I would really appreciate if someone could point me the right direction(this is my second post) or provide me some input as I would be installing a Lotus Domino server at my client’s machine(Their First Domino Server) to host some of its Web applications only. I would be doing this installtion for the first time and would like to know if there are any specific consideration for server setup before we go and install the Domino server.The server would be Windows 2000 machine with 1G Ram and 60 Gig HD.
Subject: Installing Domino
It really ought to be a piece of cake Alica. Do you have any specific worries?
Domino sits quite happily on Windows 2000 and you have a good amount of RAM. Memory management tends to be fine on Domino. The only thing you need to worry about, if as it sounds to me, you are worried about how the apps will perform, are the applications themselves.
You said it’s your customers first Domino server…does that mean the applications are not Domino applications - are they pure HTML or alike then? The Domino HTTP stack is fine…that is to say not great when it comes to serving up pure HTML, using IIS or Apache gives much better performance. Domino comes into its own when hosting it’s own applications. True some resource tweaks may be needed depending on those applications but on the whole you should be fine.
Which version of Domino are you going to use?
Again if you have any specific issues please post them
Cheers
Subject: RE: Installing Domino
Thanks Anthony for the response!
We developed the application(Domino application) for the client within our environment but now need to migrate the application to Client’s network so we asked them to prepare a server for us so that we can go and install Dmino and host our application there. And I want to know if there are any specific considerations need to be taken before a Domino server can be installed. Client will also have some Access database on the same machine. Will it effect our install?
TIA
Subject: RE: Installing Domino
Hi there
I imagine it will all be quite straight forward really as per another post I believ you received, you’ll be creating a new certifier ID, server and admin ID for your customer. You ought to resign the application using the Admin or server ID file for good measure and to ensure automation works. As for the rest of the Domino setup, if you do get a chance to look at the redbooks for describing setup of Domino that would be good. It is a pretty awesome server and you can do a lot with security and performance tweaks - but I wouldnt go there yet until you are more familiar with the technology.
From what you mentioned about Access being used on the same server - The short answer is - it’s up to you, but worth being careful. The long answer is - “Dedication to service” Ideally a Domino server should be just that - A Domino server - and not a Domino server and file server. That being said this is the real world and we all do things like that when needs must - if you wanted to go down that route you will probably be fine but you ought to take a view as to usage of the machine - will the amount of Domino activity impede the Access activity and vice versa - and remember that any problems could result in data loss - how likely that is, is simply down to how busy the machines and network become. I’m sure other people will have a view on this.
Hopefully that will help. Let me know if you have any more questions and I’ll try and help
Subject: RE: Installing Domino
Thanks Anthony for your useful tips!.
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And how much are you going to charge the client for the time to give advice you receive freely on here?
Have you read the server documentation?
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Thanks for the advice File Save and I will read the server docs.
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and I will go get my ice teas now. I tend to be short and curt until I have my caffeine/sugar:-).
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No kidding. I think complaining about giving free advice away is a little over-sensitive, as this is a free forum intended for exactly that purpose.
Your caffeinestream must be overly full of blood or something. 
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David,
If you see of my other soapbox postings on this topic (and there just a few), I distinguish between giving away free advice to users who need and in-house solution and providing intellectual capital to a consultant for firms such as Accenture (note that she is not Accenture but someone else was) and then turning around and selling that intellectual capital to a client.
If they search the fora and find data, power to them as we all do it. It is just when someone asks for explicit help for a task that should be part of their or their company’s core skillset when selling to others as their “expert consulting” services.
If someone is trying to sell a product and tell a customer they have server install experience, they had better give them a resource that knows what they are doing. If they don’t, they have some liability exposure and it makes the rest of the Notes/Domino Consutant/Partner community look bad as well be extension (and yes this does happen way too often).
If someone is asking for help on code they are trying to give to a client because they are having problems, I feel this is a goodwill offering as well. If they ask that someone provide them entire code blocks for use, then all bets are off and there should be no goodwill, because even if we give them code, chances are they will not be able to support it later if the client has problems. If they have not tried to even look for or try to do something on their own, why should we spend time trying to help them. Its the “You have to give to get” thing.
If the poster, regardless of affiliation, has shown that they have at least made a good faith effort, goodwill is always there as well.
Thats all!
Subject: see red book
See the IBM/Lotus red book – Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 6.http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg246889.html?Open
thougths …
If this is their first server and they do not have a certifier yet, you will have to create one. If there are many users expected, set up a hierarchy with multiple sub-groups of certifiers. Put ID files in some secure location (the addressbook is not the best place).
Be sure to set a zero length password for the server.
Be sure to re-sign all the applications with their certifier or they should cross-certify to trust you.
Set up at least one admin ID. Grant this ID admin privileges.
Spend some time editing the Server doc in the NAB to set security settings.
Subject: RE: see red book
Thanks a bunch!