Installing Domino Server
Let's walk through the Domino Server installation, and I'll explain the
options I choose. When you begin installing the software, the installation
program prompts you to choose installation options. I always go to the Customize feature, which Screen 1 shows. You can select your installation directories now. When I install NT Server, I partition the drive space in a C drive for processes and applications, and I place all the data on a D drive. Doing so makes for easier data backup. I install the Domino program files in the c:\notes directory and put the data directory in d:\notedata. When I run backups, I might run a backup only on the total D drive. Continue with the installation, which will complete by copying the necessary files.
To begin configuring the server, start the Domino administration program. The first screen in the program will ask whether this is the first Domino Server in your organization. Select First Server. The next option is to choose the Quick and Easy or the Advanced Setup option. Choose Advanced Setup to verify that all settings match what your network requires.
The Server Audience screen in Advanced Setup gives you several options for user connections, as Screen 2, page 144, shows. You can allow HTTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and other protocols. Select those options you want to give your users access to. (Server Audience is one reason why it's best not to install other services on the NT Server--you would duplicate many of those services in this option.)
The final set of options in Advanced Setup, Administration Settings,
provides details about your installation, as Screen 3, page 144, shows. First, the Organization Identity calls for your Organization Name, or company name; Domain Name, which is your Internet domain name; and Certifier Name, which, again, is your company name. When you provide your company name, shorter is better. For example, a company named Cooper, Smith, Jones & Company can be shortened to CSJ&C. The Certifier Password must be a password that your Notes administrator can remember and use.
In the next set of options on the Administration Settings list, New Server Identity, you set the server's name. This name in my example is notes1.vf.net. The Administrator's Identity options pertain to the network or Notes administrator. This password must also be easy to memorize.
In the Network Options list, you can customize and use only TCP/IP through
the Port Setup dialog box, as Screen 4 shows. You will need to turn off NetBIOS
over IP, and possibly change the TCP/IP name in the Net Address column to match
your Domino server name if that name is not already displayed.
The final set of settings options in the Administration Settings list
pertains to remote access to Domino. If you will be using these settings, I
suggest finding a CLP who can work with you on configuring them. (They are too
complicated to explain here.) You can configure these settings after the rest of
the installation is complete.
Click Finish to create the server files, and select Exit to Workspace to
enter Administration Panel. In this interface, you can complete most of your
Notes administration work. (You enter Administration Panel from the Notes
desktop by clicking File and selecting Tools, Server Administration.) Now you
can configure Domino to work as an NT service. In the c:\notes directory, run
the executable file ntsvinst-c. Let this file complete, then click Control
Panel, select Services, and make sure Domino Server is configured to start
automatically by clicking Lotus Domino Server, then Startup. Under Startup Type,
select Automatic.
Next, enable a process called Shared Mail. This process conserves space on
the server by saving carbon-copied messages in a central location, rather than
in each person's mailbox. Edit the notes.ini file in the system root directory
(c:\winnt) by adding the line
Shared_Mail=1
at the end of the file. Save and exit.
Now you can start the Domino service from the Services icon in Control
Panel. Select Lotus Domino Service and click Start. The Domino interface will
appear, from which you can see status messages on the server (e.g., you can
watch users connect or mail being routed). Your Domino Server is now installed,
and it's time to add your users.
Return to Administration Panel, from which you will register individual
users. You must repeat the following registration process for each user. Click
the people icon, and select Register Person. A prompt will ask for verification
that you have licensing and then will ask for the Certifier Password you entered
in Administration Settings. After you enter the password, you see the Register
Person dialog box, which Screen 5 shows. Leave the options in this dialog box at
their defaults.
The option Add NT User Account(s) is tempting; however, choosing this
option will not let you add new users to groups or create home directories.
Click Continue to bring up the Register Person screen. Most of the settings on
this screen are self-explanatory, such as First Name, Last Name, and Password.
Make sure to configure Set Internet Password if you'll be using Internet
connectivity for this system. You can ignore the profile choice. License Type
asks whether the user has a normal Notes license or a Notes desktop license (the
Notes desktop license is cheaper but doesn't let the client assign databases).
You can leave the Mail menu at the default. Enter the location where you will
store the user ID file, and leave the rest of the options blank.
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