UPGRADING TO LOTUS NOTES 6 AND LOTUS DOMINO 6
Note Given the time it may take to clear messages from the Inbound and Outbound Work Queues, upgrade an MTA server at nonpeak times, such as early mornings or on weekends. The MTA is unavailable while you clear the queues and upgrade it, affecting Internet mail delivery, routing, and performance.
To disable SMTP/MIME MTA housekeeping
Before upgrading a Domino 4.6 MTA server, disable MTA housekeeping. If you do not disable housekeeping and you clear the message queues during a time when it is set to run (1 AM by default), the MTA turns itself off, performs housekeeping tasks, and then turns itself on. This enables inbound and outbound transport, undoing the work of clearing the queues.
Make sure you backed up the MTA server files. See the topic Backing up files on a Domino server.
1. Start the Notes client from which you administer the MTA server.
2. Choose File - Database - Open.
3. In the Server field, type the name of the SMTP/MIME MTA server and click Open.
4. Select the Public Address Book for the MTA server's domain and click Open.
5. In the Public Address Book, open the Server/Servers view by expanding the views under Server in the left pane and clicking Servers or by choosing View - Servers - Other, selecting Server/Servers, and clicking OK.
6. Select the Server document for the MTA server.
7. Click the Edit Server button on the Action bar.
8. Expand the Internet Message Transfer Agent (SMTP MTA) section.
9. Under Control, click the down arrow next to the field "Enable daily housekeeping."
10. Select Disable and click OK.
11. Click the Save and Close button on the Action bar.
12. Close the Public Address Book.
13. After you disable SMTP/MIME MTA housekeeping, you can shut down the router.
To shut down the router
Shut down the router to keep other servers from routing outbound messages to that server.
1. From the Domino server console, enter the following command:
and press ENTER.
Shutting down the router prevents it from transferring more messages to SMTP.BOX and lets the MTA empty the Outbound Work Queue by processing existing messages. Incoming messages are held in MAIL.BOX and processed by the server after you upgrade it to Lotus Domino 6.
To shut down the inbound transport
Shutting down the inbound transport prevents the MTA from receiving SMTP messages addressed to recipients in your organization, so that you can clear the Inbound and Outbound Work Queues.
The inbound transport moves messages into the Inbound Work Queue (SMTPIBWQ.NSF).
To clear SMTP.BOX
After shutting down the router and the inbound transport, wait for the MTA to process all messages in SMTP.BOX before proceeding.
1. Open the SMTP.BOX database in your Notes client. If this is the first time you have opened the database, you see the "About This Database" document. Press ESC to close this document.
2. If there are any messages marked Pending Conversion or Pending Transmission, wait for them to be processed by the Delivery Report Task (DRT).
3. Verify message processing by pressing F9 or choosing View - Refresh; processed messages are removed from the view.
4. When the view is empty, or contains only documents marked Dead, SMTP.BOX is clear.
5. Press ESC to close SMTP.BOX.
To clear the Outbound Work Queue
Clearing the Outbound Work Queue routes all remaining outbound SMTP messages to their destinations.
1. Double-click the SMTP Outbound Work Queue (SMTPOBWQ.NSF) icon on your Notes workspace. If this is the first time you have opened the database, you see the "About This Database" document. Press ESC.
2. Wait until all messages in the Outbound Work Queue are successfully processed by the MTA. There should be either no messages in the view or only messages marked Dead.
3. Verify that all messages except those marked Dead are processed by pressing F9 or choosing View - Refresh. Processed messages are removed from the view by the DRT.
4. Press ESC to close the Outbound Work Queue.
To clear the Inbound Work Queue
Clearing the Inbound Work Queue moves all SMTP messages addressed to recipients in your organization out of the Inbound Work Queue so they can be delivered. Messages in MAIL.BOX are delivered after the server is upgraded and restarted.
1. Double-click the SMTP Inbound Work Queue (SMTPIBWQ.NSF) icon on your Notes workspace. If this is the first time you have opened the database, you see the "About This Database" document. Press ESC.
2. Wait until all messages marked Pending Conversion are processed. Verify that all messages except those marked Dead are processed by pressing F9 or choosing View - Refresh. Processed messages are removed from the view by the DRT.
3. Press ESC to close the Inbound Work Queue.
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