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Lotus Domino 8.5.1 Administration Basics

Course Aims
In this course you will learn how to:
• install, set up, and configure a Domino Server and Domino Administrator
• register a user with basic settings
• create a new database using a standard template
• define groups to manage server and database security
• understand and configure server and database security
• configure the Administration Process to automate administrator tasks
• cross certify other organizations to use your Domino Server
• register a new Server and reconfigure your Server to join an existing Domino Domain
• configure a Remote Primary Directory Server to provide centralized directory services
• replicate databases and schedule automated replication between Domino Servers
• create a Domain Catalog and configure Domain Search
• provide database access to browsers
• transfer and deliver email in a single Domino Domain using the Notes routing protocol.
Pre-requisites
Course participants must have:
• studied the principles and operation of personal computer networking using TCP/IP in
LAN/WAN/Internet environments
• installed and supported the operating system used in this course (Windows XP Professional) as well as
applications used by those systems
• installed, administered, and supported network operating system server and workstation software
Level Duration Time
Basic & Intermediate 2 Days / 15 Hours 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Topic 1: The Services of a Domino Server Topic 4: Setup First Server

What Domino is Exercise: Server Setup
What Domino is NOT Step 1: Start Server Setup program
Major administrator task areas Step 2: Welcome/Fonts
Other servers you may need Step 3: Server choice
Step 4: Server name and title
Topic 2: Install a Domino Server Step 5: Organization Certifier
Domino Server platforms Customize button: Advanced Organization
Hardware requirements Settings
Operating system licensing requirements Step 6: Domain name
Pre-installation: OS optimization Step 7: Administrator name and password
Pre-installation: Lock down server access Step 8: Server tasks
Pre-installation: Network connectivity Customize button: Advanced Domino
Obtain installer software Services
Install from a network drive Step 9: Network settings
Start installer Customize button: Advanced Network
Pages 1 and 2: Welcome and License Settings
Page 3: Program Files Directory/Partitioned Step 10: Security defaults
Server Step 11: Review
Page 4: Data Files Directory Results of the Server Setup
Page 5: Server choice Remote Server Setup
Page 6: Summary Silent setup
Reboot Windows
Results Topic 5: Start Server
Exercise: Install Domino Server Start the Domino Server
Custom installations Startup
Reinstallation/Uninstallation Server tasks
Maintenance releases and Fix Pack Turn off unnecessary server tasks
updates Other ways to start tasks
Start Domino as a Windows Service
Topic 3: Setup Planning Exercise: Rename ID files
To centralize or distribute?
Domino Domain Topic 6: Server Console
Multiple Domino Domains Running Notes on a Domino Server
Domino Named Networks Server Console commands
Organization structure Useful Server Console commands
Domino Server names Downing a server
Exercise: Setup pre-planning Lock Server Console
Server Console Message ID and Severity
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Increasing authentication security
Topic 7: Install and Configure Domino Hierarchy of Organizational Unit Certifiers
Administrator Registering users and servers with an OU
Minimum platform requirements Certifier ID
Connection requirements Authentication and Organizational Certifiers
NotesCONNECT Advantages of using Organizational Units
Exercise: Install and configure Authenticated name for Notes users
Notes/Domino Administrator Failure to authenticate
Step 1: Uninstall previous installations Debugging authentication problems
Step 2: Start installer
Step 3: Choose directories Topic 12: Notes User Registration and Groups
Step 4: Client choice What is Notes user registration?
Program features options Exercise: Notes user registration
Step 5: Ready and set default email client Why use Groups
Step 6: Reboot computer Standard groups
Results of the installation Create a Group document
Exercise: Notes configuration Exercise: Create groups
Group views
Topic 8: Tour Domino Administrator Auto-populated Group members list
Start Domino Administrator Find Group Member
User interface Manage Groups
Sequence to use Domino Administrator Rename Group
Get Administrator Help Delete Group
Exercise: Domino Administrator interface Find Groups
Remote Server Console Organizational wildcards
Remote Console properties
Remote Server Console display watch Topic 13: Server Access Lists
Customize the Send button Domino Directory administration
Customize the Command button Server Access section on Security tab in
Administration Preferences the Server document
Change to another location Recommended Server Access practices
Start Domino Administrator to Local Exercise: Control Server Access
Automatically run/open The role of digital signatures in design
Run pieces of Domino Administrator elements
Server Console properties Trusted code example: Scheduled
Server Console filters LotusScript Agent
Stage 1: Who can create an Agent in a
Topic 9: Configuration Settings Documents database?
Configuration Settings Stage 2: Who can sign an Agent that is run
Directory Profile document by someone else?
Configuration Settings document Stage 3: What times of day can Agents
Multiple Configuration Settings documents run?
NOTES.INI Stage 4: Who is the effective user of the
Console command to edit the NOTES.INI Agent?
Configuration Settings document to change Stage 5: Who is allowed to run the Agent?
NOTES.INI variables Stage 6: Is the effective user allowed to
Exercise: Change NOTES.INI with access the server?
Configuration Settings Stage 7: What type of operations can the
effective user perform?
Topic 10: Security Overview Stage 8: Can the effective user create new
Security model databases on the server?
General observations about the security Stage 9: What type of operations can the
model diagram specific Agent perform?
Levels of effort Stage 10: Can the effective user create,
Basic network security edit, and delete documents?
Port access lists Stage 11: Can the effective user read/write
Network data encryption particular documents?
Firewall network Administrator responsibility for malicious
Small shop solutions code
Domino firewall domain
Domino administrator responsibilities Topic 14: Administrator Rights
Developer responsibilities General user access to the server
Resources Default administrator access
What being listed as an administrator gives
Topic 11: User Authentication and Names you
IDs created during first server setup Delegating administrative duties
Contents of Server and User IDs Administrator use of Domino Administrator
Server ID file: Password or no password? Full Access administrator mode
Validation and authentication Domino Console Server access fields

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Administrator access to the Domino Exercise: Test access to another
Directory Organizations server
Administrator access to system databases Locating Cross Certificate documents
Purpose of cross certification
Topic 15: Database Management Three methods to cross certify
Add Domino database Method 1 Exercise: On-demand cross
Exercise: Create a new database on the certification
server At what level should you cross certify?
Internal tools Method 2: Safe Copy cross certification
External tools Method 3: Verbally cross certify key
Files function tab Revoke authentication from cross
Files display preferences certification
Folder tools Allow Anonymous access to Notes
Database tools Organizations and Domino Domains
Database white space
Compact Topic 19: Add Servers to the Domain
Other ways to free disk space Register server
Database rollout Administrative requirements to register
Exercise: Database tools server
Server name guidelines
Topic 16: Database Security Additional server registration
Folder Link Exercise: Erase your servers identity
Folder Links caveats Exercise: Register additional server
Database Access Control List Start server and run the Server Setup
Centralized ACL control program
ACL Entries Protocol access
Add entry to the ACL Server security requirements
Acceptable ACL Entries Additional Server Setup
Standard settings Exercise: Server Setup on additional server
User Type Exercise: Register new administrator
Conflicting/overlapping access Exercise: Reconfigure Notes/Domino
Explicit versus Effective Access Administrator
Maximum Internet name & password
access Topic 20: Primary and Configuration Directories
ACL Entry privileges Distributed directory architecture
Roles Centralized directory architecture
Create and assign a role Pros and cons
Exercise: Define ACL and roles Hybrid directory architecture
Set Administration Server Directory Type settings
Manage Multiple ACLs tool "Show Xdir" console command
Copy and Paste entire ACLs Change the directory type
Local ACL enforcement
Enforce Consistent ACL across all replicas Topic 21: Replication Fundamentals
Server and Domain-wide ACL reporting What replication is NOT
Exercise: Database Catalog What replication IS
Customize the Catalog database Domino Cluster Replication
System database ACLs Why replicate databases
Encrypt Server databases Database Replica ID and Document UNID
Exercise: Encrypt server database Server-to-server replication
Item modification record
Topic 17: Administration Process Single source item update
Administration Process workflow Dual source field update
Major areas of work Deleted documents
Access requirements Design/ACL replication
Configure AdminP What is NOT replicated
Administration Requests database
Critical views to monitor Topic 22: Create a Replica Database
One Administrative Server or many? Prepare source of replica
When tasks are performed Who can create a replica on a server
Modify the processing intervals Rule: Create only one replica of a particular
Dedicated threads for immediate and database on a server
interval requests Immediately create one replica database
User rename requests Exercise: Create replica database
Server console commands Create replicas using AdminP
Domino Administrator Tell Task tool Transporting large replica databases
Exercise: AdminP in action
Debugging AdminP Topic 23: Replicate Databases
Force replication
Topic 18: Cross Certification Exercise: Replicate from Notes

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Replicate from the Server Console User authentication
Exercise: Replicate from the Server Increase the strength of stored Internet
Console Passwords
Verify replication Other means to authenticate users
Exercise: Replication results Login name versus authenticated name
Internet Access section on Security tab
Topic 24: Replication Settings Anonymous users of the server
General perspective Failed Internet password tracking/lockout
Sequence of conditions Database security
Connection document Maximum Internet name and password
ACL settings Database encryption
Differential access via ACL Exercise: Open Marketing Discussion from
Document Reader Access List browser
Replication Options Lotus iNotes
Exercise: Selective Replication Domino Web Administrator
Replicate unread marks Additional server configuration

Topic 25: Replication Topology Topic 29: Domain Catalog and Domain Search
Replication topology Database Catalog versus Domain Catalog
Connection topology and selective Database Catalog replication
replication Full Text Search versus Domain Search
How often should you replicate? Full text index settings
Replication Type Configuration overview
Scheduling guidelines Configuration procedures
Deterministic replication Procedure 1: Enable Domain Catalog and
Example three-tier topology Indexer server tasks
Example schedule Procedure 2: Include Domino databases in
multi-database indexing
Topic 26: Replication Connections Procedure 3: Include other files in index
Connection documents Procedure 4: Map URL to directory
Required replication connections Procedure 5: Restart server
Connection topology Notes client configuration
Create Connection document Domain Search from Notes client
Replication schedule grid Search using Browser
Exercise: Connection documents Exercise: Domain Search
Multiple Replicator tasks Domain Search and security
Design considerations
Topic 27: Troubleshoot Replication Delete Domain Index
Replication history and cutoff dates Indexer tuning
Clear the replication history Other search products
Deletion stub purge
Replication conflict handling Topic 30: Message Transfer and Delivery
Replication conflicts in the Domino Message flow in Notes mail
Directory Choosing a mail client
Preventing replication conflicts Choosing a mail protocol
Document locking Think Domino
Enable document locking Domino Domain
Document locks and mobile users Domino Named Networks
Exercise: Replication conflicts and One Domino Named Network
document locking Multiple Domino Named Networks
Phantom documents One WAN, multiple Domino Named
General troubleshooting Networks
Replication stops if ACLs are different Multiple protocol/NIC Servers
Domino Server Log Notes mail architecture
Replication logging Notes configuration
Note ID Create a message
Connection trace Submit mail to recipient
Prevent incorrect system time changes Deliver mail to user
Replication monitoring tools Read mail
User registration and mail
Topic 28: Browser Access to Databases Exercise: Test mail delivery
Domino Web Server Mail Users view in Domino Administrator
Incoming URL parsing Router task
Serving file system resources Exercise: Test mail delivery
Serving Domino databases Message document internals

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