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Understanding the Smart Upgrade timer

This topic explains the behavior of the Smart Upgrade timer.

If the user's Smart Upgrade timer setting has expired, when the user logs in to Notes®, the following occurs:

1. Smart Upgrade compares the version value of the user's installed Notes client to the version value specified in the Source version field of the Smart Upgrade kit document. The Notes client sends a match pattern to the server including the Notes client's current version, the platform and the localization. The Install type is also sent. The server then looks for a matching kit.

2. If the server finds a match, it sends a flag back to the Notes client indicating an upgrade kit may exist.

3. Notes searches the Smart Upgrade application for a match for its current version, platform, localization and install type.


4. If the user's Deploy version field in the desktop policy settings document contains a version value, Notes compares that version to the one specified in the Destination version field of the kit document.
5. If a match is found, and users are specified or are members of a specified group, Smart Upgrade prompts the users to upgrade their Notes client.

6. Users can upgrade when prompted or delay the upgrade for a specified time period. If the user has a policy that specifies an upgrade deadline and that date has expired, Smart Upgrade displays an Update Now button that forces the user to upgrade. If Remind me every hour after upgrade deadline has passed is set in the policy settings document, users can delay the upgrade in one hour increments before being prompted again.

Related concepts
Using Notes Smart Upgrade
Using the Smart Upgrade Run-As wizard

Related tasks
Adding upgrade kits to the Smart Upgrade application