I’ve created an MSI to do installs both from R6.5.1 & R5.11 clients.
Testing two upgrades (r651 & r511) did do the install, but did not apply the template (iNotes7.ntf) in either upgrade.
Alos neither sent the notification that the user had completed their upgrade back to the administrator.
Anyone know why these fucntions no longer work or how to get them to work? They worked fine when I created the MSI for r6.5.1.
Thanks
Subject: R7 MSI Send Upgrade Notification
From my limited testing of Smart Upgrade triggering template upgrades for users, I seem to remember that it’s very fussy about the format in which you specify the Notes versions that should trigger particular templates to be applied (on the first tab of Desktop Settings). From the Domino Admin help:
Enter the build version of the Notes client in the format Build Vnn_mmddyyyy (example, Build V60_06282002). To upgrade all versions, use an asterisk *. Tip To find the build version, use Help - About Domino Administrator.
Could this be the cause?
Rupert Clayton
UK
Subject: RE: R7 MSI Send Upgrade Notification
I’m not sure if this is the same as Smart Upgrade. R5 doesn’t support Smart Upgrade. That’s why I’m using Send Upgrade Notification to upgrade by mail. I know the template name is case sensitive, and I’m sure that’s not the problem.
This worked just fine in R6.5.1.
Subject: RE: R7 MSI Send Upgrade Notification
Doh!
I was using iNotes7.ntf (which doesn’t exist). The correct template name is dwa7.ntf.
Subject: RE: R7 MSI Send Upgrade Notification
Yes, you’re right, you can’t use SmartUpgrade for Notes R5 clients.
But once you have upgraded the clients to Notes 6.x or 7 (e.g. via Send Upgrade Notifications), then the “Seamless Mail File Upgrade” feature can be used to upgrade the users’ mail files to match your selected template.
This is set in the Desktop Policy Settings as I mentioned in the previous posting. Glad you’ve got it working now!
Rupert Clayton
UK