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Subject: Upgrade of Lotus Domino 5 to 8.5
Feedback Type: Question
Product Area: Domino Server
Technical Area: Install
Platform: Windows
Release: 8.5
Reproducible: Not attempted

Hi...
I need to upgrade an organisation's existing Lotus Domino from Version 5.x on Windows Server 2003 OS (32-bit) to Lotus Domino 8.5 on Windows Server 2008 (32bit)
A new server hardware will be used for the upgrade.The existing
Please what is the best upgrade strategy.
1-Should i perform an in-place upgrade, by first installing Lotus Domino 5 on the new hardware then restore the data(server id, notes.ini and mailbox databases) from existing server to the new server, then upgrade to Domino 6.5 and then upgrade to Domino 8.5
or
2-Install Lotus Domino 8.5 on the new server then restore the data (server id, notes.ini and mailbox databases) from existing server to the new server, then upgrade to the mailbox databases to Domino 8.5 template.

Thanks.


Feedback number WEBB8E9JUM created by ~Lily Xanresavitchlen on 02/20/2011

Status: Open
Comments:

Upgrade of Lotus Domino 5 to 8.5 (~Lily Xanresavi... 20.Feb.11)
. . Option 2 (~Alexis Asanist... 21.Feb.11)
. . . . Upgrading (~Autumn Asanust... 22.Feb.11)




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