How do I implement a new Domino infrastructure in an existing Domino environment

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Hello all,

Please I need a guide on the way to go about setting up a new Domino environment in our organization.

Here is the scenario:

  1. We are currently running Domino in our organization but would want to change the existing setup to something different. Currently we have branches at different locations all over the country.

  2. There are 6 Domino servers, 4 of these are mail servers hosting users’ mail files while 1 is the Sametime and the other is the Administration server.

  3. Each of the mail servers stores the mail files of users in branches located in a particular region.

  4. A certifier ID is created for each branch of our organization. Each staff is created using the Certifier ID for his/her branch. Hence each staff name appears as follows:

FirstName LastName/BranchName/OrgName

  1. And for Head Office staff it appears as follows:

FirstName LastName/DepartmentName/OrgName

  1. Most users in both Head Office and branches connect to their mails using Lotus notes and their ID files, only a few users connect to their mails via the web

  2. All users connect to Sametime using the Sametime client which is installed on each user’s workstation

  3. All the Domino server are running Domino 6.5 in a mixed environment i.e. AIX and Windows

We are currently facing big challenges administration wise on the existing setup

Below is what we intend to achieve on planned new Domino implementation

  1. We want to run 5 servers; 1 mail server, 1 Workflow server, 1 Sametime server; 1 Intranet portal server and 1 administration server

  2. All users will be connecting to their mails via the web, only a few will be using Lotus notes and their ID files to connect to their mails

  3. All users will be connecting to sametime via the web, only a few will have sametime client installed for them

  4. All users will be created afresh with only one certifier which is the organization certifier, hence each user’s name will appear as follows:

Firstname Lastname/Orgname

  1. The servers will be running Domino 8 in mixed mode i.e. on both Linux and Window

  2. We will want users to still be able to see their old mails when the connect to the new mail server to check their mails using their old ID file or using the web

  3. Each user’s mail file will be based on Domino web access

I know my request may appear too long, but kindly provide a guide on best way/how to implement the new setup.

Our major concern is users being able to login to their new mail using their old user ID and also still have their old mails in the new mail file.

We want to avoid a situation where each user will be sent his/her new ID file and again have the Lotus notes on their workstation configured to access the new mail file.

Thank you very much for your willingness to assist.

Best regards,

Austine

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Subject: Have you considered…

It would be much easier to re-certify your users rather than re-create them - assuming you are using your original “O” certifier. You can then just use the “Move” option in the Domino Administrator client to move them to the new mail server.

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Subject: We are using a different/new certifier for the new server

Hi Paul,

Thank you for the response to my post. We want to change the name of the orsanization hence we are using a new and different certifier from the old certifier.

If we do cross certification between the two Org certifiers would the movement of users to the new certifier work fine?

Or do we have to create a new certifier for the new Domino organization using the old certifier and and then use the newly created certifier to set up the server?

Please, kindly throw more light on this.

Thanks one again.

Regards,

Austine

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Subject: reWe are using a different/new certifier for the new server

I believe that the “Move” functionality only works within the same Notes Domain - as it uses the Administration Process.