Category Archives: domino

Domino 8.5.2 iNotes Redirector Setting for Ultra-Light

I suspect by now you have heard that Notes & Domino 8.5.2 shipped earlier this week.  If you use the iNotes redirector make sure yours is up to date.  Domino 8.5.2 delivers Ultra-Light support for Android and iPad (in addition to iPhone and iPod).  Check out the new default settings. A picture named M2 Traveler for Android is still on target to ship later this year.

Twitter Wrap Up of @edbrill Notes/Domino Strategy Update Session at #IamLUG

No I did not travel to St. Louis overnight, I am still watching IamLUG 2010 from New Jersey.   I thought I would capture some of the tweets I saw coming out of Ed Brill’s Notes/Domino Strategy Update Session.  Some of the information below is new, some is just repeating things we already heard at other events. It started to get interesting during yesterdays Keynote session

/me winces as Doug Cox suggests I demo Project Vulcan in my #IamLUG session tomorrow. Hmm, homework time less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry

Project Vulcan live demo at #IamLUG tomorrow?  We’ll see…less than a minute ago via Twitterrific

Project Vulcan live demo at #IamLUG tomorrow?  We’ll see…less than a minute ago via Twitterrific

From today’s session

Project Vulcan ambitious vision staged in 2 releases – edbrill #iamlugless than a minute ago via TweetDeck

Very very good chance 8.5.2 August 24th. I’ve heard that a lot this week #iamlug
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8.5.2 is the last feature release in the 8.5.x code stream; classic maintenance releases going forward #iamlugless than a minute ago via Power Twitter

Ed doesn’t like Notes 9 (nein) as a name – so we’re prob going to have a community naming effort sometime in the future #iamlugless than a minute ago via TweetDeck

Project Vulcan will take two major releases to implement. Next version of Notes may not be 9.0 but may be something else. #iamlugless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone

Project Vulcan is not a product. @edbrill will now demo it. The Inbox is dead, it’s now a lazy river of contextual news. #IamLUGless than a minute ago via UberTwitter

Does not look like first release of Vulcanized Notes will be released in 2011. More like
beta in 2011 and release in 2012. #iamlugless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone

Ed’s Team looking at a cluster add-on pricing option for Lotus Notes/Domino Express pricing; huge plus for regulated firms! #iamlugless than a minute ago via Power Twitter

Thanks to Chris Miller there is a recording of the session available for replay on the IamLUG Ustream Channel or embedded here looks like Ed’s Session got broken in to two pieces. Thanks to all those who shared information from the session for those of us who could not be there. Note: I used Blackbird Pie to embed the Tweets which gives a nicer format and preserves links to the original tweets and tweeter, but does come with the risk that Twitter needs to be up for them to render so if you don’t see them reload the page.  I had to drop a few tweets I had planned on using as they were from protected streams.

If you are running SMTP on Domino 8.5.1 read this

The other day ran in to a problem with SMTP Routing via a Domino Server.  The server was running 8.5.1 FP2.  Off to search some technotes and work with IBM support and we identified SPR TPON83FH62

Regression in 8.5 SPR# TPON83FH62 – Fixed a problem in the Router where a failed message transfer to a destination host caused subsequent valid messages to be non delivered for the same reason. Typically this error is “SMTP Protocol Returned a Permanent Error”.

According to Technote 1424498 Subsequent outbound SMTP messages are rejected if one message has a permanent error this is fixed in 8.5.1 Fix Pack 3.  Off to Fix Central and download and install of  8.5.1 Fix Pack 3. However after installing the problem still persisted, after further investigation it turns out that nrouter.exe was inadvertently left out of the fix pack.  To see the files included in a Domino Fix Pack from a command line run the file name with a /CONTENT switch and you will see a box like this A picture named M2  You can review the list and you will note there is not nrouter.exe in FP3.  Once support sent us the correct nrouter.exe the problem magically disappeared.

How do you know when a mail file is too big?

Generally when you find this on your server you know someone has gotten our of control with their mail file (please note this is NOT my mail file)

[1446098:00002-00001] 151 Retry(41) NRPC [$LocalDelivery] mail/xxxxxx.nsf [1446098:00002-00001] Last error: Database (.nsf) has grown too large; use compact to reduce the file size or use File New Replica to recreate your file with larger capacity. The mail file in question was 64GB which is the maximum size  for an NSF file. Some helpful suggestions received included -Delete the view index, compact then archive -Delete the view index – shoot the user -shoot the user

New Technote documenting Support for NSFDB2

If you are running NSFDB2, or are thinking about it technote 1384421 is for you.  The technote covers the plans for NSFDB2 and it’s support. In short, there are no plans to add any additional functionality, and DB2 9.1 is the supported version.  Support though will continue

What will happen with my existing applications that utilize the NSFDB2 feature? The NSFDB2 feature in Lotus Domino is still supported and defect issues related to the feature will be investigated and addressed as appropriate.  How long will there be support for the ability to use NSFDB2? Support for the NSFDB2 feature will be continued in the Lotus Domino codestreams where this functionality is available (currently Domino 7.0.x, Domino 8.0.x, Domino 8.5.x) for a minimum of 5 + 3 years. Following IBM’s software support policy, this would be at least until 2017 for the Domino 8.5 codestream, as the initial release of Lotus Domino 8.5 was in January 2009.

Technote 1384421 Support statement for Lotus Domino NSFDB2

Responding to Comments on What is the Future of Domino as a Blogging Platform?

I started responding to comments on yesterdays blog entry in-line but it started to get long for a comment so I decided to make it a new post. @1 Nathan – In the typical enterprise the typical end-user does not have access to create databases on a server, why would an enterprise dedicate a resource to blog creation on Domino servers, especially since a great percentage of blogs are created, used once or twice and left to die.  In a Connections environment once you have the system up and running it is a user self service environment to create a blog, and the ones that die have virtually no cost associated with them.  Steve touched on this in @14 as well.  I don’t know how widely it would be used, but a tool to create and manage blogs in Domino would be a welcome addition @9 Kathy @20 Ferdy – when I started blogging I felt very much the same way, I am blogging about Lotus technology my blog should run on it.  I am not sure I still feel that way now.  Ferdy says it well not every technology blogger is on the  platform that they evangelize, in fact those of us in the Lotus Community hosted on Domino are probably the exception not the rule @7 @10 Johns, @8 Ben – I was going with what I was told, while it appears that technically BlogSphere could be put back on OpenNTF the reality is that it is not there.  Declan made some excellent points in his post yesterday Where Are All The Open Source Developers? It should not fall on one person to support a project, but based on the post and the comments it certainly appears that this has become the case.  While there are some great projects on OpenNTF today it is clear that they are based on the work of a few inidividual contributors, and while being used, not being actively contributed back to.   @12 John – excellent idea to have a place to list and prioritize feature requests for Domino Blogging since OpenNTF has it’s own instance of IdeaJam can we get an IdeaSpace for Domino Blog? @15 @18 Mat – yes there is so much more to Notes/Domino then just going off line, but specifically in the area of Blogging the off line capability is particularly strong in Notes compared to other options. @21 Ferdy  – yes you have hit the real point here, it is a numbers game, and blogging is being done on a much greater scale on platforms designed specifically for blogging, which drives the innovation and development of plugins, themes, and mobile solutions.  Technically Domino is an excellent platform to develop and host blogs on, it just does not have the user base for this functionality. I think I covered everyone I wanted to respond to.  I would say the overall consensus is that people in the community want to continue to use Domino as their platform for blogging, I know I would like to keep my blog hosted on Domino and continue to blog via my Notes client, we will see if the tools continue to develop to keep me here, or if I will choose functionality over platform for my blog.  (note: functionality as in what applications are developed not capability of Domino) Related Blog Posts: Ben Poole: Is there value in Domino as a ’blogging platform? Declan Lynch: Where are all the Open Source Developers? Mat Newman: Content IS King, and Lotus Notes is THE ultimate Content Manager

New Book: IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 – The Upgraders Guide

Packt Publishing has just released IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1, authored by  Barry Rosen, Bennie Gibson, Brad Schauf, David Byrd, Dick McCarrick, Joseph Anderson, Tim Speed.

With Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1, IBM has once again provided business users with an intuitive, fully integrated platform to enhance each user’s experience with business communications, while reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increasing Return on Investment (ROI). You can create and share information effectively to make quick business decisions and streamline the way they work. It is no longer just an email tool, but a means of extending business communications to a new level. In order to utilize all the powerful features of the new release, you need to upgrade your existing system to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1. Written by senior architects and specialists of IBM Software Services for Lotus, this book will be your guide and enable you to quickly upgrade your existing system and leverage the full capabilities of Lotus Notes 8.5.1. The authors explore the enhanced productivity tools available with this release by integrating word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets into a seamless unit with your messaging and collaboration solution. The book starts with an overview of Lotus Notes and Domino, including all the exciting features in the new version. You will learn to utilize the efficient productivity tools that are shipped with Lotus Notes client, and discover the updates in Domino server. You will learn the specific steps needed to upgrade to Lotus Notes 8.5.1 with detailed explanations so that you can upgrade from any previous Lotus Notes and Domino release

You can view the books Table of Contents and they are also offering a free download of Chapter 8: ‘What’s New In Notes/Domino 8.5 Development’ A picture named M2 Disclosure: The publisher has provided me with a free reviewers copy of the book

TDI, Identity vs General Purpose Edition (GPE)

Ed Brill blogged the other day that the TDI Entitlement with Domino will be upgraded to TDI 7.0 when Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Ships later this year (currently projected to ship in early October) A look at the TDI Product Page reveals that TDI comes in two flavors A picture named M2 Johan Varno – the TDI Architect at IBM was kind enough to provide this explanation, and clarification on the Domino Entitlement “There’s some uncertainty regarding the two flavors of TDI that was introduced in TDI v6.1.2. Let me attempt to clarify. First of all, rest assured. Domino customers will be entitled to the TDI Identity Edition (IE). As is the case for all other IBM products that bundle TDI. GPE was introduced for customers that wanted to use TDI in situations that did not involve integration of data including identities, passwords, or people in general. When purchased as a product (ie. When not entitled through another product such as Domino), TDI IE is priced per user/employee that it synchronizes between data systems, but has no pricing model that covers a non-identity usage scenario. It was therefore a costly solution for a company that wanted to integrate an Oracle with a MySQL database. You can install TDI IE on as many servers you want. In contrast, GPE is priced per server it’s installed on, but does not include the connectors, parsers and plug-ins that are used for identity integration. Therefore, Domino customers can use all of the power in TDI as long as Domino is either a source or target of the data integration”

New Template and Rules for Domino Configuration Tuner

If you are using Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT) (and if you are not why not?)  make sure you update your DCT database.  There is a template and rules update available. A picture named M2 Check out the ‘Tuner Blog for the details on the update. Domino Configuration Tuner

Introducing the Tri-State Lotus User Group

I am pleased to introduce the Tri-State Lotus User Group,  a new Lotus User Group for the Lotus community in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut region.  Our first meeting will be held on Tuesday April 21, 2009.  The initial meeting includes guest speakers Ed Brill who will present on the Notes/Domino Roadmap, and Carl Tyler who will present on Sametime Development options. Check out the Tr-State Lotus User Group website for all the details and to register for the event (it’s free but registration is required)