Domino V10 is here and organizations are trying to prepare a strategy to best optimize the new available features. With a wide range of powerful new enhancements and features, implementations can quickly get overwhelming for an IT manager. Before IT managers roll out Domino 10, its crucial to have a firm understanding of the overview of these exciting new offerings. In addition, an in-depth plan must be established with a main goal of not disrupting current business workflows. This session with help establish a high level of understanding for the entire overview of new offerings and enhancements in Domino 10. A main focus will be placed on migration strategies that will reduce disruption of business workflows.

1. Domino V10 and How to
Get There
HEATHER HOTTENSTEIN, HEATHER@RPRWYATT.COM
DIRECTOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT
RPR WYATT

2. I am….
 A Domino Girl in a Domino World
 Lotus Notes 3.x/1994 to present
 All things Systems Administration
 Email Migrations
 Notes and Domino deployments
 User and server support
 System audits
 Notes and Domino Migrations

3. Say Goodbye
 DOLS
 IBM HTTP Server
 Lotus 1-2-3/Symphony
 Open Social
 "View" attachments
 Rss feed reader
 Windows 2003 Server

4. Why you should upgrade
 Symmetrical clusters
 AutoRepair
 Database consistency on all cluster members – existence and usability
 RepairCleanup
 Automatically deletes the bad database created by AutoRepair (dbname.pd_bad_<timedate>)
 D10_Enable_Repair=1
 Cluster Configuration Document
 Cluster replication problem detection
 ReplCurrency
 Log.nsf, delays 4+ hours
 Replica.cluster.currency.*
 Streaming Cluster replication
 Faster restarts using scrstate.dat
 Updated once per minute
 Offline remote servers remain in the SCR queue for 20 minutes

5. More Domino 10 server goodies
 Replication
 Rep servername dbpathdbname.nsf –F
 Rep servername dbpathdbname.nsf –L
 Document deletion monitoring
 Load compact dbpathdbname.nsf –dl <comma separated list of fields>
 IBM_Technical_Supportdeletion.log
 Prerequisite – Transaction Logging
 Dead mail cleanup
 0 – No retry, just delete
 CentOS support
 Docker Domino containers

6. Domino server goodies, continued
 SAML 2.0 AuthenRequest
 ADFS 4.0
 IdP Catalog (idpcat.nsf) improvements
 SSL Ciphers
 Listed in order of strength
 Use_Weak_SSL_Ciphers=1
 ID Vault
 Automatic synchronization restart when passwords out of sync
 Vault Scanning – Updates Person document with ID vault name/last sync time
 IDV_Enable_Vault_Scan=1
 Load qvault –x vaultname –u username –a | -d | -r
 People & Groups – Tools – ID Vaults – Scan Vault

7. Domino server goodies, yes more
 Search Improvements
 Full text search resiliency
 FT_Support_Auto_Updating=1
 Apache Tika 1.18 for attachments
 Tika-server.jar
 Port 9998
 Dynamic indexing
 NIF_View_Usage_Enabled=1
 Statistics Publishing
 New Relic included, NewRelic_License_Key=<key>
 Web site rule for HTTP response headers
 20 custom headers

8. Domino server goodies, still more
 ODS 53
 256 GB NSF, larger folders, I/O reduced for DAOS
 Create_R10_Databases=1
 Client - NSF_UpdateODS=1
 Compact –c
 Mail
 Mail10.ntf
 Scheduled messages
 Limits and alerts
 Forward as .eml
 Second signature for forward/reply
 Delegates can archive (Editor/Delete)

9. Domino server goodies, even more
 Calendar
 Meeting attendees can invite others
 Delegate just the calendar, but not contacts
 Color code meetings based on chair
 Improvements with Outlook compatibility
 Team calendars
 Calendar push to client
 AddCalendarURL – Google, Notes application or iCalendar
 FeedRefreshInternal – default 3600

10. Domino server goodies, almost there
 Traveler
 Traveler 10.0.1 runs on Domino 9.0.1.x, Domino 10.0.x and Domino 10.0.1
 Just upgrade!
 Performance increase, synchronization improvements
 Google Firebase Cloud Messaging, replaces Google Cloud Messaging
 AIX
 Tell traveler support case_number
 Push status API – device push status information
 Device pending sync
 Enabled for push

11. Domino server goodies, last one
 Verse on iOS
 Attachments for other apps
 Select all documents in folder
 Search across folders
 Calendar search
 Calendar alarms
 Confirm Verse contact deletion when deleting Apple contact

12. Notes client new stuff
 Touchscreen for Windows tablets
 Panagenda’s Marvel Client
 Mail/Calendar navigator collapses
 Preference change
 Process cancelled meeting automatically
 Delete calendar document from any view/folder without asking
 Enable Run Rules on existing email
 Auto Update (AUT)
 Require 10.0.1 Domino, Domino Directory, Notes client, Windows, same domain
 Desktop settings policy, group, configuration documents and SSL
 When configured, web site and web sso documents created in Domino Directory and autcat.nsf created on each server
 Maximum download sessions – configurable, default 2/3 of Active Threads from Internet Protocols – HTTP of server document

13. New Developer Options
 Domino Query Language
 Design catalog – gqfdsgn.cat (will change)
 Load updall dbpathdbname.nsf –e create/rebuid catalog
 Load updall dbpathdbname.nsf –d refresh catalog
 Node.js
 Proton
 LotusScript classes
 NotesHTTPRequest
 JSON Support
 NotesJSONArray, NotesJSONElement, NotesJSONNavigator, NotesJSONObject

14. How to upgrade
 Plan, Plan, Plan
 Exception – single Domino server, just email, no customizations
 Understand and inventory existing Notes and Domino environment
 Domino servers
 How many, OS, Domino version including hot fixes, email users, template customizations,
applications, third party products for Domino, anti virus/spam, backups, custom notes.ini
variables, current performance
 Notes clients
 How many, Notes or iNotes or Verse on Prem, or Traveler, OS, browser versions, device types,
third party products for Notes

15. Decision Points
 Upgrade in place or build new server
 Unsupported OS
 Performance issues
 Bare metal to VM
 All at once or Staggered
 Domino Directory Upgrade
 All servers
 Only as upgraded, using replication settings/ACL to prohibit design update
 SameTime 8.5 and 9 servers
 iNotes to Verse on Prem
 Testing
 Applications, third party tools, Domino add ons

16. Domino in place upgrade
 Backup!!!!
 Hot fix – confirm feature or obtain new hot fix, uninstall
 Install 10.0.1 and custom hot fix (Admin server first)
 Traveler – Upgrade first to 10.0.1 before Domino upgrade
 Rename log.nsf, mail.box - *.old
 Remove obsolete notes.ini settings
 Replace templates with new custom ones
 Start Domino
 Upgrade Domino Directory
 Incorporate third party application updates (may be before Domino start)
 Monitor
 ODS Update
 Implement new features

17. Domino server move and upgrade
 Build new Domino server with 10.0.1 and custom hotfix
 Slow data copy
 Flash cutover
 Domino Directory Upgrade
 Domino replication
 Remember non NSF and NTF files, i.e. .kyr and .sth
 Install third party products (may need to wait until after cutover)
 Notes.ini
 Never Copy, add in variables
 Template customizations
 Moving Traveler - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSYRPW_9.0.1/movinglotusnotestraveler.html
 Monitor
 ODS Update
 Implement New Features

18. Notes client upgrades
 Build upgrade packages – third party or Windows msi
 Recommend uninstall/install
 NICE - https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21459714
 Provide users with new features list
 Mail file upgrade
 Load convert mail –u mail*.nsf mail10.ntf
 Local ODS

19. Questions?
Contact us!
RPR Wyatt Inc.
3636 North Central Ave. STE 610
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 324-2942
info@rprwyatt.com
www.rprwyatt.com