Okay, here is my plans for my 5.0.9->6.5 upgrade/migration. Please provide feedback if it does not make sense, or if it does. For background information, I am not using any custom mail templates, everything is stock. I also have transactional logging enabled.
Force the adminP process to run 5 times before starting
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From the server console, type tell adminp process all.
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Repeat 4 more times.
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This should insure that there are no requests that have not gone through the system before the upgrade.
Copy items from Old 5.0.9 server to New 6.5
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On NEW 6.5, map I: drive to \OLD 5.0.9 .\g$
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On I:, access the Lotus\Domino\Data\ folder.
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Select the following folders, and copy them to NEW 6.5\G$\Lotus\Domino\Data:
mail\
Consumer Direct\
Help Desk\
admin\
SAV\
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If prompted to overwrite any data, click Yes to All.
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Copy the following files from I:\ to NEW 6.5\G:\Lotus\Domino\Data:
admin4.nsf
names.nsf
certlog.nsf
pubnames.ntf
all mail templates, (.ntf)
setup.nsf
resource.nsf
mail.box, renamed as mail.old
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On NEW 6.5, map J to \OLD 5.0.9 \E$
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Go to J:\Lotus\Domino and copy the file NOTE.INI to E:\Lotus\Domino\Data.
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Click Yes to overwrite the file that currently exists there.
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Open the file e:\lotus\domino\notes.ini
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In the file, insert the following line:
PLATFORM_STATISTICS_DISABLED=1
- Locate the ServerTasks= line, and do the following.
Remove the DECS command.
Add HTTP
Create a new line above the ServerTasks= line, and type in SetupLeaveServerTasks=1
Create a new line under ServerTasksat5 that reads DisableLDAPOnAdmin=1. This will stop LDAP from loading on the server.
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Save and close the file.
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Open a command window.
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Change directory to E:\Lotus\Domino
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At the prompt, type in ndesign -f names.nsf, and press enter.
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You will crash with an NSD warning. Click OK, and repeat the step again. Since Transactional Logging is enabled, and since this is a new server, Domino needs to create new transaction logs. This should take about 5 minutes, before the Design task starts.
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Once the task is complete on names.nsf, type in ndesign -f admin4.nsf.
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Once the task is complete, type nfixup names.nsf -f -j -v -l
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Once the task is complete, type nfixup admin4.nsf -f -j -v -l
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Once the task is complete, type nupdall names.nsf -R
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Once that task is complete, type nupdall admin4.nsf -R
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Once that task is complete, type ncompact -C. This is going to take some time to complete.
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Now, install SAV for Domino.
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Once SAV is installed, launch the program E:\Lotus\Domino\nlnotes.exe.
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Right Click on My Computer, and select Manage.
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Make sure that Domino is set to start Automatically.
28 Ensure that the cable to the modem box has been moved from OLD 5.0.9 to NEW 6.5.
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Restart the server.
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Log into the server after restart, and monitor activity for any errors.
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Once the server is started, type in the console command set conf server_restricted=2. This will block any users from connection to the server.
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Once a consistency check is complete on all databases, which can take up to 4 hours, run compact on names.nsf.
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Once everything appears to be running properly on the server, type set conf server_restricted=0. This will allow users to start connecting to the server.
Make sense?