Real World Computing

Another great? Idea This morning I decided that now that our Domino 7 server was working nicely, I'd start installing the extended features, instant messaging, DB2 etc... First up, was instant messaging. I spent a while looking on Notes.net to see what I had to worry about. The first thing I discovered was that the instant messaging facility is NOT built-into Domino 7 server, but is available by installing the limited use Sametime product. Luckily I'd spent a while obtaining the CDs from IBM and didn't have to try to find the product on their web site. The next thing I noticed was that it recommended that the sametime server be run on different hardware. It didn't give a reason, just a recommendation. I'm not sure why, though I did notice one alarmist posting suggesting that it "screws around with the address book settings" - technical terms indeed. I was thinking about running it on our normal server, since we only have 24 users internally and I didn'...

This morning I decided to upgrade our Notes server, well actually I decided last night but wanted to wait until the backup was complete. I'd decided to record the procedure here. I would have recorded it internally anyway but I figure this might be of use to someone. Lets hope it works, because I'm writing this "live" as it happens. Precautions The backup ran last night, and I've checked it on the server.Yep, it looks like all of the notes/domino stuff is there.This is a Friday tape (Friday B) which means that it wont be overwritten for another 4 weeks. it should be ample time to test the new system for problems. If there is any doubt at the 4 week mark, I can always replace the Friday B tape with a new one. Hard Drive Space These are the figures from Drive D: Before the Upgrade. Used Space = 29.4 GB Free Space = 165 GB Total Capacity = 195 GB Procedure 1. Make sure that you put the Domino 7 CD into the drive the night before (when you were at work) - and do it be...