INSTALLING
You can use a server setup profile to set up a Domino server silently without viewing the setup screens. You can do a silent setup at the server you are setting up or from a client system.
Before you begin
To do a silent setup at the server
Procedure
1. Install the Domino® server program files on a server system but do not run the Domino server setup program.
2. (UNIX only) Log on to the Domino system as the user you specified during Domino server installation. This is the same user you'll use to start the Domino server.
3. If the profile uses existing server, certifier, or administrator IDs that require passwords, create a text file that contains a <keyword>=<password> combination for each type of ID that requires a password. The following example shows the contents of a text file with each keyword used:
Note: Put the .txt file in the Domino data directory. On a UNIX server, the Domino setup code requires read access to the file.
where
<path_to_Domino_server_executeable> is the full path to the Domino server executable.<path_to_profile_file> is the path to the .pds profile file. If the profile file is not in the root directory, specify the full path to it.<path_to_partition_notes.ini> is the path to the notes.ini file in the data directory of a partitioned server. Precede the path with an equal sign (=).<path_to_txt_file> is the path to a .txt file that you created in the Domino server data directory to specify ID passwords.Example on a Windows server (single server, no password txt file):c:\Domino\nserver.exe -silent c:\temp\Profile.pdsExample on a Windows server (partitioned server, password txt file):c:\Domino\nserver.exe -silent c:\temp\Profile1.pds =c:\Domino\Data1\notes.ini c:\Domino\Data1\password.txtExample on a UNIX server (single server, no password txt file):/opt/hcl/domino/bin/server -silent /tmp/Profile.pdsExample on a UNIX server (partitioned server, password txt file):/opt/hcl/domino/bin/server -silent /tmp/Profile1.pds =/local/notesdata1/notes.ini /local/notesdata1/password.txt
Note: Entering nserver -help or server -help displays the parameters available for working with server setup profiles.
To do a silent setup from a Windows client with Domino Administrator
1. Make sure that you selected Remote server setup when you installed Domino Administrator on the client system.
2. Install the Domino server program files on a server system, but do not run the Domino server setup program.
3. (UNIX server only) Log on to the Domino system as the user you specified during Domino server installation. This is the same user you'll use to start the Domino server.
4. At the command prompt on the server, switch to the Domino data directory. (If you installed a partitioned server, switch to the data directory of the partition you are setting up.) Then, enter the following command, to put the server in listen mode:
Example on a Windows™ server:
C:\Domino\nserver -listen
Example on a UNIX™ server:
/opt/hcl/domino/bin/server -listen
<path_to_profile_file> is the path to the .pds profile file on the Windows client. If the profile file is not in the root directory, specify the full path to it.<path_to_txt_file> is the path to a .txt file that you created in the Domino server data directory to specify ID passwords.<serveraddress> is the host name or network address of the server you are setting up.<path_to_partition_notes.ini> is the path to the notes.ini file in the data directory of a partitioned server. Precede the path with an equal sign (=). Example on a Windows server (single server, no password txt file):serversetup -silent C:\Profile.pds -remote mail2.renovations.comExample on a Windows server (partitioned server, password txt file):serversetup -silent C:\Profile1.pds C:\password.txt -remote mail2.renovations.com =C:\Domino\Data1\notes.iniExample on a UNIX server (single server, no password txt file):serversetup -silent C:\Profile.pds -remote mail2.renovations.comExample on a UNIX server (partitioned server, password txt file):serversetup -silent C:\Profile1.pds /local/notesdata/password.txt -remote mail2.renovations.com =/local/notesdata1/notes.ini
8. After setup is complete, switch to the Notes program directory on the client and enter the following command to stop the listener on the Domino server:
For example:
serversetup -q mail2.renovations.com
1. Install the Domino server program files on a server system, but do not run the Domino server setup program.
2. (UNIX server only) Log on to the Domino system as the user you specified during Domino server installation. This is the same user you'll use to start the Domino server.
3. At the command prompt on the server, switch to the Domino data directory. (If you installed a partitioned server, switch to the data directory of the partition you are setting up.) Then, enter the following command, to put the server in listen mode:
Example on a Windows server:
Example on a UNIX server:
5. Create a temporary directory on the client system. For example, enter the following at the command prompt:
mkdir c:\temp
mkdir /temp
/<Domino program directory>/notes/latest/ibmpow/ on an IBM® AIX® server
/<Domino program directory>/notes/latest/linux/ on a Linux™ server
<path_to_profile_file> is the path to the .pds profile file on the client. If the profile file is not in the root directory, specify the full path to it.<path_to_txt_file> is the path to a .txt file that you created in the Domino server data directory to specify ID passwords.<serveraddress> is the host name or network address of the server you are setting up.<path_to_partition_notes.ini> is the path to the notes.ini file in the data directory of a partitioned server. Precede the path with an equal sign (=). Example on a Windows server (single server, no password txt file):remotesetup -silent C:\myprofile.pds -remote mail2.renovations.comExample on a Windows server (partitioned server, password txt file):remotesetup -silent C:\Profile1.pds C:\password.txt -remote mail2.renovations.com =C:\Domino\Data1\notes.iniExample on a UNIX server (single server, no password txt file):remotesetup -silent c:\myprofile.pds -remote mail2.renovations.comExample on a UNIX server (partitioned server, password txt file):remotesetup -silent c:\Profile1.pds /local/notesdata1/password.txt -remote mail2.renovations.com =/local/notesdata1/notes.ini
10. After setup is complete, switch to the Notes program directory on the client and enter the following command to stop the listener on the Domino server:
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