Installing and Managing Domino 6.5 for iSeries Lotus software

Chapter 1

Getting Started With Domino for iSeries

Welcome to IBM ® Lotus ® Domino TM 6.5 for iSeries TM ! This document will help you set up a Domino environment for your organization, so you can take advantage of its advanced Web serving technology, messaging, groupware, and application development capabilities.

What is Lotus Domino for iSeries?

Lotus Domino is a middleware solution that provides an infrastructure to enhance communications and knowledge sharing throughout your organization. Lotus

Domino and iSeries are an ideal combination for deploying such an infrastructure.

Together, they provide a reliable, scalable, integrated solution providing high availability so your users can access their applications when they need them.

What's new in Domino 6 for iSeries?

This section describes aspects that are new specifically for Domino 6 for iSeries.

For more information on new features not specific to the iSeries server, see the

Release Notes for Domino/Notes 6 (readme.nsf), available on the product CD-ROM or in the Lotus Developer Domain at the following Web address: http://www.ibm.com/lotus/ldd

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Domino 6 for iSeries uses the licensed product ID 5733LD6 for the 6.0.x releases, and 5733L65 for the 6.5.x releases, and is only available through the IBM Passport Advantage process. For more information on

Passport Advantage, see the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/lotus/passport

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For Domino 6, the published Release Notes are not platform independent. Lotus now produces a single set of Release Notes with separate chapters for platform independent information.

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Beginning with Domino 6.0.3 and 6.5.0, each release is defined as it’s own product option. For more information, see “Domino for iSeries server requirements” in this chapter.

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Beginning with Domino 6.0.3 and 6.5.0, Domino for iSeries introduces multi-version capabilities and supports multiple releases of Domino on the same

OS/400 partition. For more information, see Chapter 12 “Using Domino for iSeries Multi-version Capabilities .”

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Domino 6 for iSeries includes a new installation option based on InstallShield

(ISMP 4.0). Using this Java-based, GUI interface you have the option of installing the product from the iSeries server or from a remote workstation.

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Support for Domino and OS/400 mail integration using Mail Server

Framework/AnyMail integration has been removed. Your server must now be set up to use separate SMTP servers for both Domino and OS/400, and each server must be bound to a unique IP address.

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Support for Domino running on the original OS/400 HTTP server has been removed. This has been replaced with improved support for the HTTP server powered by Apache. Depending on your current environment, you may need a plug-in to use the HTTP server powered by Apache. For detailed information, see the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/domino/apache.html

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Support for Directory Synchronization between OS/400 System Distribution

Directory and Domino has been removed.

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Although the CL commands, menus, panels, and messages are not translated for

Domino 6, the iSeries Navigator plug-in interface is translated into Brazilian

Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese,

Traditional Chinese, and Spanish. The translated interfaces are installed as part of the Language Pack installation process.

Note Starting with OS/400 V5R2, Operations Navigator, the graphical user interface for managing your iSeries server, was renamed to iSeries Navigator.

This document refers to this product with its new name. If you are working with

V5R1, you will be using Operations Navigator, and minor differences may appear between the documented procedures and what you experience on your screen.

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Locales are no longer shipped with Domino. Instead, Domino uses the OS/400 locales included with your iSeries server.

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Fully translated versions of Domino are no longer available for any platforms in

Domino 6. You must now first install the English version and then install language support from a separate Language Pack CD. See Chapter 21 “Using

National Language Versions of Domino ” for more details.

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How do I administer Domino on iSeries?

Domino 6 includes many improvements to help you administer your Domino server.

You can use either the Domino Administrator client or the Web Administrator client.

Domino Administrator client

The Domino Administrator client can be installed on a remote workstation allowing the administrator access to functions through a Notes interface. The Domino

Administrator client allows an administrator to change server settings, set user settings, set policies, register users, and control client upgrades.

Web Administrator client

The Web Administrator client can be accessed from any workstation through a Web browser. The administrator is authenticated by the user ID and password used to log onto the server. The interface changes depending on the roles assigned to the user

ID. Using the Web Administrator client, administrators can perform most of the same tasks as the Domino Administrator client, such as repairing Access Control

Lists, registering users, and changing server properties.

iSeries Navigator

iSeries Navigator is part of the IBM iSeries Access family of products, and runs on a workstation that is communicating with your iSeries server through TCP/IP. It allows you to perform administrative functions for both Domino and OS/400 using one graphical user interface.

OS/400 CL commands

OS/400 CL commands allow you to initiate system functions using a terminal directly connected with your server, or a workstation communicating with your server using a session such as a 5250 emulator window.

For more information on administering Domino on iSeries, including client setup, starting, using, and troubleshooting, see the Lotus Domino Administrator 6 Help online or the Domino Administrator Help database (HELP65_ADMIN.NSF).

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Domino for iSeries server requirements

Domino for iSeries requires the following hardware and software.

Hardware

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IBM iSeries server based on PowerPC TM (RISC) technology.

Although a Domino server can run on any PowerPC model, the iSeries server models are optimized for client/server applications such as Domino.

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Minimum 288MB memory, 512MB recommended.

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Minimum 1.6GB free disk space, 2GB recommended.

Note Use these values as general guidelines for minimum memory and disk space. The requirements for your environment may be different. For more information about sizing an iSeries server for Domino, use the IBM Workload

Estimator for iSeries. The Estimator is available at the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/support/estimator

OS/400 software

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IBM Operating System/400® (OS/400®), 5722SS1, Version 5 Release 1 or later with the latest PTFs applied.

For more information on the latest PTFs, see http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/domino/support or http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/support

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OS/400 - Host Servers, 5722SS1 option 12

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TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities, 5722TC1

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IBM Developer Kit for Java TM , 5722JV1 plus the 1.3 JDK option for 5722JV1, which is option 5

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OS/400 - QShell Interpreter, 5722SS1 option 30

Domino software

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Lotus Domino 6 for iSeries software. For the 6.0.x releases, the product number is 5733LD6. For the 6.5.x releases, the product number is 5733L65.

Beginning with 6.0.3 and 6.5.0, you must install the *BASE option, and the option that defines the release.

For the 6.0.x releases, the following table lists the planned option numbering:

Release

6.0.3

6.0.4

6.0.5

Option

13

14

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For the 6.5.x releases, the following table lists the planned option numbering:

Release

6.5.0

6.5.1

6.5.2

Option

10

11

12

In addition to the above options, you can install option 1, which contains the C

API related files. If you want to run any application that uses the new C API interfaces, you must install this software.

Note The C API option is not multi-version capable. Only one instance of this option can be installed on an OS/400 partition at a time. For more information, see “Installing multiple releases of Domino” in Chapter 12.

For more information on installing the Domino software, see Chapter 3 “Installing

Domino On Your iSeries Server.”

Optional software

As your environment grows more complex, you may want to add software that is not necessarily required in order to run Domino for iSeries. You have many options for complementing the Domino software to create a productive environment.

If you will be doing any application development with Domino 6, you may want to install the following software:

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OS/400 - System Openness Includes, 5722SS1 option 13

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ILE C Compiler, 5722WDS option 51

If you would like to manage your Domino environment using iSeries Navigator, the graphical user interface for managing an iSeries server, you must install the following additional software:

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IBM Client Access Windows Family Base, 5722XW1 (V5R1) or IBM iSeries

Access Base, 5722XW1 (V5R2)

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IBM Client Access Express for Windows, 5722XE1 (V5R1) or IBM iSeries

Access for Windows, 5722XE1 (V5R2)

Note Starting with OS/400 V5R2, Operations Navigator was renamed to iSeries

Navigator. This document refers to this product with its new name. If you are working with V5R1, you will be using Operations Navigator, and minor differences may appear between the documented procedures and what you experience on your screen.

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Where do I find more information?

Before installing and configuring Lotus Domino for iSeries, be sure to review the

Readme file located on the product CD-ROM or in the Lotus Developer Domain at the following Web address: http://www.ibm.com/lotus/ldd

In addition, review the Domino for iSeries Web site that includes the most up-to-date information on sizing recommendations and installation tips. The Web site is located at the following address: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/domino

You may also find the following resources helpful:

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The Lotus Domino home page: http://www.ibm.com/lotus/domino

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Lotus support for Domino and Notes: http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/support

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The latest Domino and Domino for iSeries documentation: http://www.ibm.com/lotus/ldd/doc

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Lotus products for iSeries: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/domino/

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Domino for iSeries partner and education information: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/developer/domino/

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IBM “Redbooks” including Domino and iSeries information: http://www.ibm.com/redbooks

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The iSeries Information Center CD-ROM, which is provided with your iSeries server, has details about installing, setting up, and using TCP/IP. It also provides an overview of using IBM iSeries Access and iSeries Navigator. The latest version of the Information Center is located at the following Web address: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter

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How do I get fixes?

IBM provides fixes to the Domino product in the form of Maintenance Releases and

Critical Fix Packs. Maintenance Releases typically follow a four month development cycle and are available for download from the Internet. Critical Fix

Packs are released as necessary and are also available for download from the

Internet.

For the latest information on Maintenance Releases and Critical Fix Packs, see the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/domino/support

Lotus Domino for iSeries also requires cumulative Program Temporary

Fix (PTF) packages and individual PTFs for IBM OS/400. Other PTF packages, also known as group PTFs, are available to support specific types of Domino for iSeries operations. Each cumulative PTF package or individual PTF includes installation instructions. For the latest information on PTFs required for OS/400, see the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/support

From the iSeries support page, click Fixes -> Recommended Fixes. Choose your OS/400 release and select Domino from the pull-down list.

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