Error when replicating databases between 8.5.1 servers

I am having a continuing problem with replicating the NAB between 8.5.1 servers.

If I attempt to manually replicate the database the console continually reports:

10/02/2010 09:03:03 AM Attempting to write invalid timedate to replication history of D:\Lotus\Notes\data\names.nsf: 11/12/**** 02:25:52 PM

These corrupt date formats are also present in a few of the documents.

Running fixup would appear to fix the problem in both the replication history and the documents but a subsequent replication between the two 8.5.1 servers produces the same error.

I have also tried clearing the replication history but to no avail.

I can happily replicate the 8.5.1 servers with an older 6.5.6 server and do not experience any of these issues. This doesn’t really help when you would like to upgrade all the servers to 8.5.1.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Subject: New Replica

  1. Shutdown whatever Server has “D:\Lotus\Notes\data\names.nsf”.2. Pull a New Replica of the names.nsf from the “other” 8.5.1 Server to your Workstation.

  2. Replace “D:\Lotus\Notes\data\names.nsf” with the New Replica.