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Revised: June 18, 2001
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Lotus Domino Server R5
Implementation Guide
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Table of Contents pSeries Lotus Domino Server e-business Solution Overview ...... Page 3 Supported Software Releases ............................................ Page 5 Page 6 PTF Matrix ................................................................... Performance Guidelines .................................................. Page 7 Page 13 Sizing Guidelines .......................................................... Sample Configurations
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 pSeries Lotus Domino Server e-business Solution Overview ™ ® ® Domino , a server-based product from Lotus Corporation of IBM , is positioned in the e-business™ marketplace as a messaging/groupware system with dynamic application serving. Domino's integrated application services, such as security, workflow and content management, optimize the platform for rapid delivery of Web applications, along with built-in connection services that pro
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Domino is a generic name for a family of server products: Domino Mail Server for mail, groupware, calendaring and Internet support functions; Domino Application Server for mail plus application development capabilities; and Domino Enterprise Server which adds partitioning, clustering, and usage tracking capabilities on top of Domino Application Server. Domino supports a wide variety of popular clients, including Lotus Notes clients as we
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Supported Software Releases Domino Server R5 is supported on the following versions of AIX: Domino Release AIX Release Domino Server R5 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 Page 5
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 PTF Matrix In order to install Domino Server R5 on AIX, certain program temporary fixes (PTFs) are required or specific authorized program analysis reports (APARs) should be read. The following table lists the patch requirements: Component Recommended Level Bos.mp 4.3.3.28 Bos.up 4.3.3.28 Bos.rte.aio 4.3.3.26 Bos.rte.libc 4.3.3.27 Bos.rte.libpthreads 4.3.3.27 Bos.rte.commands 4.3.3.26 Bos.rte.control 4.3.3.26 Bos.rte.tty 4.3.3.27 Bo
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Performance Guidelines Disclaimer: Performance of applications can only be made in a general sense. Specific characteristics of application implementation on specific hardware will yield different performance characteristics. Performance tools for measurement and tuning exist in most instances and should be used. The Domino Server Family has had success in the market due in part to the functionality it provides for messaging, groupwa
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Other Workload Factors Other factors that can impact the actual load that a given user community places on a Domino server include: The extra overhead associated with a significant number of dial-up connections, such as mobile employees getting E-mail or suppliers accessing a supply chain automation application. The extent to which applications access back-end data like relational databases and transaction monitor systems. As you mig
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Distribute I/O Across Physical Disks Our experience has shown that physical and logical disk structures are our customers' least understood system resource, and the one most often undersized. The best way to boost performance on many Domino servers is to distribute I/O across separate physical disk subsystems. Ideally, you want to put the following I/O-intensive files on separate physical disks: The Notes paging file Your .NSF files
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 For partitioned systems, you will need to ensure the NSF Buffer Pool is properly set since Domino cannot automatically determine the memory that’s actually available to it across multiple partitions. This can be accomplished by placing the following variable in the notes.ini file: PercentAvailSysResources=nn (where nn is 100 / number of partitions) Let Domino allocate mail delivery threads (for local delivery) as needed, based on avai
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 additional users probably won't be equivalent to the resources required for an equal number of your current users. For example, per-user memory requirements decrease as the number of users increases, because fixed memory overhead is divided across more users. Consider Clustering Clustering is the premier feature of the Domino Enterprise Server. Clustering gives you dynamic load balancing, which automatically optimizes resource utilizati
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 specialized benchmarks that are unique to a customer’s deployment. This allows Business Partners to assess specific server environments and compare it with various RS/6000 models and configurations. An independent agency audits and published NotesBench reports. For the latest information and NotesBench reports, see http://www.notesbench.org or http://ideasinternational.com. The NotesBench Mail workload models an active user reading and s
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Sizing Guidelines Disclaimer: System sizing for applications can only be described from a general perspective. Definitive characteristics of application implementation and behavior on specific hardware will yield different sizing requirements. Use system sizing tools when available for your specific environment. Domino on AIX: Several factors should be considered when determining the size of the hardware for use with Domino Server. Am
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 A. Domino R5 on AIX Domino R5 was designed to provide overall performance and scalability improvements over Domino R4. The table below illustrates the general magnitude of R5's scalability increase by client type: Client Type R5 Scalability Increase ® Lotus Notes 300% POP3 400% IMAP 500% Web Mail 1,500% on UNIX NRPC (UNIX) 500% The above enhanced performance is due to the following changes made in Domino R5: Optimization of the databas
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Among the key Domino R5 features that enable it to scale with these platforms are: Unlimited database size (currently certified up to 64 GB), to support increased database workloads. Directory scalability in excess of one million users, to easily handle the directory requirements of even the largest deployments. (Lotus has tested a Domino R5 Directory with 10 million entries) Database optimizations to better exploit high-end I/O an
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 B. RS/6000 Domino Server Sizing Tool The RS/6000 Domino Server Sizing Tool is a server-sizing, capacity-planning tool used to suggest server configurations based on benchmark information and on your customer requirements. You can evaluate different server offerings with a mix of workloads that map to your internal deployment, such as mail, discussion databases, groupware, and Web users. Because you can specify expected workload, it is t
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Sample Configurations The verification test was run on the configuration mentioned previously. Below are sample configurations for light (small), medium, and high (large) workload /user communities. These are meant to be guideline configurations relative to memory, disk, and adapters. Specific configurations should be based on customer requirements. The configurations briefly described here can be found in Appendix A. Small Configurat
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Pre-installation Support A. Pre-sales Technical Support Further assistance is available to assist in overall marketing activities through Partner Line. When called, the first step will be the Business Partner entitlement. Partner Line for non-entitled Business Partners will also send the information that will enable the Business Partner to gain access. Advanced and Premiere level IBM Business Partners are eligible for Partner Line. (Mem
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Domino product education is available worldwide from Lotus Authorized Education Centers. A full range of Domino courses from administration, to installation, to programming are available for a fee and can lead to Lotus Domino certification. For courses and schedules access the Domino homepage at http://www.lotus.com. Page 19
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Lotus Domino Server R5 Implementation Guide June 18, 2001 Implementation Process Overview The installation of Domino not only includes installing and configuring the server software, but also making sure that the network, hardware, and operating system meet certain requirements. Installation requires training and performance tuning. This section discusses items that are important to the installation process that are usually overlooked or not normally considered as being part of the install pr
