Migrating Data directory for IBM Domino Email server
Hello,
I have a Domino email server with two drives (z: and Y:). Right now the data directory for this
email server is as follows: "z\IBM\Lotus\Domino\data".
My question is... How to I test the data migration with a few individual users prior to switching the current directory?
My plan is to stop the notes service, change the drive letter from z to something else, then change Y to Z) and after bring the notes service back up.
But before I do this to all my users I want to make sure that I'm not going to run into any issues so I would like to test it with a beta group.
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask any questions about my environment if you need to.
IBM Lotus Notes v8.5.2
I have a Domino email server with two drives (z: and Y:). Right now the data directory for this
email server is as follows: "z\IBM\Lotus\Domino\data".
My question is... How to I test the data migration with a few individual users prior to switching the current directory?
My plan is to stop the notes service, change the drive letter from z to something else, then change Y to Z) and after bring the notes service back up.
But before I do this to all my users I want to make sure that I'm not going to run into any issues so I would like to test it with a beta group.
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask any questions about my environment if you need to.
IBM Lotus Notes v8.5.2
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Sorry, I object. You should have been more cooperative: IMHO we both supplied useful information, but we never received any response from you. Because of your lack of assistance we weren't able to really help you any further. Or did we misunderstand your question?
Another idea would involve this:
- set up a completely separate network, no connections to the original server
- make a full backup of the server, name it TEST
- place the backup on a different system
- start the TEST system
- it will run but it will never receive nor send mails
- make sure you connect to the TEST environment using clients that are only connected to that environment
- add a connection to the conversion software, or install it on the Domino server
Another idea would involve this:
- set up a completely separate network, no connections to the original server
- make a full backup of the server, name it TEST
- place the backup on a different system
- start the TEST system
- it will run but it will never receive nor send mails
- make sure you connect to the TEST environment using clients that are only connected to that environment
- add a connection to the conversion software, or install it on the Domino server
See my previous comment.
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None of the answers helped me.