Good Morning,
I am just wondering if anyone uses the Upgrade feature in the Domino Directory under the People tab on the right side?
If so, how does that work for you? I am trying to get 8.0.1 rolled out and not being very successful. Thought I would see if this option works for me.
One thing I noticed is that the upgrade only says 6 or higher on it. Is there a DB that should be upgraded?
Also, what is the build number or where can I find it?
Thanks for any help you may provide.
Subject: Upgrade by Mail works, but Smart Upgrade might be better
The Upgrade feature you decribe is the old “Upgrade by Mail” capability available in many previous versions of Notes. Since Notes and Domino 6, the recommended mechanism for automated upgrades is Smart Upgrade, which has several advantages over Upgrade by Mail, not least that it’s more automated.
A good reference for both approaches is the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8 Deployment Guide (at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247506.html?Open ). Smart Upgrade is covered on pages 73-75 and Upgrade by Mail on pages 76-81.
According to the Redbook, the build number for Lotus Notes Version 8.0 is 306. You can find out the build number for any version by running a Formula Language agent with the following code:
@Prompt([Ok];“Notes version number”;"This Lotus Notes client is running version "+@Version)
In my Notes 8.0.2 client this returns 323.
Rupert Clayton
Chicago