Distributing software to target Domino servers or deployment groups

Submit a request for AutoUpdate to distribute software downloads directly to a Target Domino server or deployment group.

Once you submit a distribution request, AutoUpdate queues the task and processes it to completion. The software is saved to the Target Domino server operating system under the deploy directory on the server:
  • On Linux: /local/notesdata/domino/deploy
  • On Windows: data\domino\deploy

If you have multiple Domino servers that should be configured the same (such as clustered servers) it is recommended to use a deployment group. For more information, see Creating deployment groups for software distributions or updates.

Distributing to single or multiple servers

  1. Open autoupdate.nsf, then the Servers view.
  2. Select one or more servers from the view and click Schedule Deployment.
  3. In the popup dialog, make the following selections:
    • Action: Distribute software only
    • Requested version: Use the drop-down box to select the version to distribute.
  4. Click Submit.

Distributing to deployment groups

  1. Open autoupdate.nsf, then the Deployment Groups view.

  2. Select a group from the view, then click Schedule Deployment.

  3. In the popup dialog, make the following selections:
    • Action: Distribute software only
    • Requested version: Use the drop-down box to select the version to distribute.
  4. Click Submit.

Viewing active deployments

After scheduling for software distribution, you can view the progress in the Active Deployments view.
  1. Open the autoupdate.nsf, then the Active Deployments view.
  2. Locate the server name or deployment group and use the indicated icon to determine its status:
    • The Pending Distribute icon indicates that the distribution is pending.
    • The Distributed icon Distributed icon indicates that the software has been distributed.
    • The Error icon Error icon indicates that the distribution ended in an error.
      Note: If a software distribution ends in error, select the document from the Active Deployments view and click Reset Deployment. Then you can schedule a new distribution if you wish to retry.

Once distributions are complete, the software should be installed manually (for automatic installs, see Updating software on target Domino servers or deployment groups. After the Domino server has been upgraded to the version of the distributed software, the software will be removed from the Active Deployments view. You can view a record of completed software distributions on the Update history tab of a server document. From there, you can select a history document from the embedded view.