Does anyone know if it is possible to design a database to support archiving, similar to mail files? We have a massive database that is currently 19GB in size that many people need to have local replicas of. It’s not the best setup when someone needs to create a new replica from scratch. I’d like to set it up to archive old documents and attachments, but I don’t know how, if it is possible, or if there is a better solution.I’d love to get rid of the DB altogether, but it’s not an option at this moment, unfortunately.
Subject: Replication
You may also want to consider some selective replication - For example, for mail files, some admins will only leave the last 30 days worth of mail for a particular user on the server, but they will replicate all mail down - BUT, they will not replicate deletion stubs, so that when documents are deleted from the server, they remain on the client. I’m not exactly sure what you are trying to accomplish, but this might be a solution for you.
Subject: or write a script
You may write an agent for archiving documents to another database.
Subject: Lotus Domino Archive Solution, free for ten applications
Sorry for my late reaction but feel free to try our Lotus Domino Archive Solution. The evaluation version is free for ten applications, so there are no costs involved.
With the solution you can archive any Domino database you like: http://www.lialis.com/lotussolutionprovider.nsf/pages/lotusdominoarchivesolution
Subject: Document Archiving Tool
I’ve never implemented this myself, but it appears to be a solution similar (if-not exactly the same) to what’s available for Mail-files. Have a look at the Designer Help Database topic “Document Archiving Tool” for its description. Essentially you define the selection-criteria and then either use the Notes Client’s Document Archiving Tool (for local-archiving) or the Server’s Compact Task (for Server-archiving using -A switch) to perform the archiving.