Name change for the server

Hi,

As per my post dated 5Dec07, We are in the process of renaming our production servers from “P1/Server/CNT” to “P1/Server/MPD”.

Inoder to perform the above, I have analysed the following tasks/activities to be performed :

  1. Changing the name of the server in the ACL of the databases.

For this , I have created an agent which scans the ACL and changes the name of the server ( if found ).

  1. Deleting the existing workspace icons for the users on their clients. This has to be done because these icons are opened on the old server. And then , opening the same workspace icons on the new server ( name changed server ).

For this , I have downloaded the DSKTOOL available and provided by IBM itself. Plz find the link : http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=475&context=SSKTWP&q1=DSKTool&uid=swg24004260&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en

Though the site says , that the tool has to be run on the client , I was trying to run it from the server. This has been accomplished by :

A) Installing the tool - dsktool.exe and the text file - rename.txt on the same path on the server.

B) Creating a batch file which would execute the tool from the server.

The batch file consists of the following DOS command :

@echo off

start /wait /b \10.113.49.153\db\dsktool.exe \10.113.49.153\db\rename.txt -I -V

C) Running the batch file from users client machine.

However , when I run this batch file it gives an error :

“the application has failed to start because nnotes.dll was not found.Re-installing the aplication may fix this problem”.

I am using

Notes Client 7 and Domino Server 6.5.5 server.

  1. We are also renaming our Administration server from “H1/Server/CNT” to “H1/Server/MPD”.

Now , we see that the name of the Adminstration server also exists in the “Advanced” tab of the ACL of the database.

My set of questions are :

Any ideas regarding the implementation of the tool mentioned in point 2. Why am I facing the particular error ?

For point 3, the questions are :

3.1. Once the Administration server has been renamed, is there a way we can change the name of the Administration server in the Advanced tab of the ACL automatically ?

3.2. Is there any process which does this automatically , after and once our Administration server has been renamed.

3.3. Can we do this by script/agent etcc ?

Any point on the above questions to enlighten us ?

Moreover , Am I missing something as a result of server renaming ?

Thanks,

Meggie.

Subject: Name change for the server

you are getting the dsktool error because it was not designed to be run on the server as you were told.

as for the admin acl question, I answered this in your original post.