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HCL Domino 12.0.2 Documentation
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  2. Welcome
  3. Installing

    Use this documentation to install the HCL Domino® server and subsequently deploy the HCL Notes®client.

  4. Installing and upgrading Domino® servers

    Perform a new or upgrade install of one or many Domino® servers.

  5. Preparing for installing and setting up Domino® servers

    Installing an HCL Domino® server is the first part of deploying a server. The second part is using the Domino server setup program to configure the server.

  6. Domino on Docker

    HCL Domino® is available as a container image that can be used with current Docker or Podman runtimes. HCL Domino is preinstalled on this image, allowing you to deploy Domino servers as containers with just a few commands.

  7. Deploying a new Domino server on Docker

    To deploy a new Domino server in a Docker container, complete the following steps.

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  • Welcome

    Welcome to the HCL Domino® 12.0.2 documentation.

  • What's new in Domino 12?

    Learn about all of the new features for administrators in HCL Domino® 12.

  • Overview

    Welcome to HCL Domino® Administrator Help.

  • Installing

    Use this documentation to install the HCL Domino® server and subsequently deploy the HCL Notes®client.

    • Installing and upgrading Domino® servers

      Perform a new or upgrade install of one or many Domino® servers.

      • Preparing for installing and setting up Domino® servers

        Installing an HCL Domino® server is the first part of deploying a server. The second part is using the Domino server setup program to configure the server.

        • Entering system commands

          Some of the procedures that follow include instructions for entering commands at the system command prompt.

        • Domino on Docker

          HCL Domino® is available as a container image that can be used with current Docker or Podman runtimes. HCL Domino is preinstalled on this image, allowing you to deploy Domino servers as containers with just a few commands.

          • Domino on Docker requirements

            Understand the requirements and current limitations for Domino on Docker.

          • Docker run command arguments

            To create containers for Domino, you use the the docker run command with the following arguments.

          • Creating a secrets file for a password-protected server ID

            If a Domino server ID is password-protected and you run the Domino container in detached mode where an administrator cannot input the password directly, create a secrets file to store the password. The Domino server reads the password from the secrets file.

          • Deploying a new Domino server on Docker

            To deploy a new Domino server in a Docker container, complete the following steps.

            • Loading the Domino container image

              You can deploy a new HCL Domino server on Docker in one of two ways: either load the domino-docker tar archive file to Docker, which creates the image that's used to create containers, or pull the HCL Domino container image from the HCL Harbor registry.

            • Setting up Domino in a container environment

              When starting a Domino server in a container with a new volume, the first container run deploys a new data directory containing all templates and a default NOTES.INI file. The resulting data directory is very similar to a data directory after a server install.

          • Upgrading a containerized Domino server

            Upgrading a containerized Domino server is very similar to upgrading a non-containerized server, except that instead of installing a new version, the existing container is stopped and removed, and the existing data volume is used to create a new container using an updated Domino container image. Starting the container the first time with a new image takes care of applying templates to the existing data volume.

          • Useful Docker commands

            Following are descriptions of some Docker commands that are useful for interacting with containers.

          • Running Domino-related commands inside the container
        • Domino® server installation

          The first step in deploying a Domino® server is installation, or copying the program files to the system's local drive.

        • Disabling concurrent I/O and direct I/O on Domino® servers on AIX®

          Concurrent I/O (CIO) and Direct I/O (DIO) are not supported with Domino® servers. CIO is a file system feature introduced in IBM® AIX® 5.2.0.10, also known as maintenance level 01, in the Enhanced Journaling File system (JFS2). This feature improves performance for relational databases.

        • Domino® server setup program

          The Domino® server setup program guides you through the choices you make to configure a Domino server. Setting up the first Domino server in a domain establishes a framework that consists of the Domino Directory, ID files, and documents. When you set up additional servers, you build upon this framework.

        • Using the Domino® server setup program

          The following procedures describe the ways you can use the server setup program.

        • One-touch Domino setup

          Use one-touch Domino setup to simplify setting up a server.

        • Understanding the Domino® server certification log

          The Domino® certification log records server certification and ID information.

        • Domino® server registration

          Before you install and set up additional servers, you must register them. In effect, registering a server adds the server to the system. The server registration process creates a Server document for the server in the Domino® Directory and creates a server ID. After registering and installing a server, you use the server setup program to obtain a copy of the Domino Directory for the new server and to set up the server to run particular services and tasks -- for example, the HTTP service, the Mail Router, and so on.

        • Optional tasks to perform after Domino® server setup

          You can perform addition tasks after server startup.

        • Starting and shutting down the Domino® server

          Start the Domino® server at the server console.

        • Starting Domino® as an application or a Windows™ service

          If you have installed Domino® as a Windows™ service, when you start the Domino server, you are prompted to specify whether to start Domino as an application or a Windows service.

        • Using instant messaging in the Domino® Directory

          The Domino® Directory is enabled for instant messaging, meaning that you can conduct an online chat directly from the Domino Directory.

        • Running the Domino-Portal integration wizard

          Use the Domino-Portal integration (DPI) wizard to configure an IBM® WebSphere® Portal server to work with your Domino-based infrastructure.

      • Uninstalling a Domino® server

        While it is not necessary to uninstall a Domino® server prior to upgrading to a new Domino release, you may want to uninstall a server.

    • Installing and upgrading Notes® clients
    • Planning your upgrade to Notes and Domino 12.0.2

      Use this documentation to upgrade the existing Domino® server and subsequently upgrade the Notes® client to a new release. You can also upgrade additional clients such as Domino Administrator and Domino Designer clients and additional features and plug-ins such as the embedded HCL Sametime® client.

  • Planning

    Use this topic as an overview of planning task.

  • Configuring

    Use this information to configure your network, users, servers (including Web servers), directory services, security, messaging, widgets and live text, and server clusters.

  • Securing

    This section describes security features, including execution control lists, IDs, and TLS.

  • Administering

    This documentation provides information about the administration tools for managing and monitoring servers and databases.

  • Tuning

    Use this information to improve HCL Domino® server, Domino Web server, and messaging performance through the use of resource balancing and activity trends, Server.Load commands, advanced database properties, cluster statistics, and the Server Health Monitor.

  • Troubleshooting

    This section describes how to find and solve problems with HCL Domino® server and Administrator client.

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Deploying a new Domino server on Docker

To deploy a new Domino server in a Docker container, complete the following steps.

About this task

Prerequisites:
  • Install and correctly configure Docker. For information, see the Docker documentation.
  • If you are adding the new Domino server to an existing Domino domain, register the server in the Domino directory.

To deploy a new Domino server on Docker:

Procedure

  1. Loading the Domino container image
  2. Setting up Domino in a container environment.
  • Loading the Domino container image
    You can deploy a new HCL Domino server on Docker in one of two ways: either load the domino-docker tar archive file to Docker, which creates the image that's used to create containers, or pull the HCL Domino container image from the HCL Harbor registry.
  • Setting up Domino in a container environment
    When starting a Domino server in a container with a new volume, the first container run deploys a new data directory containing all templates and a default NOTES.INI file. The resulting data directory is very similar to a data directory after a server install.
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