Installing and upgrading Notes® multi-user.
You can install Notes® on Microsoft™ Windows™ or Citrix platforms in a single user environment using either the Notes-only or the Notes Allclient installer.
You can run a Notes® silent install on Mac OS X.
You can use optional command line arguments when running a Notes® install or upgrade from the MSI command line. Running a Notes® silent install or upgrade using optional arguments.Silent install is useful for installing, reinstalling, or upgrading Notes® on the MSI command line or as part of a script or batch file process. Considerations when planning a Notes® silent install or upgrade.This enables centralized Notes install or upgrade deployment to many users without requiring user intervention. You can use a silent install to deploy a default or customized Notes® release to users without user intervention. Automating a customized or default Notes® deployment using silent install.The tool is available for Notes on supported Windows™ platforms only, and must be run by an administrator. You can also use the tool to uninstall an existing version of Notes, and clean up extraneous files, before performing an upgrade installation. You can use the supplied Notes® Install Cleanup Executable (NICE) tool to clean up a failed install, failed uninstall, or failed upgrade.
Using the Notes® Install Cleanup Utility (NICE) tool.The single-user to multi-user migration tool converts a Notes® single-user installation to a multi-user installation. Understanding the Notes® single user to multi-user migration assistant tool.You can configure Notes® custom data directories during Notes multi-user install or upgrade on Windows™ or Citrix XenApp. Specifying custom data directories for multi-user install or upgrade.For example, you can customize the install kit using MSI tuner capabilities and you can also customize the install kit to add or remove Eclipse-based features.
Instead, you can enable Auto Update (AUT) servers to deploy Notes updates automatically.Īs an administrator, you can customize the Notes® install and upgrade process for your users to install just the features that they need. You don't have to rely on third-party products to automate deployment of new versions and updates of IBM® Notes®.