Configuring your hybrid account settings

Perform the tasks in this section to configure a hybrid environment, one in which the IBM SmartCloud® Notes® service is integrated with IBM® Domino® servers at your company site.

About this task

Make sure that IBM has created the SmartCloud Notes account for your company and that you have activated it by logging on to the service as the first company administrator.

Procedure

Log on to the service as an administrator.
If your account also has the User role, click Admin > Manage Organization.
In the System Settings section of the navigation pane, click IBM SmartCloud Notes and then click Account Settings.
In the "Welcome to SmartCloud Notes!" window, select Hybrid Environment, and then click Set Up My Account.
In the next window, click Continue.

Results

You are now ready to begin completing the information in the hybrid Account Settings.

Configuring directory synchronization
A directory server in the service has a replica of one or more on-premises IBM Domino directories. To support directory synchronization, provide the name of the primary server and file path of at least one on-premises directory that you want to synchronize. The directory server performs a regular pull and push replication of the directories to keep the contents of both the service and the on-premises replicas synchronized.
Specifying a mail routing server
IBM SmartCloud Notes servers and on-premises IBM Domino servers route mail to each other. Provide the name of one or more Domino servers to use as the on-premises mail routing server. You can use the same server to perform mail routing and directory synchronization or use separate servers for each function. Although only one server is required, for high availability designate at least two servers.
Creating a base name for your mail servers
IBM SmartCloud Notes server names are created with a name that you provide as a base name, and are then numbered sequentially. For example, if your base name is Mail, and your organizational unit (OU) certifier is SCN/Renovations, then your SmartCloud Notes server names are Mail1/SCN/Renovations, Mail2/SCN/Renovations, and so on.
Specifying one or more passthru servers
All connections from the service to on-premises servers are directed through an IBM Domino passthru server. For high availability, set up at least two passthru servers for failover to prevent mail routing delays if a server is unavailable.
Providing a certifier ID file
As a part of preparing your on-premises environment for a hybrid deployment, you create an IBM Domino organizational unit (OU) certifier for your IBM SmartCloud Notes servers. In this task, you provide an OU certifier ID file and password when you set up the hybrid environment.

Parent topic: Configuring