Migrating from HCL Notes

Platform prerequisites

CloudM Migrate only supports migrations from HCL / Lotus Notes version 10 and earlier.

The following software should be installed on the migration workstation:

  • HCL Notes client, version 6.0.2 or higher (up to HCL Notes version 10). The client installation should be compatible with the server installation

You will also need:

  • The HCL Notes/Domino server address
  • Administrator username. The username is usually in the format Admin/ORG
  • Administrator password
  • Administrator Notes ID file

Source Platform prerequisites

Service Access to Mapped Drives - If you are using the web version of CloudM Migrate or a multi server setup with secondary servers and want to migrate NSF files that are not on the Notes server and will be accessed directly from the file system then you should make sure that the CloudM Migrate service has access to mapped drives if the files are located there. Please see the article on making mapped drives available for more information.

Logging into the Notes Client - You must log into the Notes client on all servers where the migration will run when logged into the server as the specified Windows User and with the Notes Administrator username and password. Note Client should be closed after logging in. Failure to do this will result in permission issues when opening the Notes ID file.

Source Platform Settings

Choose Lotus Notes as the migration source and enter your HCL Notes (Lotus Notes / IBM Domino) settings into CloudM Migrate and then click Next.

Multi-Server configuration and network access - In a multi-server configuration, it is vitally important that the Master and Secondary servers have full network access. In some scenarios, this may require configuring proxy settings through Internet Explorer by clicking Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Local Area Network (LAN) settings to allow access.

Server Details

  • Server Address – The hostname or IP address of the Lotus Notes server.
  • ID File – The path to the Administrator's Notes ID File.

Client Authorization Settings

  • Admin Username – The abbreviated name of the administrative user that will be used to perform migrations. This should be of the form ‘Administrator/ORG’
  • Admin Password – The administrator’s password. This should be the password that can be used to access Notes using the ID file of the administrative user, who should have previously logged into Notes from the migration workstation.

You must log into the Notes client on all servers where the migration will run when logged into the server as the specified Windows User and with the Notes Administrator username and password. Failure to do this will result in permission issues when opening the Notes ID file.

Windows Authorization Settings

  • Windows Username – The username of the Windows User the Notes migration should run as (normally the same as the currently logged in user).  Specify domain\username if required.
  • Windows Password – The password for the Windows user.

Resource Database Details

These settings can usually be left at the default settings unless special customization is required based on your Notes infrastructure.

  • Resource Database – The name of the server database containing resources. If there are no resources, please leave this setting empty.
  • Resource Views – The views within the resource database containing resources.

User Database Details

These settings can usually be left at the default settings unless special customization is required based on your Notes infrastructure.

  • User Database – The name of the server database containing users.
  • User View – The view within the user database containing users.
  • Import Name Attribute – The name of the attribute used to generate the ‘Import Name’ field in the user list. Only the name part of any email address is used.
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