Smart Upgrade Assistance

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Can someone point me to a “good” document that explains the method used to upgrade a domino server along with the notes clients? Currently have 7.0.1 installed and would like to perform the upgrade to 7.0.2

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Subject: Smart Upgrade Assistance

A thorough and complete Smart Upgrade effort contains multiple configurations.

  • silent install package cofiguration

  • smart upgrade configuration

  • domino policy [optional]

You need to mentally separate the silent install configuration from the Smart Upgrade configuration. They are separate work efforts.

Configuring a sucessful windows installer silent install, with or without a custom MST, is easy, straightforward and well documented. Write and validate your silent install first. Validate again and again.

I would suggest you take into consideration user permissions. Can your average user install applications on their own? … or, do you have to provide for that via elevated permissions functionality in the SURunAs.exe utility, just included in the Notes Domino 7.0.2 public release.

Once you have a confirmed, working silent install package, then configuring Smart Upgrade to “call” the silent install package is the easy part.

Use of a Domino policy as part of a Smart Upgrade effort is optional, not mandatory.

Also, don’t overlook “Seamless” upgrade functionality as an integral part of your planned Smart Upgrade effort. It’ll save you from having to backtrack [time & effort] and design upgrade the user mail databases.

Additionally, there is also a Smart Upgrade redpaper available;

http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/redp4180.html?Open

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Subject: RE: Smart Upgrade Assistance

Thanks Ray, I picked up the red paper over the weekend. Since this will be the first time doing this with Domino/Notes (formerly an Exchange/Outlook person), it should be a treat. Fortunately for me, the network isn’t huge so a plus for my learining curve… I did forget to search for the existence of a red book for upgrading the server from 7.0.1 to 7.0.2. Actually was hoping it was a simple matter of just installing over top of what already exists.

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Subject: RE: Smart Upgrade Assistance

Since you’re on Domino 7.01 already, the upgrade to 7.02 is as simple as just installing over what you already have. Be sure to upgrade the administration server for the Domino Directory first, let it run for a day or so, then upgrade other servers.