Welcome
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.
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.

Welcome
Welcome to the HCL Domino® 14.0 documentation.
What's new in Domino 14?
Learn about all of the new features for administrators in HCL Domino® 14.
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® 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.
  - 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.
- Downloading and distributing software using AutoUpdate
  AutoUpdate notifies you of the latest HCL Domino and Domino product family available on the Domino server, and allows you to download the software. You can also use it to distribute software to groups or selected Domino servers.
- Installing and upgrading Notes® clients
- Upgrading
  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 HCL Domino.
Tuning
Use this information to improve HCL Domino® server, Domino Web server, and messaging performance through the use of resource balancing and activity trends, 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.
Notices

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.

About this task

When Domino® runs as a Windows™ service, it runs the same way other Windows™ services run, and provides the following benefits:

If you select Automatic for starting services, Windows™ services are started when the system starts.
Windows™ services can be controlled via the Windows™ service manager. The Windows™ service manager can be used remotely.
Services continue to run even when you log off.

Procedure

On the Domino® server dialog box, choose one:
- Start Domino as a Windows service -- Starts and runs the Domino® server as a Windows™ service.
  - If you choose this option without selecting either of the check boxes, the next time you start Domino®, Domino runs as a Windows service.
  - If you choose this option and you select Always start Domino as a service at system startup, Domino® starts as a Windows™ service each time the operating system is restarted.
- Start Domino as a regular application -- Starts the Domino® server as any application would be started. This is the traditional method for starting and running the Domino® server.
  - If you choose this option without selecting either of the check boxes on the dialog box, the next time Domino® starts, you are prompted with this dialog box again.
  - If you choose this option and you select the Don't ask me again check box, you are not prompted with this dialog box again and Domino® always starts as an application.
  - If you choose this option and select the check box Always start Domino as a service at system startup Domino® runs as an application during the current session. The next time you start the server, Domino® runs as a Windows™ service.
Optional: Optionally, you can also choose neither of the following, one of the following, or both:
- Always start Domino as a service at system startup -- Select this check box if you want Domino® to always start as a Windows™ service.
- Don't ask me again -- Select this check box if you do not want to be prompted again when the Domino® server starts. After you select this check box and click OK, you cannot reset your selections using this dialog box.
Click OK.