Domino 8.0 Administrator Help
What's new in IBM Lotus Domino 8?
Administration - new features
Administration Process - new features
Client installation and new client features
Clusters - new features
Calendar and scheduling - new features
Databases - new features
Domino and DB2 - new features
Domino Directory - new features
Domino Domain Monitoring - new features
Domino Web Access - new features
Messaging - new features
Policies - new features
Security - new features
Server - new features
Server commands - new
Web server - new features
Domino Server Installation
Guidepost for deploying Domino
Functions of Domino servers
Hierarchical naming for servers and users
Domino domains
Partitioned servers
Certifier IDs and certificates
Example of how certifier IDs mirror the hierarchical name scheme
Domino server services
Table of Domino naming requirements
Building the Domino environment
Installing and setting up Domino servers
Entering system commands
Using the Domino server with a trial evaluation license
Domino server installation
Installing Domino on Windows systems
Installing Domino on UNIX systems
Installing Domino on Linux on System z systems
Using silent server installation to install Domino on Windows or UNIX systems
Running the silent server install on Windows or UNIX Systems
Using silent server install on Linux on System z systems
Using the express install
Disabling concurrent I/O and direct I/O on Domino servers on AIX
Domino server setup program
Domino's On-Disk Structure
Setting up DOLS on a server
Using Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS) and Domino Web Access
Setting up Domino Web Access on a server
Setting up Domino Web Access with Sametime
Setting up Secrets and Tokens authentication for instant messaging in Domino Web Access
Customizing STLinks files for tunneling or reverse proxy servers
Setting up Sametime and Domino Web Access in different domains
Troubleshooting Sametime in Domino Web Access
Using the Domino server setup program
Indic language support in the Domino server setup program
Using automatic server setup on Linux on System z and on UNIX
Using the Domino server setup program locally
Using the Domino server setup program remotely
Creating a server setup profile
Using a server setup profile
Using silent server setup
Certification log
Domino server registration
Registering a server
Optional tasks to perform after server setup
Creating an additional organization certifier ID
Creating an organizational unit certifier ID
Internet site documents
Creating an Internet site document
Setting up security for Internet site documents
Enabling Internet sites on a server
Starting and shutting down the Domino server
Starting Domino as an application or a Windows service
Using instant messaging in the Domino Directory
Running the Domino-Portal integration wizard
Network Configuration
Lotus Domino and networks
NRPC communication
Resolving server names to network addresses in NRPC
Network security
NRPC and Internet connection security
Using a Domino passthru server as a proxy
TCP/IP security considerations
Mapped directory links and Domino data security
Planning the TCP/IP network
NRPC name-to-address resolution over TCP/IP
Ensuring DNS resolves in TCP protocols
Ensuring DNS resolves on Windows systems -- All TCP protocols
Ensuring DNS resolves in NRPC -- Best practices
Ensuring DNS resolves in NRPC -- Alternative practices
Ensuring DNS resolves in NRPC -- A practice to use with caution
Changing a server's IP address
IPv6 and Lotus Domino
Using IPv6 address formats with Domino and Notes
Installing the IPv6 stack
Receiving incoming connections on IPv6 sockets or IPv4 sockets
Examples of using NOTES.INI variables with IPv6
Connecting a Notes client to a Domino server via IPv6
Advanced Domino TCP/IP configurations
Partitioned servers and IP addresses
Ensuring DNS resolves in advanced TCP/IP configurations
Planning the NetBIOS network
Server name-to-address resolution over NetBIOS
Setting up Domino servers on the network
Setting up Notes named networks
Fine-tuning network port setup on a server
Disabling a network port on a server
Enabling a network port on a server
Adding a network port on a server
Deleting a network port on a server
Renaming a network port on a server
Reordering network ports on a server
Encrypting NRPC communication on a server port
Compressing network data on a server port
Server setup tasks specific to TCP/IP
Setting up a secondary name server
Changing the TCP/IP connection-time-out interval
Enabling support for IPv6 on a Domino server
Reordering multiple server ports for TCP/IP
Binding an NRPC port to an IP address
Binding an Internet service to an IP address
Assigning separate IP addresses to partitions on a system with a single NIC
Configuring a partitioned server for one IP address and port mapping
Changing a TCP or SSL port number
Server setup tasks specific to NetBIOS
Defining a NetBIOS LANA number for a Notes network port
Creating additional network ports for NetBIOS
Notes Client Installation and Upgrade
Planning for Notes client installation and upgrade
Products to install and order of installation
Notes pre-installation checklist
Locating Lotus Notes administrative documentation
Installing the WebSphere Portal composite application support for Notes
Specifying the home portal account
Customizing the location of Notes install directories
Considerations before installing Notes on Windows
Notes installation directories for Windows
Windows Vista considerations for Notes install, upgrade, and uninstall
Considerations for enabling GB18030 support on Windows XP
Considerations before installing Notes on Linux
Notes installation directories for Linux
Considerations before installing Notes on Mac OS X
Notes installation directories for Mac OS X
Considerations before installing Notes on Citrix
Setting up and customizing Notes installation
Customizing the Notes install kit to add or remove Eclipse features
Eclipse files and folders in the install kit
Understanding the Eclipse update site
Customizing the Notes install manifest for supplied Eclipse features
Reducing the Notes install kit size
Customizing the Notes install manifest for new or third-party Eclipse features
Adding new features to the Notes install kit using a supplied tool
Removing features from the Notes install kit using a supplied tool
Installing and subscribing to preset feeds
Customizing Notes install using the tuner
Obtaining a tuner and creating a transform file
Using transform files for Notes user install
Examples -- Applying scriptable setup using a transform file during Notes install
Customizing Notes using the plugin_customization.ini file
Using the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) pack on Windows
Installing the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) pack
Using Language Pack Installer with Domino
Using the Native Language (NL) packs on Linux and Mac OS X
Instant messaging and client installation and setup
Installing Notes in a single user environment
Installing and upgrading Notes for a single user
Installing Notes in a multi-user environment
Installing and upgrading Notes on Windows for multi-user
Installing and upgrading Notes on Linux
Installing and upgrading Notes on Mac OS X
Installing and upgrading Notes on Citrix
Adding or removing installed Notes features within a release
Upgrading a Notes single user install to multi-user
Automating Notes installation using a silent install
Running a Notes silent install
Using the install manifest "default" setting for silent feature specification
Performing a Notes silent install on Windows
Performing a Notes multi-user silent install
Calling a transform file during Notes silent install
Performing a Notes silent install on Linux
Providing a batch file for Notes client silent install
Providing command line utilities for Notes install
Setting up Notes with a scriptable setup
Installing and running Notes on a USB drive
Installing Notes basic configuration on a USB drive
Enabling the autorun process to start at Notes login
Running Notes basic configuration from a USB drive
Installing Notes in a shared network directory
Managing client plug-in deployment
Overview - Client feature deployment
Installing a new feature using the Notes install kit
Deploying client plug-ins with widgets and the widget catalog
Place the feature's valid Eclipse update site, containing the signed features and plugins, in a central location
Install or upgrade the Domino server and Notes client, create the widgets catalog, and set widgets policy or preferences
Create an NSF-based update site and import the Eclipse update site
Display the Widgets sidebar and verify or set catalog access
Test the widget by dragging it from the catalog view to your My Widgets sidebar
Communicate to users how to obtain the widget or inform them that they will be automatically provisioned with the widget and its feature
Creating a new feature
Signing custom or third-party features and plug-ins for install and update
Using the plugin_customization.ini file to verify trust
Using Domino policy to verify trust
Creating and using an NSF-based update site
Controlling feature install and update with update sites
Specifying available update sites
Add an update site to the update site list
Edit an existing update site in the update site list
Delete an existing update site from the update site list
Specify that feature update be performed from the feature's update site (default)
Specify that feature install can occur from a default update site, CA XML or Update Manager
Specify that feature update can occur from a default update site or FEATURE.XML
Specify that feature install or update can occur from the whitelist only
Specify different site controls for feature install and update
Configuring component update for composite applications
Enabling user-initiated update
Creating and using a traditional third-party installer
Upgrading Notes clients
Before you upgrade the Notes client
Using Upgrade-by-mail
Before you use Upgrade-by-mail
Backing up Notes client files
Creating the upgrade notification for Upgrade-by-mail
Installing Lotus Notes with Upgrade-by-mail
Upgrading the mail file template with Upgrade-by-mail
Using Notes Smart Upgrade
How Smart Upgrade performs an upgrade
Smart Upgrade server failover to another clustered server
Creating a Smart Upgrade database
Smart Upgrade Tracking Reports database
Creating a Smart Upgrade Tracking Reports database
Controlling the number of concurrent Smart Upgrade downloads
Creating a database link to the Smart Upgrade Database
Adding update kits to the Smart Upgrade database
Running a silent upgrade using optional arguments
Creating a Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade desktop policy settings document
Creating a master policy document for Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade
Assigning the Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade master policy to users and groups
Using Smart Upgrade to run a series of client upgrades
Notes users and Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade
Maintaining Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade
Using the Smart Upgrade Run-As wizard
Uninstalling Notes
Uninstalling Notes from a Windows client
Uninstalling Notes from a Linux client
Uninstalling Notes from a Mac OS X client
Uninstalling Notes from a Citrix client
Uninstalling Notes silently
Cleaning a previous or partial Notes installation from your client
Configuring and using Widgets and Live Text
Widgets and Live Text overview
Understanding Widgets and Live Text user types
Default out-of-box Widgets and Live Text behavior
Installing the Widgets and Live Text feature
Creating the widget catalog
Catalog options and access
Controlling Widgets and Live Text access using Domino policy
Controlling Widgets and Live Text access using Eclipse preferences
Power users -- Creating and publishing widgets
Setting Widgets preferences
Browsing the catalog
Creating a new widget category
Updating widgets from the catalog
Using the widget configuration wizards -- process
Requiring authentication when creating a Web-based widget
Wiring an action to configure a widget
Configuring a widget using the wizards
Configuring a widget using the Getting Started method
Configuring a new Notes widget
Configuring a new Web page widget
Configuring a new Google Gadget widget
Google Gadget widget fields and language internationalization
Configuring a new Feed widget
Configuring a new action, content type, or recognizer
Configure a new action
Configure a content type
Configure a recognizer
Sample recognizer Java regular expressions
Using the Recognize All Content option
Using the Widget Management view
Acting on components and actions in the Widget Management view
Acting on content types in the Widget Management view
Acting on recognizers in the Widget Management view
Importing and exporting widgets
Import from an XML extension file
Export widgets to an XML extension file
Acting on widgets in the My Widgets sidebar panel
Opening a widget in a dashboard
Publishing to the catalog and controlling access with categories
Publish to the catalog
Assigning a widget category
Changing a published widget and updating the catalog
Removing a component and actions
Setting or changing component properties
Sharing widgets through e-mail
Opening a widget
End users -- Using Widgets and Live Text actions
Setting Live Text preferences and controlling Live Text display
Acting on Live Text
Building and using a dashboard
Authenticating when required by a widget
Adding a widget to the sidebar
Acting on a widget panel in the sidebar
Installing a widget from an e-mail attachment
User and Server Configuration
Planning server-to-server connections
Remote (modem) access and server topology
How a server connects to another server
Replication and server topology
Examples of server topology
Creating a LAN connection
Forcing a server connection to use a specific protocol
Setting up external domain lookups
Internet connections
Creating a server-to-server Internet connection through a proxy server
Passthru servers and hunt groups
Planning the use of passthru servers
Example of a passthru server topology
Setting up a server as a passthru server
Setting up a server as a passthru destination
Creating a passthru connection
Connecting a server to a hunt group
Planning for modem use
Modems and modem command files
Creating a Notes Direct Dialup connection
Creating a Network Dialup connection
Encrypting Network Dialup Connection documents
Coordinating dialup ISP connections between servers
Coordinating Notes Direct Dialup connections between servers
Configuring a communication port
Modifying modem command files and acquire scripts
Using acquire and login scripts
Writing and editing acquire and login scripts
Commands for acquire and connect scripts
Connecting Notes clients to servers
Policies
Organizational and explicit policies
Policy hierarchy and the effective policy
Planning and assigning policies
Assigning an explicit policy
Using the How to Apply settings
Using policies to assign NOTES.INI or Location document settings to Notes client users
Creating policies
Creating an activities policy settings document
Creating a desktop policy settings document
Creating a Lotus Traveler policy settings document
Creating a mail policy settings document
Creating a Lotus Symphony settings document
Creating a registration policy settings document
Creating a setup policy settings document
Mail archiving and policies
Using the mail archive log
Creating an archive policy settings document
Creating criteria for mail archiving
Creating a security policy settings document
Creating a policy document
Creating a child policy document
Managing policies
Editing policies
Deleting policies
Using the Policy Synopsis tool to determine the effective policy
Viewing policy relationships
Using the policy viewer
Preventing replication of policies to pre-Domino release 4.67a servers
Setting up Notes users
User registration
Customizing user registration
Registering users
Using default user settings when registering users
Using Basic Notes user registration with the Domino Administrator
Using Advanced Notes user registration with the Domino Administrator
Registering users with the Web Administrator
Using Basic user registration with the Web Administrator
Using Advanced user registration with the Web Administrator
Registering users from a text file
Adding an alternate language and name to a user ID
Notes roaming user
Registering a roaming user
Registering roaming users on DB2-enabled Domino servers
Using replication with a roaming server
Replication and Notes roaming user
Custom welcome page deployment
Managing users
Changing Notes user names with the Administration Process
Renaming a Notes user's common or alternate name
Deleting a user
Changing a roaming user to nonroaming
Changing a nonroaming user to roaming
Changing a user's Internet address
Determining a user's Notes client version
Upgrading a user name from flat to hierarchical
Moving a user name in the name hierarchy
Renaming a Web user
Moving a user's mail file and roaming files from the Domino Administrator or the Web Administrator
Opening a user's mail file
Using Inbox maintenance to manage mail file size
Specifying Inbox Maintenance settings in the Server document
Using a server command to run the Inbox Maintenance agent
Finding a user name in the domain with the Domino Administrator or the Web Administrator
Broadcasting messages to Notes client users
Recertifying a user ID
Recertifying a certifier ID or a user ID
Recertifying or renaming user IDs by organization
Allowing multiple users to use the same data directory
License Tracking
Deploying the "My Work" Welcome page for Notes
Using groups
Creating and modifying groups
Creating a group
Modifying groups with the Domino Administrator or Web Administrator
Managing groups
Assiging a policy to a group
Editing a group
Deleting a group with the Domino Administrator or the Web Administrator
Finding a group name in the domain with the Domino Administrator or Web Administrator
Finding a group member
Using the Manage Groups tool to manage groups
Renaming a group
Replicas
How replication works
Guidelines for setting server access to databases
Setting up a database ACL for server-to-server replication
Creating replicas using the Administration Process
Table of replication settings
Limiting the contents of a replica
Limiting what a replica sends
Assigning miscellaneous replication settings
Specifying replication settings for one replica
Specifying replication settings for multiple replicas from one source replica
Examples of specifying replication settings for multiple replicas
Scheduling times for replication
Scheduling server-to-server replication
Customizing server-to-server replication
Specifying replication direction
Replicating only specific databases
Replicating databases by priority
Limiting replication time
Using multiple replicators
Refusing replication requests
Forcing immediate replication
Disabling database replication
Forcing a server database to replicate
Viewing replication schedules and topology maps
Database.nsf.replicate statistics
Domain Search
Server configurations for Domain Search
Planning the Domain Index
The Domain Catalog
Creating the Domain Catalog
Selecting the databases to include in the Domain Index
Selecting the file systems to include in the Domain Index
Assigning database categories for the Domain Search form
Estimating the size of the Domain Index
Excluding attachments from the Domain Index
Domain Search security
Creating and updating the Domain Index
Tuning Domain Indexer performance
Changing the location of Domain Index files
Deleting databases from the Domain Index
Backing up the Domain Index and Catalog
Customizing Domain Search forms
Setting up Notes users for Domain Search
Setting up Web users for Domain Search
Using content maps with Domain Search
Calendars and scheduling
Setting up scheduling
Setting up the Resource Reservations database
Creating Site Profile and Resource documents
Editing and deleting Resource documents
Setting user access rights to edit and delete reservations
Creating Holiday documents
Collecting detailed information from user calendars
Importing and exporting calendars from iCalendar
Designating the Out of Office service type
Domino and DB2
Understanding Domino and DB2
Domino and DB2 supported platforms and configurations
Supported platforms and hardware and software requirements
Supported configurations in Domino and DB2
Example of a local Domino and DB2 configuration
Example of a remote Domino and DB2 configuration that uses separate servers
Example of a remote Domino and DB2 configuration that uses partitions
Domino and DB2 user accounts that are needed for Domino and DB2
Installation and setup procedures
Installing Domino and DB2 on Microsoft Windows platforms
Setting up the Domino server environment for use with Domino and DB2
Creating the DB2 installation account
Installing and Setting up DB2 on Microsoft Windows
Creating the DB2 administrator and administration server account
Enabling the Domino server to communicate with the DB2 server
Using a remote DB2 server with server enablement
Granting SETSESSIONUSER privilege to the Domino server user
Manually creating the Domino server user account and the DB2DOM group
Determining whether you have a SYSCTRL group
Designating the DB2DOM group a system control group and adding the Domino server user to the system control group
Creating a server ID for the DB2 Access server
Installing the DB2 Access server on the DB2 server
Enabling the DB2 Access Server
Testing the DB2 Access server configuration
Mapping the DB2 ID to a Notes ID in the Domino server's Domino Directory
Setting and enabling a default DB2 user ID for use with query views
Installing Domino and DB2 on IBM AIX and Linux platforms
Installing DB2 on IBM AIX and Linux platforms
Create the DB2 primary groups
Creating the DB2 user accounts and adding the users to groups
IBM AIX and Linux post-installation validation procedure
Maintaining the Domino and DB2 Environment
DB2 groups
Managing DB2 groups and classes
Locking a DB2 group
Unlocking a DB2 group
Renaming a DB2 class
Associating a DB2 group with a class
Moving a DB2 enabled Notes database to another DB2 group
Compacting DB2 groups
Moving a DB2 container to another disk
Administering the Domino and DB2 environment
Validating DB2 user names
Editing the Domino server user's DB2 ID properties
Changing or deleting the default DB2 user name for use with query views
Setting a DB2 server ID
Setting and modifying DB2 values in the Server document
Changing the Domino server's DB2 account
Copying a DB2 enabled Notes database to another DB2 enabled Domino server
NOTES.INI variables set by the DB2 Server Enablement Tool
Configuration variables modified during DB2 server enablement
Setting DB2 Log File Size
Adjusting buffer pool size
Replicating an NSF to DB2
Recreating links to DB2 enabled Notes databases
Manually restoring a DB2 enabled Notes database
Domino and DB2 XA transaction services
Using the Domino Web Administrator client with Domino and DB2
Databases created with Domino
Compact database options are enabled for Domino and DB2
Administering the DB2 Access server
Editing the DB2 Access server Connection document
Testing the DB2 Access configuration
Removing a DB2 Access server
Working with views in Domino and DB2
Using federated data with query views
Setting the maximum number of rows in SQL queries
Building views of large databases
Views categorized by numeric datatypes
Improving Domino and DB2 Performance
Controlling the NSF data in DB2
Generating a database monitor snapshot
Modifying the database sort heap and locklist parameter values
Setting the size of the buffer pool to improve performance
Using indexing to improve DB2 performance
Using SQL Assist to create an SQL statement
Using the alternate page cleaning setting to improve performance
Using the autoconfigure command to automatically set database configuration parameters
Administration Tools
The Domino Administrator
Installing the Domino Administrator
Setting up the Domino Administrator
Starting the Domino Administrator
Navigating Domino Administrator
Selecting a server to administer in the Domino Administrator
Setting Domino Administration preferences
Setting Basics preferences
Setting Files preferences
Setting Monitoring preferences
Setting Registration preferences
Setting Statistics preferences
Tools and preferences for debugging in the Domino Administrator
Domino Administrator tabs
People and Groups tab in the Domino Administrator
Files tab in the Domino Administrator
Server tabs in the Domino Administrator
Messaging tabs in the Domino Administrator
Replication tab in the Domino Administrator
Configuration tab in the Domino Administrator
Domino Administrator tools
Web Administrator
Setting up the Web Administrator
Setting up access to the Web Administrator database
Giving additional administrators access to the Web Administrator
Administrator roles in the Web Administrator
Starting the Web Administrator
Using the Web Administrator
Setting Files preferences for the Web Administrator
Registering users and servers with the Web Administrator
Managing policies with the Web Administrator
Using the Web Administrator consoles
Using the Web Administrator with service providers
Message tracking in the Web Administrator
Editing the NOTES.INI file and cleanup script in the Web Administrator
Signing out of the Web Administrator
Configuring Domino and Portal Server federated administration
Enabling the Portal server for federated administration
Removing Domino and Portal server federated administration
Setting up and using Web Administration Server Bookmarks
Adding servers to the Web Administration Server bookmarks
Removing a server from Web Administration Server Bookmarks
The Server Controller and the Domino Console
Starting and stopping the Server Controller
Starting and stopping the Domino Console
The Administration Process
Specifying the administration server for the Domino Directory
Setting up the Administration Process
Specifying an administration server for databases
Verifying that the Administration Process is set up correctly
Administration Process support of secondary Domino Directories
Processing administration requests across domains
Creating a Cross-domain Configuration document
Setting up ACLs for the Administration Process
Modifying the Action field in the ACL dialog box
The Administration Requests database
Administration Process requests that require the administrator's approval
Request status Icons in the Administration Request database
Controlling the size of the Administration Requests Database
Suspending administration request processing
Controlling user access to the Administration Requests database
Managing Administration Process requests
Accepting or rejecting name change requests
Approving an administration process request
Forcing an administration process request to run
Checking for errors in ADMIN4.NSF
Reprocessing a failed administration process request
Customizing the Administration Process
Scheduling Administration Request processing
Redefining time interval defaults for administration requests
Changing the number of threads used by the Administration Process
Defining special purpose threads for specific administration requests
Creating an $AdminP view
Enhancing the Administration Process through the Extension Manager
Using an extended administration server
Adminstration Process Statistics
Administration request messages
Setting up Domino Active Directory synchronization
Enabling the Notes synchronization options
Specifying Notes settings
Mapping Active Directory fields and groups with Domino Directory fields and groups
Mapping Active Directory containers to Notes certifiers and policies
Synchronizing users and groups
Registering new users in Active Directory and in Domino Directory simultaneously
Registering existing Active Directory users and groups in Notes
Registering new groups in Active Directory and in Domino Directory simultaneously
Renaming Active Directory and Notes users and groups
Deleting Active Directory and Notes users and groups
Disabling Active Directory synchronization prior to uninstalling the Domino Administrator
Directory Services
Planning directory services
Using directory servers in a Domino domain
Planning LDAP features
Planning the LDAP service
Planning LDAP accounts on Notes clients
The ldapsearch utility
Planning directory access control
Planning new entries in the Domino Directory
Planning the management of entries in the Domino Directory
Planning directory services for Notes clients
Planning directory services in a multiple-directory environment
Planning directory catalogs
Planning directory assistance
Comparison of directory catalogs and directory assistance
Directory search order
Directory search order for Internet client authentication
Directory search order for group names in database ACLs
Directory search order for LDAP searches
Directory search order for a name in a Notes address field
Distinguished Name syntax in multiple-directory environments
Planning internationalized directory services
Planning directory customization
Directory services terms
The Domino Directory
Setting up the Domino Directory for a domain
Using a central directory architecture in a Domino domain
Planning a central directory architecture fo