Advanced Domino Administration Topics
Are you already familiar with the basics of HCL Domino Administration and want to explore more advanced topics? Then this is the right book for you!
- This is not an introduction to Domino Administration; it assumes the contents of my book »HCL Domino 12 System Administration 1« or comparable knowledge.
- This book presents selected topics in Domino Administration and applies them in a learning environment. It is not intended to replace the HCL Notes/Domino software manual; full documentation is provided by HCL itself.
- Because of its structure and detailed instructions, this book is well suited as a handout for seminars or self-study.
I strongly encourage you to follow all the steps in your own learning environment. »Learning by doing« is still one of the best ways to become familiar with new topics.
I wish you great success in learning and lots of fun using the HCL Notes/Domino software!
1. Introduction
- 1.1. Learning environment setup
- 1.2. Legal notice
2. Working with multiple Domains
- 2.1. Learning environment for chapters on this topic
- 2.2. Communication between foreign Domains
- 2.3. Selection of the level for cross certification
- 2.3.1. Cross certificates at the organizational level (O)
- 2.3.2. Cross certificates at the unit level (OU)
- 2.3.3. Cross certificates at the level of an ID file
- 2.4. Setup of the cross certification
- 2.4.1. Connection between Domino Servers without cross certificate
- 2.4.2. Creation of the cross certificate
- 2.4.3. Cross certificate in the Domino Directory
- 2.4.4. Successful connection with cross certificates
- 2.5. Mail routing between foreign domains
- 2.5.1. Connection documents
- 2.5.2. Functional test through mails
- 2.6. Replication between foreign domains
- 2.6.1. Distribution of the desired applications
- 2.6.2. ACL settings
- 2.6.3. Connection documents
- 2.7. Domain documents
- 2.7.1. Adjacent domains
- 2.7.2. Domain document for adjacent domains
- 2.7.3. Non adjacent domains
- 2.7.4. Domain document for non adjacent domains
- 2.8. Activation of foreign Directories
- 2.8.1. Replication
- 2.8.2. Activation via notes.ini
- 2.8.3. Activation via Directory Assistance
- 2.8.4. Documents in the Directory Assistance application
- 2.9. Merging Domains/Organizations
- 2.10. Learning environment for all further chapters in this book
3. User management
- 3.1. Resolve nested groups
- 3.2. Service generates out-of-office messages
- 3.2.1. Activation in the configuration document
- 3.2.2. Changed setting options for the user
- 3.3. ID Vault
- 3.3.1. What is the ID Vault?
- 3.3.2. Requirements for the ID Vault
- 3.3.3. How does the ID Vault work?
- 3.3.4. Synchronization of local user IDs
- 3.3.5. Synchronization of user IDs when using multiple workstations
- 3.3.6. Recovery of deleted user IDs
- 3.3.7. Setting up the ID Vault
- 3.3.8. Checking the ID Vault setup
- 3.3.9. Upload of user IDs to the ID Vault
- 3.3.10. Using the ID Vault - user has forgotten his password
- 3.3.11. Using the ID vault - user ID file was deleted
- 3.3.12. Using the ID Vault - extract user ID file
- 3.3.13. Make changes to the ID Vault configuration
- 3.3.14. New features of the ID Vault as of Domino version 10
- 3.4. License tracking
- 3.4.1. Activation of license tracking
- 3.4.2. Documents in the userlicenses.nsf application
- 3.5. As of Domino 12: Entitlement Tracking
4. Mailrouting
- 4.1. More details about mails in the LOG application
- 4.1.1. Default for a new Domino Server
- 4.1.2. Settings in the configuration document
- 4.2. Mail recall
- 4.2.1. Settings in the configuration document
- 4.2.2. Configuration through policies
- 4.2.3. Recall of mails by the user
- 4.3. Mail tracking
- 4.3.1. Settings in the configuration document
- 4.3.2. Using mail tracking
- 4.3.3. Reports
- 4.4. Scheduled sending of mails
- 4.4.1. Technical details
- 4.4.2. Setting in the configuration document
- 4.4.3. Configuration through policies
- 4.4.4. Using scheduled sending in the Notes Client
- 4.5. SMTP Mailrouting
- 4.5.1. Incoming SMTP mails
- 4.5.1.1. Configuration in the server document
- 4.5.1.2. Functional test
- 4.5.2. Outgoing SMTP mails when using one Domino Server
- 4.5.3. Outgoing SMTP mails when using multiple Domino Servers
- 4.5.3.1. Domain document
- 4.5.3.2. SMTP connection document
5. Applications
- 5.1. ODS (On Disk Structure)
- 5.1.1. What is the ODS?
- 5.1.2. ODS versions
- 5.1.3. Changing the ODS
- 5.1.3.1. Entry in the notes.ini file
- 5.1.3.2. Activation of ODS for existing applications
- 5.1.4. Changing the ODS for all applications
- 5.1.5. Changing the ODS for templates and mailboxes
- 5.1.6. Design and data compression
- 5.1.6.1. Activation for single applications
- 5.1.6.2. Activation for multiple applications
- 5.2. Transactional Logging
- 5.2.1. What is Transactional Logging?
- 5.2.2. Activation of Transactional Logging
- 5.2.2.1. Activation on the Domino Server
- 5.2.2.2. Activation for single applications
- 5.2.2.3. Activation for multiple applications
- 5.2.3. Meaning of the Database Instance ID (DBIID)
- 5.3. DAOS (Domino Attachment and Object Services)
- 5.3.1. Requirements for using DAOS
- 5.3.2. Using DAOS with Domino Servers of different versions
- 5.3.3. Enable DAOS
- 5.3.3.1. Activation on the Domino Server
- 5.3.3.2. Activation for single applications
- 5.3.3.3. Activation for multiple applications
- 5.3.4. Reduction of the required storage space (example)
- 5.3.5. Saving older file attachments in the DAOS Pool
- 5.3.6. DAOS Catalog
- 5.3.7. DAOS console commands
- 5.3.8. DAOS Tips
- 5.3.8.1. Server mailboxes
- 5.3.8.2. Three .nlo files for the same file attachment?
- 5.4. Domain Catalog and Domain Search
- 5.4.1. The Catalog application (catalog.nsf)
- 5.4.2. Activation Domain Search on the Domino Server
- 5.4.3. Activation of Domain Search in applications
- 5.4.4. Creation of the search index by the Domain Indexer Task
- 5.4.5. Problem solution: Inclusion of applications in the Domain Search index
- 5.4.6. Domain Search in Notes Client
- 5.4.6.1. Customize Location
- 5.4.6.2. Doing a Domain Search
- 5.5. Domino Backup & Restore
- 5.5.1. Components
- 5.5.2. Configuration
- 5.5.2.1. Global Configuration
- 5.5.2.2. Backup Configuration Document
- 5.5.3. Backup (example)
- 5.5.4. Restore an application (example)
6. Monitoring
- 6.1. Domino consoles
- 6.1.1. Global settings for Domino Server consoles
- 6.1.2. Console in Domino Administrator
- 6.1.3. HCL Domino Console
- 6.1.4. Log application
- 6.1.5. Log filter
- 6.2. Monitoring classic: statistics and event monitoring
- 6.2.1. Statistic values of the Domino Server
- 6.2.2. Statistical values in the Monitoring Results application
- 6.2.2.1. Starting the Collect task
- 6.2.2.2. Definition of the collection interval
- 6.2.2.3. Recorded statistics values
- 6.2.3. Monitoring of self-defined statistics limits
- 6.2.4. Notifications through Event Handler
- 6.2.4.1. Self-defined statistics limits
- 6.2.4.2. Other options of the Event Handler
- 6.2.5. Monitoring other events
- 6.2.6. Additional views of the Monitoring Configuration
- 6.3. DDM (Domino Domain Monitoring)
- 6.3.1. What is Domino Domain Monitoring?
- 6.3.2. DDM Probes
- 6.3.3. DDM Events
- 6.3.4. DDM Filter
- 6.3.5. Hierarchical structures for collecting DDM events
7. Domino Cluster
- 7.1. Overview
- 7.1.1. Concept
- 7.1.2. Requirements
- 7.1.3. Components
- 7.2. Creating a cluster / adding servers to the cluster
- 7.3. What changes after a cluster is created?
- 7.3.1. Cluster Tasks
- 7.3.2. Cluster Directory (cldbdir.nsf)
- 7.3.3. Local Free Time Info (clusbusy.nsf)
- 7.4. Manually distribute the applications in the cluster
- 7.5. Cluster test
- 7.5.1. Cluster Replicator
- 7.5.2. Cluster Failover
- 7.6. Special settings / commands
- 7.6.1. server_restricted - Force manual failover
- 7.6.2. server_availability_threshold - Load balancing in the cluster
- 7.6.3. rtr_logging - More details about cluster replication
- 7.6.4. clrepl - Console command
- 7.7. New as of Domino 10: Symmetric Cluster
- 7.7.1. Requirements
- 7.7.2. How it works
- 7.7.2.1. Missing applications
- 7.7.2.2. Damaged applications
- 7.7.2.3. Tasks of the repair service
- 7.7.3. Setup of the Symmetric Cluster
- 7.7.3.1. notes.ini entry
- 7.7.3.2. Tasks
- 7.7.3.3. Cluster Configuration Documents
- 7.7.3.4. Symmeric Cluster Test
- 7.8. Discontinue Domino Cluster
- 7.8.1. Removing individual or all Domino Servers
- 7.8.2. Manual tasks
8. Extras
- 8.1. Domino Server as LDAP Server - Changing the LDAP Schema
- 8.2. Automatic restart after crashes
- 8.3. Consolidate Domino Server - Decommissioning Analysis
- 8.4. DCT - Domino Configuration Tuner
9. Good to know
- 9.1. Abbreviation of commands at the Domino console
- 9.2. Show file name in application icons
- 9.3. Usage of tools vs. actions
- 9.4. Help function for individual fields
- 9.5. Make Notes Clients faster
- 9.6. Sorted list of all notes.ini entries
- 9.7. Does it matter on which server I administrate?
- 9.8. Why are documents missing in Domino Administrator?
- 9.9. Why are changes not applied immediately?
- 9.10. Line breaks in the Domino Console
- 9.11. Official HCL product documentation