Domino on Windows Server 2008 - quick Q and A
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Just a short one for you today. Domino on Windows 2008...
Q: What versions are supported?
A: 8.5 and upwards
Q: What versions will work?
A: Probably most of them really (DON'T quote me on that!)
Q: Why can't I see the Domino console anymore?
A: Why do you need to? Surely you're not still working on the server are you?
A2: Because Win2008 doesn't let services interact with the console anymore. You should be using the Java Server Console.
Q: What's the Java server console?
A: A server console running as a Java app
Just add "-jc c"
to the end of the registry key for the Domino service (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lotus
Domino Server) after the current two quoted sections. Try it, it's cool.
Q: I still get all sorts of nasty Windows service messages (pre-Domino 8.5)
A: Uncheck 'Allow service to interact with the Desktop' from the service properties
A2: Use Linux.
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Q: OK, did all that - why won't the fixpack install?
A: It needs the .NET 1.1 framework to be installed. That's not installed in Windows 2008. Find MSVCR71.dll from somewhere and copy it to the directory the fixpack installer is running from. Then it still won't work! I'm guessing Windows file protection and will update this if/when I find a fix.
Moral of the day, girls and boys, stick to supported configs!
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Bookmark :
Just a short one for you today. Domino on Windows 2008...
Q: What versions are supported?
A: 8.5 and upwards
Q: What versions will work?
A: Probably most of them really (DON'T quote me on that!)
Q: Why can't I see the Domino console anymore?
A: Why do you need to? Surely you're not still working on the server are you?
A2: Because Win2008 doesn't let services interact with the console anymore. You should be using the Java Server Console.
Q: What's the Java server console?
A: A server console running as a Java app
Just add "-jc c"
to the end of the registry key for the Domino service (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lotus
Domino Server) after the current two quoted sections. Try it, it's cool.
Q: I still get all sorts of nasty Windows service messages (pre-Domino 8.5)
A: Uncheck 'Allow service to interact with the Desktop' from the service properties
A2: Use Linux.
<Updated>
Q: OK, did all that - why won't the fixpack install?
A: It needs the .NET 1.1 framework to be installed. That's not installed in Windows 2008. Find MSVCR71.dll from somewhere and copy it to the directory the fixpack installer is running from. Then it still won't work! I'm guessing Windows file protection and will update this if/when I find a fix.
Moral of the day, girls and boys, stick to supported configs!
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