6.0.3 Upgrade to V8

We are planning for an upgrade of our existing Lotus domino infrastructure from 6.0.3 to latest version 8. I do not see any documentation for this. I only see upgrade documentation from 6.5.3.

Did any one perform this type of upgrade or have any suggestions.?

Subject: 6.0.3 Upgrade to V8

Well . . . . IBM wants you to move up to the R6.5.x code stream before upgrading to R8. However, and I am not proud of this, I have done this upgrade (R6.0.x to R8). But, I was fortunate to have new hardware for the new server. And, after the software install on the new hardware, there were a lot of manual changes.

If it justified being on R8, then I guess the upgrade was a success. :slight_smile:

Subject: RE: 6.0.3 Upgrade to V8

Greg,do you have a document of the changes that you had made. I want to play with it on a test server before deciding.Thanks.

Subject: RE: 6.0.3 Upgrade to V8

I don’t have a document that I am willing to share. I hope that you understand.

However, what I will share is:

Budget more time for the upgrade than you would for a 6.5 => 8 upgrade.

Install Domino 8 on new server.

Copy notes.ini, server.id, and data to new server.

Bring up Domino 8, watch the console, and correct the issues.

Use this link, a lot:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&uid=swg27010255

That should get you started.

Subject: RE: 6.0.3 Upgrade to V8

migrated to V7.0.3 instead of V8. It is working good, no issues see for the past 3 weeks.