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Administering
This documentation provides information about the administration tools for HCL Domino.
Administering with Domino Administrator
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.
Setting Domino® Administrator preferences
To customize your Domino® Administrator work environment, set optional preferences.

Administering
This documentation provides information about the administration tools for HCL Domino.
- Administering with AdminCentral
  The AdminCentral application (admincentral.nsf) is automatically created by adminP on the Domino administration server. You can open AdminCentral directly from your Notes Standard or Nomad web client, without the need to start Domino Administrator. This application provides a simplified and easy-to-use way of managing fully functional Notes users and groups in a Domino deployment.
- Administering with Domino Administrator
  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.
      - Installing the Domino® Administrator client
        The Domino® Administrator is available for installation in the Notes® single-user Allclient kit on a supported Windows™ release. The Notes single-user Allclient kit is not available for Linux™ or Macintosh.
      - Setting up the Domino® Administrator
        After Domino® Administrator installation, the first time you start the Domino Administrator, a setup wizard automatically runs. After you answer the questions displayed by the setup wizard, the Domino Administrator client opens automatically.
      - Starting the Domino® Administrator
        There are several ways to start the Domino® Administrator.
      - Selecting a server to administer in the Domino® Administrator
        The first time you start the Domino® Administrator, the system automatically creates a server list, based on the domains listed in Administration Preferences.
      - Setting Domino® Administrator preferences
        To customize your Domino® Administrator work environment, set optional preferences.
        Setting Basics preferences for domain management
        You can set basic administration preferences for how to manage Domino® domains.
        Setting Files preferences
        By setting Files preferences, you can customize which columns appear on the Files tab, change the order in which columns display, and limit the types of files the Domino® Administrator retrieves.
        Setting Monitoring preferences
        You can use the default Monitoring preferences or customize them.
        Setting Registration preferences
        You can set default registration preferences that apply whenever you register new certifiers, servers, and users.
        Setting Statistics preferences
        You set statistics preferences to enable statistics reporting and statistics charting. The Statistics section in Administration preferences is also where you specify the polling and reporting time interval used for gathering and reporting statistics.
      - Hiding folders in the Files tab of the Domino Administrator
        Use the server notes.ini setting ADMIN_CLIENT_SKIP_DIRECTORIES to prevent specified folders in the Domino data directory from displaying in the Files tab of the Domino Administrator.
      - Roadmaps to Domino® Administrator tools
        Most tabs on the Domino® Administrator include a set of tools that change based on the selected tab. For example, the People and Groups tab includes two tools: one for managing people and one for managing groups.
    - 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.
    - 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.

Setting Domino® Administrator preferences

To customize your Domino® Administrator work environment, set optional preferences.

Procedure

From the Domino® Administrator, select File > Preferences > Administration Preferences.

Set preferences in any of the following categories.

Table 1. Overview of preferences
Preference	Description
Basics	Select domains to administer Add, edit, or delete domains Set domain location setting Select domain directory server Specify Domino® Administrator startup settings Show Administrator home page Refresh Server Bookmarks
Files	Customize which columns appear on the Files tab Change the order in which columns appear Limit the types of files that the Domino® Administrator retrieves
Monitoring	Configure global settings used to monitor the server
Registration	Select global settings to use to register users, servers, and certifiers
Statistics	Select global settings for statistic reporting Enable statistic alarms while monitoring statistics

What to do next

As a Domino® administrator, you may also find certain tools and preferences for LotusScript® and JavaScript™ debugging in the Domino® Designer client useful. For more information, see HCL Domino® Designer Help.