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Administering
This documentation provides information about the administration tools for managing and monitoring servers and databases.
Administration tools
Topics in this section describe the tools you can use to administer a Domino® server.
The Server Controller and the Domino® Console
The Server Controller is a Java-based program that controls a Domino® server. Starting the Server Controller starts the Domino server it controls. When a server runs under a Server Controller, you can send operating system commands, Controller commands, and Domino server commands to the Server Controller.

Administering
This documentation provides information about the administration tools for managing and monitoring servers and databases.
- Administration tools
  Topics in this section describe the tools you can use to administer a Domino® server.
  - The Domino® Administrator
    The Domino® Administrator is the administration client for Notes® and Domino. You can use the Domino Administrator to perform most administration tasks.
  - The Server Controller and the Domino® Console
    The Server Controller is a Java-based program that controls a Domino® server. Starting the Server Controller starts the Domino server it controls. When a server runs under a Server Controller, you can send operating system commands, Controller commands, and Domino server commands to the Server Controller.
    - Starting and stopping the Server Controller
      You can start the Server Controller, the Domino® server, and the Domino Console.
    - Starting and stopping the Domino® Console
      You can run the Domino® Console from any machine on which a Domino server or the Domino Administrator is installed. To use the Domino Console to communicate with a Domino server, the server must be running under a Server Controller.
    - Using Domino Console to create MicroCA certificates for existing servers
      For existing servers, a Domino Console command generates microCA certificates to replace the former process of using self-signed certificates to establish the intitial SSL/TLS connection for the Server Controller and Java-based Domino Console.
  - The Administration Process
    The Administration Process is a program that automates many routine administrative tasks.
  - Domino® server commands
    This section describes the Domino® server commands that are available, as well as methods of issuing those commands.
  - Domino® server tasks
    The information in this topic describes Domino® server tasks and their defaults in the NOTES.INI file.
  - IBM® i server commands
    You can use IBM® i server commands to manage Domino® with IBM i.
- Managing users
  The Administration Process helps you manage users by automating many of the associated administrative tasks. For example, if you rename a user, the Administration Process automates changing the name throughout databases in the Notes® domain by generating and carrying out a series of requests, which are posted in the Administration Requests database.
- Monitoring servers
  This section describes how to use the tools and features that help you monitor a Domino® system.
- Managing servers
  Manage Domino® servers by performing any of these tasks.
- Managing databases
  Topics in this section describe how to set up and manage Domino® databases.

The Server Controller and the Domino® Console

The Server Controller is a Java-based program that controls a Domino® server. Starting the Server Controller starts the Domino® server it controls. When a server runs under a Server Controller, you can send operating system commands, Controller commands, and Domino® server commands to the Server Controller.

You can use the Domino® Console to communicate with a Server Controller. You can run the Domino® Console on any platform except Mac OS. Using the Domino® Console, you can send commands to multiple servers. The Domino® Console doesn't require a Notes® ID, only a Domino® Internet name and password, so you can connect to servers certified by different certifiers without having multiple Notes® IDs or cross-certificates. You can customize output to the Domino® Console -- for example, use local event filters to specify the types of events the Console displays. You can also log server output to log files and customize the appearance of the Console.

The Domino® Console functions strictly as a server console. Consequently, the Domino® Console doesn't include the full set of Domino® administration features that are available through the Domino® Administrator, and you can't use it to open and manage Notes® databases.

The files needed to run the Server Controller and to run the Domino® Console are provided with Domino® and Notes®.

You can also use remote consoles in the Domino® Administrator to communicate with a Server Controller.