Lotus Domino R5: Migrating from R4.x

Audience

This course series is for system administrators network support professionals and IT managers responsible for migrating and installation of Lotus Domino R5. Participants should be familiar with Lotus Domino 4.5/4.6.

Objective

• Identify the server and client licenses in Domino R5 and new and enhanced features of Domino R5.
• Identify the activities involved in upgrading to Lotus Domino R5 and perform the upgrade to the Domino R5 server and the Notes R5 client.
• Setup notes client by setting up users and groups.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Lotus Domino R5: An Introduction

• Identify the appropriate server and client license to be used in a given situation.
• Identify the Notes client component that should be used to perform a given task.
• Identify the Domino Administrator client component that should be used to perform a given task.
• Identify the Domino Designer user interface components that should be used to perform a given task.
• Identify the Internet messaging features in Domino R5.
• Identify the message management capabilities of Domino R5.
• Identify the features of the Domino Directory in Domino R5.
• Identify the features of LDAP service in Domino R5.
• Identify the benefits of directory catalog in Domino R5.
• Identify the architectural improvements in Domino R5 over the R4.x.
• Identify the benefits of clustering in Domino R5.
• Identify the features that provide reliability in the Domino R5.
• Identify the features of the Domino Web server.
• Identify the administrative enhancements in Domino R5 over R4.x.
• Identify the features of the AdminP utility of Domino R5.
• Identify the search features in Domino R5.
• Identify the security features of Domino R5.

Unit 2: Upgrading to Lotus Domino R5

• Identify the system requirements of Domino R5.
• Identify the system requirements of R5 clients.
• Identify the advantages of upgrading to Lotus Domino R5.
• Identify the factors to be considered before upgrading to Lotus Domino R5.
• Identify the messaging strategy for an organization in a given a situation.
• Identify the strategies to be included in a transition plan.
• Identify the sequence of upgrade to Lotus Domino R5 for a smooth coexistence phase.
• Identify the activities that are performed before upgrading to Domino R5 from Lotus Domino R4.x.
• Upgrade to Domino R5 from the R4.x server.
• Identify the activities to be performed after upgrading to Domino R5 from Lotus Domino R4.x.
• Upgrade to the R5 clients from the R4.x client.
• Enable transaction logging by using the server document.
• Set up the directory catalog.
• Identify the command to upgrade the database format to R5 On Disk Structure (ODS).
• Match the mail conversion commands with their purpose.

Unit 3: Setting Up R5 Clients

• Create a User Setup Profile.
• Add an alternate language for the certifier ID.
• Add an alternate name for an existing user.
• Register a user with the advanced settings.
• Create a group.
• Modify a group.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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