Domino Server Upgrade 5.0 to 8.5
Simple question. Somehow I ended up getting tasked with upgrading our Domino server from 5.0 to 8.5.
Now. From what I gather, I can't just doubleclick on 8.5.exe and go to town? I have to hit every major upgrade and fix between the two? Especially to ensure our .nsf etc are upgraded along with everything else? Or can I just click and 8.5.exe and cross my fingers?
Thanks!
Now. From what I gather, I can't just doubleclick on 8.5.exe and go to town? I have to hit every major upgrade and fix between the two? Especially to ensure our .nsf etc are upgraded along with everything else? Or can I just click and 8.5.exe and cross my fingers?
Thanks!
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Sjef Bosman
@Lars: I can feel a copy/paste coming up...
copy paste with edits... but yeah, reuse is good!
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Our enviroment is a little strange. Government setting, .mil domain. We are 98% exchange (2007). We have just a few notes clients to access archive databases. We connect to a major contractor who uses notes via Exchange -> notes connectors -> domino -> internal firewall (separate networks, but same building). This is what I have inherited as a 100% exchange engineer.
1. Originally, domino 5.0 was running on a physical server.
2. I virtualized domino and built a new physical server to host domino, no other apps will share this server.
3. I had already planned to always have a "good" virtual copy to fall back on. (I agree- good idea Lars!)
4. Once the new physical server with domino is update, I will stand down the virtual server and run exclusively from the physical server.
Lars, I'll look at using the redbook and see how it turns out. But if anyone has any other advice, hey, more the merrier.
1. Originally, domino 5.0 was running on a physical server.
2. I virtualized domino and built a new physical server to host domino, no other apps will share this server.
3. I had already planned to always have a "good" virtual copy to fall back on. (I agree- good idea Lars!)
4. Once the new physical server with domino is update, I will stand down the virtual server and run exclusively from the physical server.
Lars, I'll look at using the redbook and see how it turns out. But if anyone has any other advice, hey, more the merrier.
These archive databases, are they mail archives or application archives, or just older applications? As I said, 99% upward compatible, but beware of that 1%...
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Bumping to 400 pts.
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Pointing me to manuals on how to complete an upgrade didn't exactly answer my question, but I am thankful for the help.
You're right. However, if you ask a broad question you'd rarely get a specific answer. A run-of-the-mill Domino server can be upgraded by just installing the new release over it. The problem is just that there are no RotM Domino servers...