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Community articleUpgrade Cookbook: Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1

Added by Joy Freeman | Edited by IBM contributor Terri Puckett on November 12, 2009 | Version 28
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Tags: 6.5, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 8.0.2, 8.x, 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.x

The upgrade cookbooks provide a recommended approach to upgrade your Lotus Notes and Domino environment. These are based on best practices that have resulted in many successful upgrade experiences, but are not one-size-fits-all solutions. Use the pages in the cookbooks as a "compass" to link you to more detailed information to tailor your upgrade plan for your business needs.

Lotus recommends that you upgrade to the latest version of the product in order to fully benefit from all of the new features:

Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1


Table of contents:

Page 1: Planning the Notes/Domino 8.5.1 deployment
Page 2: Deploying Domino 8.5.1 servers
Page 3: Deploying Notes 8.5.1 clients
Page 4: Upgrading Applications & Domino Designer 8.5.1
List of Lotus Notes and Domino 8.x upgrade resources


We do have a cookbook to help you upgrade to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.2, but it is highly recommend that you move to the 8.5.x codestream. Version 8.0.2 is the final release in the 8.0.x codestream. For more information, see Technote #1389127.


Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.2


Table of contents:

  • Phase 1: Planning the deployment
  • Phase 2: Deploying Domino 8.0.x servers
  • Phase 3: Deploying Notes 8.0.x clients
  • Phase 4: Considerations for coexistence
  • List of Lotus Notes and Domino 8.x upgrade resources



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    Amy Knox
    Chad Scott
    Dan Newburg
    David Bell
    John Paganetti
    Jon Champlin
    Ric Catania
    Rick Wilson
    Russ Holden
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    47Sep 24, 2010 6:36:01 PMJoy Freeman  IBM contributor
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    37Jan 13, 2010 10:20:17 AMJoy Freeman  IBM contributor
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