IBM Lotus Domino 6 Administrator System Administration 1

Outcomes

This course introduces students to basic concepts that provide the foundation for Domino/Notes. This course is a prerequisite for the "SA Core Curriculum."
Students will install and configure a basic infrastructure with a single domain using an existing deployment plan. Students will also set up mail routing in the single-domain environment.

Prerequisites

Previous system administration experience, and attended the following IBM Lotus Domino 6 end user courses:
Required: Using IBM Lotus Notes 6
Recommended: Maximizing Your Productivity with IBM Lotus Notes 6

What should you be familiar with?

Administrators new to Domino. This course is the point of entry to the entire core SA curriculum.
Initial install and setup of a basic Domino/Notes 6 infrastructure.
Set up of Domino Mail servers in the corporate intranet and extranet (i.e. Internet) environment.

Session Length

3 Days, 9:00am to 4:30pm

Location

This session is conducted either on site, or at our training rooms.

Topics Covered in this session

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This session is made up of the following modules:

	Title
	Domino 6 Admin Operating Fundamentals
	Domino 6 Admin Building the Infrastructure

Domino Administrator interface Domino/Notes architecture, including: Role of Domino System Administrator What is Domino/Notes? What is a Domino database? What is a directory? What is the Domino Administrator? Security, including: What is a domain? What is a Domino Named Network? What is a certifier ID? What is a Notes ID? What is a server ID? What are certificates (Notes & X.509) Hierarchical naming components What is an organization? What is an organizational unit? Registration process (server, certifier & user) Designing a hierarchical naming scheme Public/private keys, encryption and signing Authentication/anonymous access What is a group? Database ACLs Server access lists Workstation ECLs

Mail, including: How does mail route? What are the components for mail routing? What routing protocols does Domino support? How does mail route within a DNN? How does mail route between DNNs? What is a mail routing topology? (hub-and-spoke) What other mail protocols does Domino support? What are the options for setting up internal/external mail? Replication, including: What is replication? Replication terms Replication logic -- source/target servers and source/target documents Methods to initiate replication Factors that affect replication Use of server groups for replication What are connection documents? Replica database vs. database copy Extending Domino/Notes, including: What other functions can a Domino server perform? What Internet protocols does Domino support? What are DOLS/iNotes? What is Domino Everyplace? What is SSL? What is a Certifying Authority? What non-Domino directories does the server support?

Plan a basic Domino infrastructure Install the Domino server software Set up the first Domino server Create a database to track Domino/Notes licenses Create a additional certifiers for servers and users per an established naming scheme Create server IDs per an established naming scheme Set up servers in the Domino domain per an established naming scheme Create user groups Create Organizational policy Create internal Domino user IDs per an established naming scheme Install the Notes workstation software Add workstations to a Domino Domain Specify administration preferences Allow/restrict server access Allow administrators access to the Domino Directory Create a group for server replication Set up the replication schedule to synchronize Domino system databases in the domain Configure intranet Domino mail routing Establish a mail routing schedule Enable SMTP routing Configure basic and advanced settings for SMTP routing Restrict mail flow to and from the Internet

Enable message controls, using: Delivery controls Restrictions Transfer controls Quota Journalling Mail rules Archiving policy Enable message tracking Monitor mail routing Troubleshoot common mail setup problems Solve common mail routing problems