Web browsers supported

System requirements for Notes, Domino, Administrator, Designer,Traveler

a list of detailed system requirements for the supported releases of Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, Lotus Domino Administrator, and Lotus Domino Designer.

Domino 8.5 - Detailed system requirements
Lotus Notes 8.5 - Detailed system requirements

From Link

8.5 - Lotus Notes and Domino Installation Guides

Version 8.5: From Link

8.5 - Attachments appear in the header section of a memo or form

Using Lotus Notes, you find that an attachment appears at the top of a document in the header section of a memo or other form. Specific to mail files, this issue may be more apparent when upgrading from a Notes 6.x or 7.x release to Notes 8.5, while your mail file is still based on the earlier release's design. The issue does not occur with all attachments.


Link

Lotus Notes 8.5 Help updates

IBM® Lotus Notes® user interface diverges from Help; Help is missing information.

Link

Notes 8.5 : Is the sample password reset application supported in a production environment?

The Sample Password Reset Application that ships with Notes/Domino 8.5 (PwdResetSample.nsf), contains a sample LotusScript agent called UserPasswordReset that enables users with IDs stored in an ID vault to reset their IBM Lotus Notes passwords from a browser.

Link
....

For information about setting up a password reset application see the Notes/Domino 8.5 Administrator Help document, Setting up the sample self-service application to allow ID vault users to reset their Notes passwords.

Sales pitch : What's new in the Lotus Notes 8.5 client and Domino 8.5 server

So much to look at, so a good sales pitch.

This white paper guides you through the newly released, innovative, and open features of Notes and Domino 8.5. It is a must-read for any existing or potential user of Lotus Notes and Domino, from the casual user to the administrator or application developer to the line-of-business executive.

In this article

  • What's new in the Lotus Notes 8.5 client

  • What's new in the Lotus Domino 8.5 server

Link

Notes Domino 8.5 - So much to discover...like a kid in a candy store

Holy cow!!! There is so much things to look at, so much buttons to click on. It's hard to see every thing. Many things to discover and then tells to our users!!!

Good job IBM!!

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Open source and Lotus : Which templates do you want?

I like the idea of Ian Tree but like many said, i think that there is not much interest from the outside world. In counter parts, I like the proposition made by Philip Storry about the use of templates.

We need more apps in the box with Notes/Domino. Many more. They only need to be basic, but they do need to be there. Expenses, Holiday Booking, a decent Group Calendar, and so forth. We should probably write a long list, wrap it round a brick, and lob it through IBM's window to get their attention. (Metaphorically speaking, of course.)

And all templates shipped with Notes/Domino need to be EXPLICITLY open source.

It's similar to those previous posts,

Rocky Oliver:
Community Question: What templates do you want today?

Kevin Pettitt
What New Templates Would I Like to See Shipped With Domino

Steve Castledine
Lotus Notes Domino templates and open source


I think it's a way to get Notes\Domino recognized by the outside world....Notes can do that too!!

Which template do you want?

Friday, January 02, 2009

Notes\Domino 8.5 is here...

well...almost

a new entry on the Notes.net\DeveloperWorks web page :-)

I can smell it, it's coming!

Steps for migrating to Notes/Domino 8 from versions 6.5 and 7

Abstract : This technote provides information on migrating to Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino 8 from versions 6.5 and 7.

Link

Monday, December 01, 2008

One of the head Webmaster of DominoArea died prematurely last night...

One of the head Webmaster of DominoArea, Stéphane Maillard, died last night. He was a great contributor to the French Notes community mostly in Europe.

It is a very sad news.

He left this world for joining his beloved who died suddenly in last august...

Rest in peace my friend...

http://forum.dominoarea.org/

JYR

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Fiches thématiques How to explain technical contents to your end users

Great documentations that you can give to your end users when you want to explain technical features. It's in french but with the Google translator, it gives good results.

http://www.cases.public.lu/fr/publications/fiches/index.html
http://www.cases.public.lu/fr/publications/dossiers/index.html

Correction made to Technote: End of Service (EOS) of Lotus 6.5.x is set to 2010

Ahhhhh, finally after almost a month the correction was made to this Technote!! :-)

http://jyriver.blogspot.com/2008/10/200920102009-end-of-service-eos-of.html

JYR

Do you monitor your server's task (Ex: Compact)?

One of our clients is in a process of implemeting an archiving solution for Domino (Symantec Enterprise Vault). We are on a pilot (20 users). I was doing some checking of their servers after the first weekend of archiving. From a post of David Killingsworth ( Link ), I told to my self, lets see how long it takes to run compact.

From what i've heard, this task had never been monitored. In fact, it was running for almost 72 hours in a row!!! It was running on dbs that were transaction logged. So many DBIID were changed right after the full backup. What a mess!

With a few tweaking and adjustment to the schedule, it went down to just under 5 hours, just before the full backup.

So let's go, do some monitoring!

You could use this tool the search for the start date\end date of your tasks
http://www.openntf.org/Projects/codebin/codebin.nsf/0/975756122FFDC08B8625737500473835
Search for keywords like those ones: Compacting, recovered, Compactor

W​h​a​t​ ​n​o​t​e​s​.​i​n​i​ ​v​a​r​i​a​b​l​e​s​ ​h​a​v​e​ ​b​e​c​o​m​e​ ​o​b​s​o​l​e​t​e​ ​i​n​ ​N​o​t​e​s​/​D​o​m​i​n​o​ ​8​.​x​?

A few good technotes related to obsolete Notes.ini values

W​h​a​t​ ​n​o​t​e​s​.​i​n​i​ ​v​a​r​i​a​b​l​e​s​ ​h​a​v​e​ ​b​e​c​o​m​e​ ​o​b​s​o​l​e​t​e​ ​i​n​ ​N​o​t​e​s​/​D​o​m​i​n​o​ ​8​.​x​?
What notes.ini file variables are now obsolete in Notes/Domino

Related information
Obsolete notes.ini variables in Notes/Domino 7.x
Obsolete notes.ini variables in Notes/Domino 6.5

Thursday, November 13, 2008

How can a client avoid being affected by a Domino server hang?

Link

When a Domino server hangs, or is unresponsive to a client request, the Lotus Notes client may not fail over to another server in the cluster. The client will also appear hung with a "lightening bar" in the lower left corner of the screen. This can happen when the Domino server is accepting TCPIP requests from clients but is unable to process the request. If the Domino server system responds to the client request, the client will NOT attempt failover to the Domino Cluster server.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Troubleshooting missing documents and corruption in a database

Problem
This document contains steps a Domino administrator should take to troubleshoot why documents are missing from a database.


Resolving the problem

The following steps should be taken to troubleshoot why documents are missing from a database:
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Finding Lotus Protector for Mail Security Knowledge Articles

Where are legacy and new Knowledge Articles for Lotus Protector for Mail Security located?

See the following Link

Monday, November 03, 2008

Frequently asked question - How to analyze Notes/Domino NSDs? NSD Analyzer V2.7 available

Lotus Notes Diagnostic is an unsupported utility that you can download and use to automatically perform repetitive tasks associated with analyzing files from a Lotus® Domino® server crash, hang, or performance issues.

Link

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Balls of steal!!

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=51vLS60tS-M&feature=related

Old Group B, more than 500Hp!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt4iy2YNe2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR_y-jgKTAo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJjBzSKN7LE
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Faq1h_S4KSY

Right click, save as :-)

WRC
http://www.rallye-stars.com/autos/Video/wrc-2001.wmv
http://www.rallye-stars.com/autos/Video/wrc-2002.wmv
http://www.rallye-stars.com/autos/Video/wrc-2003.wmv
http://www.rallye-stars.com/autos/Video/wrc-2004.wmv
http://www.rallye-stars.com/autos/Video/wrc-2005.wmv

Reconsidering physical key secrecy: teleduplication via optical decoding

Researchers from the University of San Diego (Benjamin Laxton, Kai Wang and Stefan Savage) developed Sneakey, a system that correctly decoded keys from an image that was taken from the rooftop of a four floor building. In this case the image was taken from 195 feet. This demonstration shows that a motivated attacker can covertly steal a victim's keys without fear of detection.

Link

Monday, October 27, 2008

Spy Fears: Twitter Terrorists, Cell Phone Jihadists

Could Twitter become terrorists' newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its way through spy circles, thinks the miniature messaging software could be used as an effective tool for coordinating militant attacks.

Link

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

2009...2010..2009 - End of Service (EOS) of Lotus Enterprise Integrator, Notes, and Domino 6.5.x

End of Service (EOS) of Lotus 6.5.x
Is it 2009, not wait a minute, it is 2010.. no,no 2009!!

so 2009 or 2010?



Technote -Link

Link to Ed Brill

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Technique : Anti-virus and Symantec Enterprise Vault

Hi,

I'm currently working on the implementation of an archiving solution for our Domino based emails system and our Files System (FSA). The solution is based on Symantec Enterprise Vault. (http://www.symantec.com/fr/fr/business/enterprise-vault)

It's a big system ($$$$$$$).For the Domino side, we had a lot of difficulties due mainly to performance. We were able to archive but we were unable to preview the document. No an ideal solution for our users! The message was "Network operation did not complete in a reasonable amount of time; please retry".

We found out that it was related to our anti-virus . It's based on Mcafee Groupshield. But from our research, we can say that it's not a vendor's problem.

Anyway, we've disabled all the Anti-virus processes from the Domino server. As we've seen , It was working great, it was very fast!!!
Came back to the config of Groupshield to find out that some settings were doing real-time scanning.

So a good recommandation for Domino is to disable any real-time tasks for the Gateway Domino server when you have an archiving system like Enterprise Vault.

For the File system side, we still have an issue with performance...still trying to find out what's happening...cause it's actually a show stopper!!

JYR

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Metallica's new album

I'm listening to the new Metallica's album i've received at my birthday , Death Magnetic....mmmmm, I love it.

Hope they're gonna come to Quebec city

Monday, September 15, 2008

Can you use Domino policies to control how users can work with Lotus Symphony?

Can policies in IBM Lotus Domino server be used to control how users can work with IBM Lotus Symphony (Presentations, Documents, Spreadsheets)?

Link

Errors occur when upgrading to Notes 8.0.2- First time setup of Lotus Notes 8.0.2

The errors shown below occur when you upgrade to the Lotus Notes® 8.0.2 release from 8.0.1 with CCH1 (Cumulative Client Hotfix) installed. After the installation, the Notes client will not run.

Technote #1316968 "Errors occur when upgrading to Notes 8.0.2"
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21316968


In the Lotus Notes® 8.0.2 (Standard Configuration) client, users are prompted with both the Lotus Notes Instant Messaging user interface and the Sametime® Connect 8.0 interface during client configuration, login and first time setup, and upgrades.

Technote #1317775 "First time setup of Lotus Notes 8.0.2 shows both user
login interfaces for Sametime instant messaging"
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21317775

Friday, September 12, 2008

What happens when someone replace the design of the NAB with a PAB?

A very big week!!!! Someone manage to replace the design of the public address book with a personal address book. What a nightmare!!!!

The biggest problem was with the routing. By chance, our users were still able to connect to our servers.

Note to myself : Remove the manager access of that person :-)

JYR

Thursday, September 04, 2008

BBC News : Google tweaks Chrome licence text

Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome, released on Tuesday.

The initial agreement claimed rights over "any Content which you submit, post or display on or through" the browser.

Google reworded the agreement on Wednesday, leaving those rights in the hands of Chrome's users.

Link

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Suffer from " discomgoogolation "?

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Feeling stressed or anxious at an inability to access the Internet? Don't worry, you're not alone and now there's a word for it: "discomgoogolation".

Link

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Domino 8.5 - Is it available for the public yet? Here's a link...

Yeah, it's not the source code but here's a link to the 8.5 help file (Admin, CLient, Traveler)

Link

Linux vs Microsoft : Quebec Gov Sued For Ignoring Free Software

"The CBC is reporting that 'Quebec's open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company's products rather than using free alternatives. ...Government buyers are using an exception in provincial law that allows them to buy directly from a proprietary vendor when there are no options available, but Facil said that loophole is being abused and goes against other legal requirements to buy locally.' The group also has a press release in English."

Link

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Anyone got infos (Documentation, PDF, etc) to integrate Domino and AtSignOn - RSA

ATSignOn enables secure access to Lotus databases, files and URL directories with two-factor authentication.

Hands on experience with product?
Things to watch?

Link

Thank you,

JYR

IBM : Every New Car Will Be a Hybrid by 2020

That vision of the future is laid out in "Automotive 2020: Clarity Beyond the Chaos," (.pdf) by the IBM Institute for Business Value. The report, based on interviews with 125 auto industry executives in 15 countries, says the industry is on the cusp of revolutionary changes that will see environmental sustainability and technological innovation become top priorities as automakers respond to consumer demands for more efficient cars that don't sacrifice performance, comfort or reliability.

Link

Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire PostPath

PostPath's Email and Calendaring Software to Enhance Cisco's WebEx Collaboration Platform

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - August 27, 2008) - Building upon its commitment to provide a comprehensive collaboration portfolio, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced its intent to acquire privately held PostPath, Inc., a provider of innovative email and calendaring software. Based in Mountain View, Calif. with additional development operations in Sofia, Bulgaria, PostPath will enhance the existing email and calendaring capabilities of Cisco's WebEx Connect collaboration platform.

Link

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

HP Completes $13.9 Billion Acquisition of EDS

HP today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), creating a leading force in technology services.

With this acquisition, initially announced on May 13 and valued at an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion, HP has one of the technology industry's broadest portfolios of products, services and end-to-end solutions. The combined offerings are focused on helping clients accelerate growth, mitigate risks and lower costs.

The acquisition is, by value, the largest in the IT services sector and the second largest in the technology industry, following HP's acquisition of Compaq, which closed in 2002. The companies' collective services businesses, as of the end of each company's 2007 fiscal year, had annual revenues of more than $38 billion and 210,000 employees, operating in more than 80 countries.



Link

Monday, August 25, 2008

Documents related to Reservation database (Set up, move, troubleshoot, etc)

Here's a list of documents related to the Reservation database from Notes.net

Link

JYR

Technotes related to archives and DWA.

Archive debug logging levels described for Lotus Notes and Domino

What are the various levels of archive logging available in IBM® Lotus Notes® and Domino® using notes.ini parameter "log_archiving="? What type of output does these settings produce?
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21313174

About "log archiving=11"

Server crashes when running 'load compact -a' after setting archive parameter
Link

Do folders in Domino Web Access display an unread documents count?

When using Lotus® Domino® Web Access, is there a way for you to know which folders contain unread documents? Can the folder display a count of the number of unread documents within the folder?
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21315074


Archive files accessed through DWA only on home mail server The administrator has assigned a policy to archive data but if the policy specifies to archive on a server other than the home mail server, users cannot access the archive file.
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21152796


Does Domino Web Access support the use of policies? Is the use of Policies supported with
Lotus® Domino® Web Access (iNotes? Web Access)?
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21210965

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Notes 8.5 - Web Application templates - What will it be?

I wonder what are those web applications...
From the blog entry Link
Will it be one of those?? From Rocky Oliver's blog entry
Community Question: What templates do you want today?


Any news?? - Notes 8 installation fails when Notes data directory resides on network file share

Do someone have a real working workaround for this problem?

Look at my link in this post: Link

JYR

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

How to automatically run an agent on a Domino server at startup

You want an agent to automatically run each time a Lotus Domino® server starts up. How can this be accomplished?


Link

Menu mappings: Where to find Notes 6/7 menus that have changed in Notes 8.x

This technote maps menu choices in Notes 6.x/7.x to the equivalent menu choices in Notes 8.x
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Link