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Upgrading to Notes/Domino ND7

Upgrading to Notes/Domino ND7. Abbreviated from… Andrea Waugh-Metzger Senior Solution Architect IBM Certified Specialist. Title slide. Agenda. Notes/Domino 7 Upgrade Information Recommended Path Key Success Factors Technical Considerations Other Considerations

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Upgrading to Notes/Domino ND7

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  1. Upgrading to Notes/Domino ND7 Abbreviated from… Andrea Waugh-Metzger Senior Solution ArchitectIBM Certified Specialist Title slide

  2. Agenda • Notes/Domino 7 Upgrade Information • Recommended Path • Key Success Factors • Technical Considerations • Other Considerations • Where to find upgrade information

  3. ND7 Upgrade Information Title slide

  4. Domino Directory Upgrade Path Servers Clients Mail Templates Applications Notes/ Domino 7 Release 6

  5. Upgrading the Domino Directory and Servers • Upgrade Admin clients at the same time • Start on the Adminp or main Directory server • Upgrade the Directory first, then server code. Start on non-user based servers, then move to mail servers, etc. • Use a tool such as TeamStudio tool to analyze Directory design structure to determine customization differences if you do not already have them documented

  6. Upgrading the Domino Directory and Servers • Use tools such as DYS Control! Suite to assist in network and server capacity analysis if considering consolidation or realignment • Test the new Directory in a development environment along with your customizations and against existing applications!

  7. Upgrading Clients • Use a Standard, repeatable, process for every user migrated • Take advantage of Business Partner tools such as Wolcott’s ADT product to assist: • Client Discovery • Deployment Tracking • Client Deployment • Management of deployment process • If you plan on doing server consolidations, move clients to the new servers as the upgrade occurs • Take advantage of the Smart Upgrade capability ???

  8. Upgrade Flow

  9. Key Success Factors(Best Practices) Title slide

  10. Key Success Factors Plan Design Pilot Production Communication & Transformation Management

  11. Phase One • Read the Release Notes – There are a number of planning issues, limitations and workarounds: for migration, version capability, DB2, Directory, clients, C&S…. • Read the documentation available in Upgrade Central • Planning is key – first step should always be determining what you will do during the upgrade. • Identify opportunities for improvement • Server consolidation • Domino Directory Cleanup • Platform change • Evaluate new features • Which ones provide immediate benefit • Which are easier to apply during a major upgrade • Which can be applied during “Phase Two”

  12. Phase One (cont’d) • Identify resources and win Management support • Human (Admins, Help Desks, Early Adopters, IBM) • Time • Funding • Determine education requirements • Build your project framework • Dates / locations • Goals / milestones • Baselines

  13. Planning

  14. Phase Two • An upgrade is only as good as the environment it goes into. • Cleanup your Mail environment • Directory customizations • Template modifications • Notes.ini parameters, configurations, etc. • Cleanup your Application environment • Remove old applications • Review design/development practices • Create a Test/Development Environment • Indicative of production • Include 3rd party applications • Create a Detailed Upgrade Plan • Use Cases • Used to validate timeframe, requirements • Provides an estimation of realistic timeframes

  15. Planning

  16. Design • Incorporate the new features in your architecture (create your server and client build models) • Resource Reservations changes • Policies – many have changed • Server Monitoring/Administration Updates • Domino Domain Monitor • Security • Setup SmartUpgrade if going to use it

  17. Pilot • Set up a pilot environment • Involve complete scenario candidates • Include different types of servers – hubs, 3rd party, mail, applications • Healthy load of users (...remember the Early Adopters?) • Support structure • Don't forget your applications • Know your environment and test early for it • Globalization, Time Zones • Clustering • Mobility • Applications • Involve many people - we all work differently

  18. Production • Use standardized, repeatable processes to deploy • Know the new features and how they work in your environment • Communicate and train the new/changed features to the users community and support communities • Announcement • Training • Cheat sheets

  19. Technical and Other Considerations Title slide

  20. Technical Considerations for Upgrading • Increased mail template size - 12.7 MB (Domino 6) vs. 15.2 MB (Domino 7) • Rooms and Resource Reservations have changed – special considerations for coexistence when replicating the ND7 RR to pre-ND7 • Pre-ND7 server cannot run Router task • RR database must be on an ND7 server • In cluster mates, pre-ND7 server cannot be first alphabetically • There are differences in the $users view in the directory • Unlike ND6.5, Extended Products can have mixed versions • Sametime 6.5, QuickPlace 7.0

  21. Technical Considerations…cont’d • Review notes.ini files for obsolete variables – like ND6, many have changed • Don’t forget about 3rd party applications like virus scan, backup, Blackberry – many vendors are still finalizing their ND7 supported code • Unlike going from R5 to ND6, ND6 to ND7 does not have an ODS change • When group calendars or managed calendars exist, make sure that client and template versions across users are compatible:

  22. Technical Considerations (cont’d) • Compact -a and -A will not work on DB2 enabled servers • This feature is not enabled for DB2 enabled servers • Remote server Setup from UNIX to W32 cannot be silent • remotesetup <serverhost> -silent <path to Setup Profile> =<path to notes.ini on serverhost> -pb • Use - remotesetup <serverhost> -pl • Spaces in directory names on UNIX causes nsd.sh to fail • spaces in directory names are not supported for Domino 7 on Linux • "System" databases cannot be compacted • events4.nsf and names.nsf system databases cannot be compacted

  23. Technical Considerations (cont’d) • Adding Domino 6 server to 7.0 domain replaces events4.nsf design • Delete EVENTS4.NTF from the Domino 6 server's data directory prior to launching the new Domino 6 server • ND 7 Upgrade removes installed language packs • Do not upgrade Domino Server until new Language Packs are available. • Running NSD manually on Unix can cause Domino to crash • Add the variable AMQ_NO_SIGWAIT_SIGTRAP=1

  24. Other Considerations • Biggest “bang” in ND7 is the TCO • 15% reduction in Direct Costs • 15% reduction in user productivity costs • 8.5% reduction in overall TCO • 22% reduction in TCO when upgrading from R5 • Good time to review overall Domino architecture • Consolidations (Domain and Server) • Platform Changes • User to Server ratio • Use of Notes/Domino 7 New Features • Review how the new features can apply to your environment after you have upgraded all servers and users. Implement only the “low hanging fruit” initially.

  25. What about using DB2? • In ND7.0, introduced as a Limited Availability feature, not General Availability feature • Must qualify for the Limited Availability Program • Must be existing DB2 customers • Available as a Feature Trial for all customers • Not supported by Lotus support • Web-based forum available for sharing information/issues • In general, customers will see the most benefit in applications, not mail servers, and only in sites that use DB2 extensively.

  26. What About Upgrading Applications? • Applications are typically left behind during an upgrade, but just as important. Upgrades should occur after the Notes client has been updated. • Tools available to determine if apps will work in new versions (R4-R5-ND6-ND7) • TeamStudio • Atlantic Decisions • IBM Software Services for Lotus • Tip: Use the 80/20 rule – review your most complex applications first

  27. Don’t Forget Education and Communications! • Education Opportunities: • User impact assessment • Development and implementation of communications strategy • Education assessment and planning • Targeted Education Curriculum • Implementation of training plan • Develop content for website support • Implement post-migration support • Get Executive Involvement • Market the plan

  28. ND 7 Upgrade Resources • Lotus Support Upgrade Central http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/support/upgradecentral/index.html • Developer Works:Lotushttp://www-130.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/products/notesdomino/ • Lotus Knowledge Basehttp://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/support/domino/support.html • Upcoming book by an ISSL member Upgrading to Notes R7 (by Tim Speed)

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