Comments on: Upgrading Lotus Domino 6.5.1 to Lotus Domino 8.5

By: gabe9527

gabe9527 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:53:50 +0000

The best and easiest way to move a user from one server to the other is this.

1: In the Domino administrator right click the person document and choose “Move to Another Server” This will start the adminp process that will correct all the fields etc and even the users location documents to point to the new server.

2: Once the User is on the new Server. (make sure the Admin user has a 8.5.x client) upgrade the client to 8.5.x then update the mail file template)

By: abushahd

abushahd — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:29:06 +0000

All what you have to do in this case is :

Install the LN8.5 Server application on the testing server first
setup the server and get the Environment ready and configure .
Then Finally,,, the most important part here is You have to have a down time of the production server ( the one with LN6.5) ” you can make it in the weekends for instance and copy the mailboxes using a removable Hard Disk to the testing server . Then apply the procedure I mentioned previously

I think this is the best practice for such an activity .

By: hawaiian36

hawaiian36 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:52:18 +0000

thanks for the info…I have a lot more to learn on this topic it’s a lot more than what I know now…..I am using a test server which I have set up already with domino 8.5 and some fictitious users and it’s setup and running in a totally seperate environment from what we are using now which is domino 6.5….in domino 6.5 I made a few fictitious users also and wanted to move those users over to domino 8.5 just so I have practice in doing this and not to interrupt domino 6.5…..my train of thought for now is setting up domino 8.5 first server make a few users then move a few users over from 6.5 to 8.5 after getting that working and understanding how that works then move on to setting up a second test server and proceed with more tests….I am stomped right now in how to move the fictitious users over from 6.5 to 8.5 I am using a test server so I’m not concerned if things get messed up for now cause I have deleted and restarted all over several times already…..any help would be appreciated..