Traveler 9.0.1 in a domino 8.5.3 environment

I was seraching the net to find the Best Practice to upgrade/install a Domino/Traveler 9… Server in a 8.5.3 Domino pool.

However I did find some info none of the info was complete.

On this Open Mic Webcast http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038015 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038015 they say you need to upgrade the domino directory and let it replicate to all servers.

So far so good, but here is my 1st ? don’t you need to update or copy the template for the Domino directory over to the 8.5.3 servers?

I found an answer in this forum here http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ndseforum.nsf/xpTopicThread.xsp?documentId=33A6CF6E4886701785257B6C0078A69F http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ndseforum.nsf/xpTopicThread.xsp?documentId=33A6CF6E4886701785257B6C0078A69F but there is mentioned [Quote] We did bring over the updated templates for the directory, ect from the upgraded server to the admin server [Unquote]. Here the word ‘etc’ is not much of a help.

On some other documentation for Domino I find that it is not recomended to run templates higher than the server version.

So please if someone has the steps to perform an side by side installation of domino/traveler 9… with domino 8.5.3 please feel free to update the list you find below.

Tnx

Peter

  • Steps -

  • Install domino 9…

  • Start Domino 9… and let it perform a design refresh on the Domino Directory (names.nsf)

  • Copy the Domino Directory template (pupnames.ntf) to the other domino (8.5.3) servers

  • Perform a design upgrade of the Domino Directory (names.nsf) on those servers

Subject: Nab

It is ok to have a higher version design of the nab on the servers. The truth is that the design will get replicated even with all the controls you put in place such as having the options to not replicate the design of names.nsf so it is best to put the template from the higher version on the servers and do a controlled redesign / updall to open the views during off hours