IBM R5 - Manuals

Performance Guidelines Disclaimer: Performance of applications can only be made in a general sense. Specificcharacteristics of application implementation on specific hardware will yield differentperformance characteristics. Performance tools for measurement and tuning exist in mostinstances and shou...

Other Workload Factors Other factors that can impact the actual load that a given user community places on a Domino serverinclude: Ÿ The extra overhead associated with a significant number of dial-up connections, such as mobileemployees getting E-mail or suppliers accessing a supply chain automation...

Distribute I/O Across Physical Disks Our experience has shown that physical and logical disk structures are our customers' least understoodsystem resource, and the one most often undersized. The best way to boost performance on manyDomino servers is to distribute I/O across separate physical disk su...

Ÿ For partitioned systems, you will need to ensure the NSF Buffer Pool is properly set since Dominocannot automatically determine the memory that’s actually available to it across multiple partitions.This can be accomplished by placing the following variable in the notes.ini file: PercentAvailSysRes...

additional users probably won't be equivalent to the resources required for an equal number of yourcurrent users. For example, per-user memory requirements decrease as the number of users increases,because fixed memory overhead is divided across more users. Consider Clustering Clustering is the prem...

specialized benchmarks that are unique to a customer’s deployment. This allows Business Partners toassess specific server environments and compare it with various RS/6000 models and configurations. An independent agency audits and published NotesBench reports. For the latest information andNotesBenc...

Sizing Guidelines Disclaimer: System sizing for applications can only be described from a general perspective.Definitive characteristics of application implementation and behavior on specific hardware willyield different sizing requirements. Use system sizing tools when available for your specificen...

Among the key Domino R5 features that enable it to scale with these platforms are: Ÿ Unlimited database size (currently certified up to 64 GB), to support increased database workloads. Ÿ Directory scalability in excess of one million users, to easily handle the directory requirements ofeven the larg...

Sample Configurations The verification test was run on the configuration mentioned previously. Below are sampleconfigurations for light (small), medium, and high (large) workload /user communities. These are meantto be guideline configurations relative to memory, disk, and adapters. Specific configu...

Pre-installation Support A. Pre-sales Technical Support Further assistance is available to assist in overall marketing activities through Partner Line. Whencalled, the first step will be the Business Partner entitlement. Partner Line for non-entitled BusinessPartners will also send the information t...

Implementation Process Overview The installation of Domino not only includes installing and configuring the server software, but alsomaking sure that the network, hardware, and operating system meet certain requirements. Installationrequires training and performance tuning. This section discusses it...

Network: Ÿ Network equipment (hubs, switches, routers, firewalls) Ÿ Network diagram Ÿ WAN diagram Ÿ Bandwidth capacity Next, you will probably want to conduct a detailed inventory of the server equipment and all relatedequipment. The list below contains some items that you should include in your inv...

connectivity maps, and a list of possible errors that they or end users may encounter during theinstallation project and how to resolve them. After an initial course, it is highly recommended that each administrator and support staff memberreceive full training on Domino R5. They should learn how to...

5. Document Experiences, Problems, and Solutions From the Pilot Project The most important item of the pilot project is the documentation of the administrator’s and end users’feedback. It is vital that feedback be gathered from the very beginning all the way through the end of thepilot project. Feed...

Ÿ Document issues encountered and their solutions Ÿ Coordinate communication, including project databases, meetings, and conference calls Set responsibilities and designate who performs which functions and at what times. Ensure that there isa contact person for each role and responsibility -- this p...

When scheduling, consider the effect on your organization and solicit input from the representatives onyour team and from management for each area or department that will be affected by this phase of theprocess. Some departments maybe in a period when they are working on time, or mission criticalpro...

Checklist for Implementation The checklist provided here is a guide to assist in the installation of Lotus Domino Server. Although thischecklist is a good reference point, it may not contain everything since each environment is unique. 18. Follow up training for administrators and end users as neede...

Installation Steps Before installing a Lotus Domino R5 Server, certain software, hardware and system requirements mustbe met and the AIX environment must be prepared. Step by step instructions are provided here to assistin the correct installation of the Lotus Domino Server software. If you want to ...

The SMIT utility displays the screen to create a new volume group. Enter a new volume group name. Inour example we will use the preferred name dominovg . Also, select the physical volume to use in this new volume group. When this information has been entered, press Enter. A pop up message will appea...

Step 12 - Create a File System for the Domino Binaries Create a new journaled file system (JFS) for the Domino binaries with the command smitty crjfslv . The SMIT utility displays a menu for creating a journaled file system. Select Add a Standard Journaled File System and press Enter. You will see t...

chdev -l sys0 -a maxuproc=128 To check the current setting for the maximum number of fixed licenses, use the command lslicense . This value must be a minimum of 2 or more in order for the Domino server to function properly. Tochange the value, use the command chlicense -u <value>. An example o...

Post-installation Support A. Domino Product Support IBM provides the technical post installation support for Lotus Domino and related software. Several feeofferings are available and recommended based on the specifics of the customer. Overall, support andupgrade protection is offered under a program...

Services Available IBM provides a set of services to assist both Business Partners and customers to implement Dominosolutions. These services can also be marketed and sold by Business Partners. For more details, go to http://www.as.ibm.com/asww . IBM PSSsales rep This offering implements Lotus Domin...

Additional Technical Resources URLs: IBM pSeries Web Site http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries IBM AIX PTF Information http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/rs6000/fixes IBM RS/6000 Support http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/rs6000/support IBM Services for RS/6000 and Domino http:/www.as.ibm....

Appendix A. Sample Configurator Configurations The information shown here does not necessarily constitute a complete or valid order. Prices are in USdollars. A. Small Configuration The configuration is an IBM pSeries 640 with 4 POWER3-II 375 MHz processors, 8 GB memory, and 6418.2 GB drives for data...

5005 Preinstall 1 N/C 5924 AIX 4.3 PII - English 1 N/C 9001 Asset Registration 1 N/C ========= 5692-AIX OTC 50 Lotus Domino Server 1 5000 ******************************* GRAND TOTALS ******************************* Hardware Price 441274 Software OTC 5050 ========= Grand Total 446324 Monthly Maintena...

C. Large Configuration The configuration is an IBM pSeries 680 with 24 RS64-IV 600 MHz processors, 96 GB memory, and 28818.2 GB drives for data. ********************************* HARDWARE ********************************* Product Description Qty Purchase Maint 7017-S85 pSeries 680 1 11188 941 F 1.44...

Appendix B. IBM Production Configuration The vast majority of Domino servers in the IBM deployment run on the AIX platform today. Managed byIBM Global Services, this is the largest Domino deployment in the world with over 1900 R5 mail andapplication servers supporting more than 300,000 production No...