Featured documents for Lotus Domino server

Featured Documents lists the most frequently requested support content, as well as those documents identified by IBM as valuable in helping answer your questions related to Lotus Domino. The list will be updated periodically to reflect new trends and issues. The tag "New-" indicates documents that are new to the list, not necessarily newly published.

This list reflects a small portion of our knowledge base. If your problem or question is not featured here, perform a keyword search on the Lotus Domino support page to find any relevant documents. If you need more help, you can review the IBM Software Support Handbook or the following forums for additional support options:

Notes/Domino 6 & 7 discussion forum

Notes/Domino 8 discussion forum

Notes/Domino 8.5 discussion forum

1. Supported configurations for Notes and Domino 8.5 (1358406)
   This document describes the supported configurations of Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5 when interoperating with servers, templates, and/or clients from other releases such as 8.0.x, 7.0.x and 6.5.x.
   
   Software version: 8.5
   
   
2. When viewing the inbox you see "Unable to load frame's content: Formula Error", or when running fixup you see "Error fixing view XXX in mailfile.nsf : Formula Error" (1383920)
   This technote discusses the cause of Formula Error messages in your inbox or when running fixup.
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0
   
   
3. New - Unexpected Desktop Policy settings pushed to clients after upgrade to Domino 8 (1299046)
   After upgrading a Domino server to release 8.0x, you may notice that some Desktop Policy settings are unexpectedly being pushed out to the Notes clients, despite not being configured to do so.
   
   Software version: 8.0.2, 8.0.1, 8.0
   
   
4. New - How to upgrade the R&R database from a Domino 6 to a 7 or 8 release (1363903)
   This document includes the steps needed in order to complete an upgrade of the Resource & Reservations (R&R) database from Lotus Notes/Domino release 6 to 7 or 8.
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
5. New - Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT) provides easy-to-use self-service configuration (4019358)
   A single IBM Lotus Domino server includes thousands of configuration options. The Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT) provides best practice analysis as well as worst practice disclosure. DCT helps reduce total cost of ownership by assisting in the identification of existing configuration problems.
   
   Software version: 8.5

1. Knowledge Collection: Upgrading to Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5
   The purpose of this knowledge collection is to provide links to a select group of documents and resources that educate readers on the items and issues to take into consideration when upgrading to Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.
   
   Software version: 8.5
   
   
2. Domino Configuration Tuner
   The Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT) evaluates server settings according to a growing catalog of  best practices. All servers in a single domain can be evaluated together. DCT generates reports that explain the issues DCT uncovers, suggest mitigations, and provide references to supporting publications. This wiki provides more information on this feature with a link for download.
   
   Software version: 8.5
   
   
3. New - Knowledge Collection: Lotus Domino iCalendar
   The purpose of this knowledge collection is to provide links to a select group of documents and resources to educate readers on some items surrounding Domino iCalendar issues.
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0
   
   
4. New - Maintenance Tasks
   Domino provides three utilities that perform preventative maintenance for NSFs: Fixup, Updall, and Compact. Understanding how, when, and why to run these tasks is a critical part of basic administration.
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.5

1. Notes/Domino Best Practices: Master Checklist (7008523)
   This document is a checklist for Domino Best Practices designed to provide Notes/Domino administrators, application developers, and IT managers with information needed to ensure a successful Notes/Domino environment. Ten major categories are covered, including Performance, Sizing, Administration, Security, Upgrade & Migration, Groups & Directories, DWA, C&S, Transactional Logging, and Testing Applications.
   
   Software version: 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
2. Steps for migrating from Notes/Domino 7.x to Notes/Domino 8.x (1303385)
   This technote provides the steps to migrate Notes/Domino 7.x to Notes/Domino 8.x.
   
   Software version: 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
3. Steps to reinstall a Domino server or to move a Domino server from one machine to another (1087009)
   What are the basic steps to reinstall a Domino server or to move a Domino server from one machine to another?
   
   Software version: 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
4. How to manually recertify an expired ID (1087566)
   You have a user ID that has expired and you would like to manually recertify it. The ID can open Notes, because the password is valid, but the user cannot do anything else, as the end date has expired. If the user selects File, Tools, User ID, Certificate, Request Certificate, a message is generated indicating the certificate has expired.
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
5. Quick guide to setting up SSL using Domino as the Certificate Authority (1114148)
   What steps can you follow to set up SSL on a Lotus Domino server using Domino as the Certificate Authority? Is there a quick guide other than the detailed steps in the Lotus Domino Administrator help?
   
   Software version: 7.0, 6.5
   
   
6. How to set up SSL using a third-party Certificate Authority (CA) (1268695)
   You have decided to use a third-party certificate authority such as Verisign, Entrust, or Thawte for SSL setup on a Lotus Domino server. What steps do you take to do so?
   
   Software version: 7.0, 6.5
   
   

1. Notes calendar free time displays wrong information (1141060)
   This document contains steps a Notes/Domino administrator can take in order to solve problems with Free Time lookups not working correctly for Calendaring & Scheduling.
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
2. Notes calendar free time displays no information (7002752)
   This technical paper describes problems that occur if your calendar displays no information (it is grayed out).
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
3. How to re-create the Busytime.nsf or Clubusy.nsf File on a Domino server (1086471)
   In some cases it may be necessary for a Domino administrator to re-create the Free Time database (Busytime.nsf), for example, to resolve Free Time issues. What are the steps to re-create the Busytime.nsf file or the Clubusy.nsf (the clustered Free Time database)?
   
   Software version: 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.5

1. HTTP crash when DWA user sends a message with an embedded image (1158774)
   The HTTP task crashes when a DWA user sends an embedded image.
   
   Software version: 7.0, 6.5
   
   
2. Server crashes due to low memory condition after backup application runs (1211241)
   A Lotus Domino server is crashing. The NSD log fatal callstacks vary slightly; however, it consistently fails on memory allocation functions.
   
   Software version: 8.0, 7.0, 6.5
   
   
3. PANIC: OSVBlockAddr: Bad VBlock handle: Domino task crashes (typically the Router task when attempting to transfer a message) (1240082)
   A Lotus Domino server task causes a crash. This crash commonly occurs with the Router task when attempting to transfer a message, but it may be observed with other tasks, for example, the Replica (nreplica) task. The issue might be infrequent and might not happen on demand. When this issue occurs, you may observe high memory usage in the BLK_NETBUFFER memory block.
   
   Software version: 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 6.5.6, 6.5.5
   
   

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