INSTALLING


Adding upgrade kits to the Smart Upgrade application
After downloading a Notes® install kit, make the kit available to users by creating a kit document in the Smart Upgrade application and then either attaching the kit to the kit document or storing the kit in a directory on a shared network drive that users can access.

About this task

Secify the location of the Notes install kit in the Smart Upgrade kit document when setting up Smart Upgrade for users.

Obtain upgrade kits from IBM® Lotus® developerWorks® at the Smart Upgrade kits from Lotus page.

Procedure

1. In the Domino® Administrator client, open the Smart Upgrade application.

2. Click New Kit to create a kit document.

3. On the Basics tab, complete the following fields:


4. Complete the following fields on the Administration tab.
5. Click Save and Close.

6. You can use a Lotus Domino desktop policy to deploy the upgrade to targeted Notes users.

Expression rules for use with the Smart Upgrade kit document

About this task

Domino compares the release number of the user's Notes client to the release number specified in the Source Version field of the kit document in the Smart Upgrade application. You can use any of the expression rules shown in the table below when entering the release number in the Source Version field of the kit document.

Note: Use the expression rules in this table only in the Source version field of the Smart Upgrade kit document.

Table3. Expression rules
CharacterDescription
Any character, for example, CMatches any single non-special character. In this example, it matches C
\CMatches the single character even if it is a special character. In this example, it matches C
?Matches any single character
{ABN}Matches any character in the set (A,B,N)
{!ABN}Matches any character not in the set (A,B,N)
{A-FH-K}Matches any character in the set (A...F,H...K)
+CMatches any number of occurrences of the pattern C
*Matches any string (shorthand for ?)
!Complements logical meaning of this template
|Performs logical "or" of two templates
&Performs logical "and" of two templates

You can use any of the expression rules shown in the table below when entering the release number in the Source version field of the kit document.

Each matching pattern in the following string matches the source version string, for example:

"Build V604_10072003NP"

Table4. Examples of patterns
PatternExplanation of match
Build V604_10072003NP"Build V604_10072003NP"
*wild card match
Build V604_1+072+03NP"+0" matches "00"
??????V604???????????? matches any character
+? V604_10072003NP"+?" matches "Build "
Build V604_+{0-9N}NP"+{0-9N}" matches tail "10072003NP"
*V604_+{0-7}NP"_+{0-7}" matches string "10072003"
*V604_10072003+{N-P}"{N-P}" matches "NP"
+{A-Za-z} V604_+{0-7}NP"+{A-Za-z}" matches "Build"
Build V604_+{0-7}NP"0-7" matches "10072003"
Build V604_10072003+{!0-9 }"+{!0-9 }" matches any string not containing a digit
Build V604_+{!A-Z}NP"_+{!A-Z}" matches any string that does not contain any letters A through Z, inclusive.

Related concepts
Using Notes Smart Upgrade
Running a Lotus Notes silent install or upgrade using optional arguments
Using the Smart Upgrade Run-As wizard

Related reference
Additional documentation resources

Related information
Smart Upgrade kits from Lotus downloads
Lotus Support