In Lotus Notes/Domino 6, you install the Domino Administrator separately from the server. New features and enhancements in Lotus Notes/Domino 6, like delegated server administration, make running a Domino Administrator client and Domino server on the same computer unnecessary. However, Lotus continues to support installing the Domino Administrator on the same computer as a Domino server if you follow these guidelines:

• Install the Domino Administrator client and Domino server in separate program directories and specify separate data directories for the client and server.
• Use a separate user ID file for the Domino Administrator client for added security. You cannot use the server ID file to access both the client and the server.
• Access the server databases using only the server. Do not access those databases locally using the client.

  Note If you access local databases that run transaction logging locally with the Domino Administrator client, you disrupt the transaction logging process. If that process is disrupted, the next time you restart the server, restart recovery is impossible for those databases. You must reset transaction logging for those databases. Any backups taken using transaction logging are invalid.

• The Domino Administrator uses resource-intensive processes to monitor and to administer servers. Installing the Domino Administrator on the same computer as a server uses server resources and reduces server performance.
• Installing the client and server on the same computer stores the user and certifier ID files on one computer. If you do not have copies of these ID files stored elsewhere and the computer fails, then you cannot access either ID file. If you install the client and server on separate computers, copy the files locally to the client computer.

See Also

Upgrading the Web Administrator client