Notes pre-installation checklist
Review this checklist before starting IBM® Notes® install or upgrade.
Procedure
- Review the system requirements for software and hardware specifications in the related links.
- Read the platform-specific considerations topics listed in the related links.
- Determine how you want to install. For example, will users install the client themselves using an install kit or a Smart Upgrade procedure, will you use a silent install to deploy Notes to many users, will you install Notes users for a multi-user or single user environment, and if installing on Microsoft™ Windows™, will you use the Notes-only installer or the Allclient (Notes, IBM Domino® Administrator and IBM Domino Designer clients) installer.
- Optional: Configure Domino policy settings, NOTES.INI file settings, and other settings for users. See topics such as Policies, Pushing NOTES.INI settings or location document settings, and Pushing Eclipse preference settings.
- Optional: Modify the Notes install kit, and optionally use an MSI tuner to create and use a transform file, to specify which install features and methods will be available as part of the install procedure.
- Optional: Install or upgrade your IBM Connections server if you will be enabling users to access activity documents from Notes. For Connections server setup, see Connections documentation.
- Put the Notes install kit in an accessible location.
- Uninstall any Notes beta instances.
- Shut down all applications before installing or upgrading to this release of Notes, including anti-virus software.
- Install Notes on the user client systems or communicate to users how they are to install the new Notes release.