Hi,
Does anyone no if its possible to have multiple instances of the Reservations Db on the same server? We are using a vanilla copy for general rooms and resurces and now have a requirement for a fleet booking and management application that needs some of the features of R&R so could be based on the template but would ideally be seperate from the existing R&R db. Anyone tried this or know of any issues with this?
Thanks in advance!
Subject: forwarded post to development
Subject: it’s just a database
so you can create new ones based on the template. but you will have to build your own applications to do the updates and lookups. the standard RnRMgr service running on Domino will only work with one instance.
Subject: So how does RnRMgr know which one to use?
Thanks, I had a feeling that might be the case hence the post. Its really the RnRmgr service I want to use as it would save a LOT of work
Subject: RnRMgr works on any/all Resource database
You can have multiple dbs on the same server - many companies, including IBM do this. The lookups are done using the $users view in the Directory, so it is the central management point for all rooms (and people) no matter what server the actual database sits on - just make sure each database has its own unique replica ID and name - unless you’re clustering it. There’s no real limit to the number of resources in a database either. I’ve seen plenty with 1,000 - 3,000 resources.
For more info, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27002648, the Domino Admin Help resources and the Domino wikis.
Susan Bulloch
IBM Lotus SWAT Support Team
Subject: And dont forget
that you only want to have one_replica of each R&R dB on a single server.
Having more than one replica is a no-no to avoid both user confusion (“Which replica do I use to book in?”) and to avoid having RnRMgr doing twice the work and possibly messing up your bookings.
Bruce
IBM