UPGRADING TO LOTUS NOTES 6 AND LOTUS DOMINO 6


Adding update kits to the Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade database
You can download update kits as they become available from the Lotus Developer Domain http://www.lotus.com/ldd/smartupgrade. After you download a kit, follow these steps to create a Kit document in the Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade database. You can attach the kit to the Kit document or store the kit in a directory on a shared network drive that users can access.

1. In the Domino Administrator client, open the Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade database that you created.

2. Click New Kit to create a Kit document.

3. On the Basics tab, complete the following fields:
In this fieldDo this
Source versionEnter your current Notes client release.

Note To find the current Notes client release number, check the About Notes document. To open the document, choose Help - About Notes.

Operating systemEnter or select the operating system for which the kit is intended.
LocalizationEnter or select the language of the kit.
Kit typeSelect one of the following:
  • "Full client" to install all clients
  • "Lite client" to install the Notes client only
Destination versionEnter the release number of the update kit.

The value of this field must match the value in the Deploy Versions field of the desktop policy settings document.

4. Select the Enabled check box to make the kit available to authorized users.

5. Click the Data tab, then choose the option for the location of the update kit.

6. Depending on the option that you choose, do one of the following:


7. Click the Admin Notes tab, then enter the message that will appear when Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade prompts users to upgrade their Notes clients.

8. Click the Administration tab, then complete the following fields:
In this fieldDo this
Allowed UsersEnter or select the users or groups allowed to upgrade their Notes clients. To include all users in your organization, enter a value using the following format:

*/OrgUnit/Organization/CountryCode

OwnersEnter or select the persons who own this document.
AdministratorsEnter or select the persons who administer the document.
9. Click Save and Close.

10. Create a desktop policy to deploy the update kit.

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