BP105 Final

BP105 12 More Things Your Mother Never Told You About Installing Lotus Connections
Stuart McIntyre | Technical Director | Collaboration Matters Rob Wunderlich | Independent Consultant | Wunderlich Communications
2011 IBM Corporation
About this session ...
Who we're aiming at

This session is aimed at people who are giving some thought to installing IBM Lotus Connections, are about to install it and/or actually have tried it VERY SPECIFICALLY, we're aiming at those people who've heard it's a nightmare it isn't We hope you'll take away a bunch of good, solid tips about the install process, but even more importantly is that you walk away knowing this isn't really as bad as you may have heard ... In the interest of full disclosure, neither of our mothers actually told us ANYTHING about Lotus Connections
What you'll take away
Disclaimer
Oh, and please remember those evals!
About us Stuart McIntyre
Technical Director of Collaboration Matters (UK-based Lotus business partner), a social software evangelist and Lotus Connections specialist. Certified for IBM Lotus Notes/Lotus Domino 8 and Lotus Connections 2.5. Has been working with Lotus software for 19 years, and focused on Lotus Connections since its initial launch, presenter at conferences such as Lotusphere, UKLUG and Collaboration University. Authors the Connections Blog: lotusconnectionsblog.com (+ numerous others) Co-host of 'This Week in Lotus' Twitter: stuartmcintyre Email: stuart@collaborationmatters.com
About us Rob Wunderlich
Lotus Notes/Domino consultant since early '90s. Certified developer, system admin and Lotus instructor (although probably lapsed in most by now) Held positions at several Detroit-area IBM/Lotus business partners prior to joining IBM itself in 2006 Went independent in 2009 (meaning, I'm available!), targeting social technology, Lotus Notes/Domino and Lotus Connections Infrequently updates www.dominounplugged.com Twitter: rwunder email: rob@dominounplugged.com
Agenda (as originally proposed by Rob)

Introductions (Rob) All the hard stuff (Stuart) Wrap up and reminder to fill out evaluations (Rob)
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Introductions / housekeeping / intentions Quick overview of Lotus Connections The Twelve Things Futures Q&A (and the reminder about evals!)
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Quick overview
Quick overview
Lotus Connections overview

Functionality similar to combining features found in Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / BlogSpot / Delicious / SlideShare Features include: Profiles Blogs Communities Activities Bookmarks Forums Wikis Social Analytics Files Gives groups a way to connect (get it?), a place to share and collaborate
Quick overview

Dozens of sessions this week (we'll point some out at the end) Lotus Connections is truly gaining momentum

Gartner Group magic quadrant Sales announcements continue you saw some of that in the OGS Large corporations are buying in
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#1 - It's easier than you think
Seems that Lotus Connections (as well as some other Lotus WebSphere applications, for that matter) has gotten a bad rap as being difficult to install not so. Each successive version is getting easier, but you need to do your homework. Much easier at v3.0 (and 2.5 was much easier than 2.0x)
All that said, it STILL isn't like installing a Lotus Domino server ...
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#2 Get yourself ready !!
Read the F#!@4&! Instructions

First of all, REALLY read all the way through before you start a step Correct order becomes important but the documentation isn't always organized that way Be sure youre aware of the requirements levels of foundation software have changed ** requirement sheet in wiki Go above and beyond the instructions - find the blogs, find the hidden gems When in doubt, stop and Google it!
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Levels of foundation software have changed NOTE: Lotus Connections v3 now requires: Windows Server 2003/2008 IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.11 IBM DB2 9.7.0.2 IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.0 Lotus Domino 8.0.2+ (for LDAP)
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Lotus Connections 3.0 System Requirements (Frameworks)

LC2.5 WAS DB WAS 6.1.0.23 WAS ND 6.1.0.23 DB2 9.1.6, 9.5.3 Oracle 10g 10.2.0.4 MS SQL 2005 Enterprise WAS/IHS 6.1.0.23 ITDS 6.0.0.3, 6,1 Lotus Domino 7.0.2, 8.0.x, 8.5.x MS AD 2003 Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Sun Java Platform Standard Edition 6.0 Novell eDirectory 8.8 IBM TDI 6.1.1 FP 6 LC3.0 WAS ND 7.0.0.11 DB2 9.5, 9.7 Oracle 10g 10.2.0.4 MS SQL 2005 Enterprise WAS/IHS 7.0.0.7 ITDS 6.2.0.1 Lotus Domino 8.5.x MS AD 2003, ADAM MS 2008 Sun Java System Directory Server 6.3 Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 TDI 7.0
HTTP LDAP
Lotus Connections 3.0 System Requirements (OS)

LC2.5 Server OS Windows 2003 32 bit Standard & EE Windows 2008 64 bit Enterprise Edition AIX Version 5.3 TL10(System i/p) SLES10.0 32 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AS/ES Version 4.0 Update 7(x86-32) LC3.0 Windows 2003 32 bit Standard & EE Windows 2008 64 bit Enterprise Edition AIX 6.1, 64 bit kernel support SLES10 32 bit RedHat 5.4 64 bit Linux on System z SLES 10 and RedHat 5.4 Windows XP Pro, Vista, 7 32 bit (and 64 bit toleration) RedHat Desktop 5.4 Mac OS X 10.6
Client OS
Windows XP Pro, Vista SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10.0 x86-32 Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger x86-32 Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard x86-32
Lotus Connections 3.0 System Requirements (Client)

LC2.5 Browser Firefox 2.0, 3.0 (Win/RH/Mac) Safari 3.1 (Mac) IE6 (WinXP) IE7 (WinXP, Vista) LC3.0 Firefox 3.5 (Win/RH/Mac) Safari 4.0.5 (Mac) IE6 (WinXP) IE7 (WinXP, Vista) IE8 (WinXP, Vista, 7)
Mobile
Apple iPhone, iPod Touch Nokia Series 60 v3.x, v5.x
Apple iPhone, iPod Touch Nokia Series 60 v3.x, v5.x Android 2.x
Some key points:

There are a lot of components required for the install - products, update installers, patches, fixes Many components are larger than 500MB in size, at least 2GB in total Preparation is particularly important if no direct access to servers - images and fixes can take a very long time to copy if waiting Check and double-check ports and firewalls before starting - they may cause many and varied issues during and after install Install process is very disk intensive - slow disks (e.g. in VMWare environment) can more than double install duration
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Demonstration
Stuart's Mind Map Trick
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Read the F#!@4&! instructions Prep Planning

Server setup (how many, what goes where) Can be simple / can be very complicated Sizing discussion important Timing (how much can truly be accomplished in one day?) Planning worksheet that's on wiki
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#2 Get yourself ready !! Architecture Planning
A lot of planning and design decisions taken early on in the install process can return to haunt you later, so get them right first time - WebSphere is much less forgiving than Domino in this regard It tends to be easier to scale up and out than to drop components at a later date
Start small and correct, then build... rather than creating a grandiose server architecture that has issues and have to scale down to fix Nodes, servers, clusters, web servers Always use short names for servers/hostnames - e.g. lcnode01 not lcnode01.myorg.com Always use logical names not physical/virtual machine names, e.g. lcnode01 not lcvm1n23p86! Even on simple one/two server installs, add aliases to hosts file(s)...
Set up your naming conventions early on:
Make life easy if you need to move physical servers or domains later:

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#2 Get yourself ready !! Server Architecture
Think very carefully about the feature:server/cluster ratio
12 features (inc. new Forum feature): 12 WAS servers (JVMs) is usually too many wasted memory, hard to maintain, difficult to tie up errors across servers 12 features : 1 WAS server is often too few log files get very very busy, administration not granular enough, takes too long to start/stop
3-6 servers works best This is my favoured model:
pcserver Profiles, Communities and Forum infraserver Homepage, News, Search and Mobile appsserver Activities, Blogs and Dogear (Bookmarks) fwserver Files and Wikis
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#2 Get yourself ready !! Server Architecture
This architecture keeps co-dependent features together, scale/tune based on load/users/volumes, allow fast start/stop if customizing
An example four-server single-system architecture
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#2 Get yourself ready !! Focus on Profiles

Spend at least three times as long planning Profiles population, integration and customisation as planning the Connection environment itself Can be a massive area for scope-creep - define, document and stick to plan! Involve all the relevant stake-holders at an early stage
Particularly Human Resources, Communications/Marketing, Reception/Telephony groups etc.
Phase your Profiles rollout - often feedback from pilot groups can be opposite to expectations Profiles population usually the most important factor influencing Lotus Connections adoption Pre-populate Profiles photos, no matter what it takes! Consider using TDI to populate LDAP then populate Profiles Plan for business card use elsewhere, and for Lotus Sametime presence awareness
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Planning worksheet
Available on Lotus Connections wiki

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcwiki.nsf/dx/Worksheet_for_installing_Lotus_Connections_lc3
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#3 Security
One Size Does Not Fit All
Think about usual security best practice: Physical security OS-level Application-level Firewalls Passwords
Personally, I find WAS OS-level command line security to be a little obstructive so disable it...

$WAS_HOME/profiles/<profile>/properties/soap.client.props Set: com.ibm.SOAP.securityEnabled=true com.ibm.SOAP.loginUserid=wasadmin com.ibm.SOAP.loginPassword=mypassword Then encode password so hidden: PropFilePasswordEncoder.[bat/sh] soap.client.props com.ibm.SOAP.loginPassword
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#3 Security SSO Tips
SSO between Lotus Domino and Lotus Connections?

Disable token expiration Well documented in the Infocenter and LC Wiki - http://tinyurl.com/lc-ld-sso Essentially... Export SSO LTPA token from WAS ISC Create new SSO configuration in Domino Import WAS LTPA token Assign new SSO configuration to Domino server But... there are some gotchas: Realm Name must be set to allow LTPA to be correctly imported into Domino http://tinyurl.com/lc-ld-realm ISC: Security/Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure/Configure Set Realm name to be <host_name>:<port> of the LDAP server and: Turn off LTPA key rollover ISC: SSL certificate and key management/Key set groups/ CellLTPAKeySetGroup Disable Automatically generate keys
#3 Security Adding 3rd Party Certificates
If you wish to make your Lotus Connections site available externally, best to purchase 3rd party SSL certificate (e.g. from Verisign) and install into Lotus Connections There are a number of ways of creating certificate request, including at HTTP server and within WAS (either using ISC or iKeyMan) Personally, I use this technique:
Create a long-lasting self-signed SSL certificate in WAS ISC (say for 10 years plus) Ideally do this at early stages of Lotus Connections install Ensure this cert works for DMgr, node and servers Import this SSL cert into HTTP server as per Wiki/Infocenter docs On HTTP Server, start iKeyMan

Create CSR request Send to certificate authority (ideally for 3-5 year cert!) Add resulting certificate to HTTP for user access
This way guaranteed that HTTP-WAS access will continue through certificate expiration, and changes are limited to HTTP Server.
#4 - Lotus Connections with WebSphere Portal / Lotus Sametime

There's a nice symmetry between Lotus Connections and its Lotus brethren WAI is your friend (but will cause additional heartburn) A word about stylesheets .... Lotus Sametime tips
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There truly is some great symmetry ...
WebSphere Portal can surface Lotus Connections content in many ways, including blogs, etc. You can use the 'native' Lotus Connections portlets, but you can also use WAI
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WAI: WebSphere Application Integrator
Here's WebSphere Portal:
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WAI: WebSphere Application Integrator
Here's Lotus Connections in WebSphere Portal:
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WAI provides the glue
Steps are relatively easy:

Install WAI into WebSphere Portal, then create URL Pages for the various Lotus Connections services you wish to access Adds a new panel on the Manage Pages dialogue
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Install WAI into WebSphere Portal, then create URL Pages for the various Lotus Connections services you wish to access Adds a new panel on the Manage Pages dialogue Take the page's unique name and generate an HTML block
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Install WAI into WebSphere Portal, then create URL Pages for the various Lotus Connections services you wish to access Adds a new panel on the Manage Pages dialogue Take the page's unique name and generate an HTML block
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Install WAI into WebSphere Portal, then create URL Pages for the various Lotus Connections services you wish to access Adds a new panel on the Manage Pages dialogue Take the page's unique name and generate an HTML block Take that block, and insert it into the appropriate JSP in Lotus Connections.
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The result - Lotus Connections will display inside the WebSphere Portal 'frame'
Standard WebSphere Portal Header 'Normal' Lotus Connections page, without its own header
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The result - Lotus Connections will display inside the WebSphere Portal 'frame' Good news there's some really good documentation on how to get this to work (from Chris Biega):
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You can find WAI HERE: http://catalog.lotus.com/wps/portal/portal/details?catalog.label=1WP1001IA You can find Chris' document here: http://www.dominounplugged.com/wai (he gave me permission to post!) Also WAI info in the Lotus Connections wiki: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcwiki.nsf/dx/19082008174536WEBTJ3.htm
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Stylesheets
Stylesheets can be a huge time-saver here you can tie Lotus Connections visually into other products (such as you just saw) Stylesheets can also cause HUGE heartburn there are a tremendous number of elements, and you have to make sure that all the parts are working from the same stylesheet
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Lotus Sametime
You can also bring Lotus Sametime into Lotus Connections (and WebSphere Portal, for that matter) Two quick tips:

LPTA critical Turn off case sensitivity Need to have the Lotus Sametime Connect client on the user's desktop; Lotus Connections uses its DLLs under the hood
One major gotcha:
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#5 - Move it to the HTTP server
Last year's advice was to move the Lotus Connections theme to the HTTP Server before starting any customization Still true for Lotus Connections 2.5, however Lotus Connections 3.0 is different:

Use a new approach of creating customizations on WebSphere server(s) Header and Footer files are now jsps rather than HTML files Can create customizations in common sub-directory to apply to all features or in specific sub-directory per feature Allows modification of colours/fonts etc. using standard CSS Also creation of new drop-down menu options using <li> options
Documented in whitepaper at http://bit.ly/lc3customize

#6 - Guaranteed Gotchas
Ports

ports, ports and more ports clusters screw up ports
Simple things like adding fields are still not simple! Certificates DB2 on Linux - creating instance
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Ports
Lotus Connections uses more ports than you could possible imagine
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Ports

Lotus Connections uses more ports than you could possible imagine Keep this in mind if you're using separate servers Even more important if your infrastructure has firewalls between servers (in other words, ports need to be opened rather than everything being wide open) And, also be aware that in a clustered environment, the cluster increments each port number by one
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Ports in a cluster
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Adding fields
Not to get nit-picky here, but simple things like adding a field will drive Lotus Domino developers crazy. In Domino, we used to right clicking and selecting add field In Lotus Connections you're editing raw XML files Once you give in to that, it's not really so bad Good, detailed documentation available

Start in the Lotus Connections wiki http://bit.ly/lc_custom_attrs Also check the InfoCenter (prior versions) http://bit.ly/lc_custom_attrs
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Certificates

SSL certificates are almost always an issue! Could be:
Between HTTP and WAS server(s) Usually an HTTP 500 error Often occurs exactly one year after implementation (certificate rollover) After application or renewal of 3rd party certificates Can cause issues if certificate is changed on DMgr but not on nodes Often only a problem after node/server restarts Cannot be fixed from DMgr using Synchonize Node ISC menus Instead, stop servers and node (forcibly if necessary), and run syncNode.[bat/sh] Then start node/servers and check logs
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DB2 on Linux
On Windows, a standard wizard-driven install of DB2 will automatically create a DB2 'instance' for Lotus Connnections to use. DB2 is also started and TCPIP communications configured. Easy-peasy! On Linux and AIX, things are a little different these steps need to be run manually, else the DB Wizard will not be able to find a database instance to install into...
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DB2 on Linux (cont.)
Here are example steps to get DB2 ready, firstly create instance...

Install DB2 using wizard Add groups and users: groupadd -g 999 db2iadm1 useradd -u 999 -g db2iadm1 -m -d /home/db2inst1 db2inst1 -p password useradd -u 998 -g db2iadm1 -m -d /home/db2fenc1 db2fenc1 -p password useradd -u 997 -g db2iadm1 -m -d /home/db2adm1 db2adm1 -p password Create instance (as root): /opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/instance/db2icrt -u db2fenc1 db2inst1 Start DB2 (as db2inst1 have to 'chmod 755 db2start' as root) cd /opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/adm; ./db2start Create DB2 Admin Server (as root): /opt/ibm/db2/V9.7/instance; ./dascrt db2adm1 Test: Login as db2inst1 db2cc
Then configure TCPIP communications:
Edit /etc/services (as root), add to bottom of file:

db2inst1
50000/tcp 60003/tcp
DB2_d2binst1_2 60002/tcp DB2_db2inst1 DB2_db2inst1_1 60004/tcp DB2_db2inst1_2 60005/tcp DB2_db2inst1_END 60006/tcp
Setup DB2 communications (as db2inst1) cd ~/sqllib . ./db2profile db2

update database manager configuration using svcename db2inst1 db2stop Db2start get database manager configuration
db2set DB2COMM=tcpip db2stop;db2start

Then test:
telnet localhost 50000
You should then be ready to run DBWizard... Also need to configure DB2 to start automatically, e.g.:
Edit /etc/rc.local as root, add the following: #START DB2 for LOTUS CONNECTIONS DB2LOG=/tmp/startDB2.out.`date +"%y%m%d"` su db2inst1 -c /home/db2inst1/sqllib/adm/db2start >> $DB2LOG 2>&1
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#7 - What you need to know about TDI / Profiles
TDI Tivoli Directory Integrator is an important component of the Lotus Connections install You use TDI to do the initial population of the user directory so you really need to be fairly comfortable with it But, there's a lot more to it than that. You can access data from multiplre sources, and you can enable two-way synchronization. Might be worth exploring how to do TDI updates - how to synchronize back how to schedule There are some TDI sessions at LS11 attend!
Of particular note: SHOW105 Assemble 'n Go: Integrate Data and Directories with Tivoli Directory Integrator (Tom Duff and Marie Scott) WEDS @ 10:30 AM (+ their Blog posts)
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#7 - What you need to know about TDI / Profiles
You should also get familiar with Profile Types - displaying profiles differently for different groups of users (you could have different fields for employees and for consultants) User lifecycle management (with V3)
V3 builds in capabilities for keeping departed users' information available and to give them different profiles
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#8 - Install Tricks
Create a "cheat sheet"
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#8 - Install Tricks (cont.)

Create a "cheat sheet" Think through the 'what features on what servers' issue WELL beforehand does purchasing get involved here? Know what takes a long time Use Stuart's 'Mind Map Trick' (or something similar) to keep track of all the servers, names, IP addresses, passwords, etc. you will end up with far more than you can possibly simply remember Plan twice, thrice, install once!
A lot of planning and design decisions taken early on in the install process can return to haunt you later, so get them right first time - WebSphere is much less forgiving than Domino in this regard
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#8 - Install Tricks (cont.)
Set up your naming conventions early on:

Nodes Servers Clusters web servers Always use short names for servers/hostnames - e.g. lcnode01 not lcnode01.myorg.com Always use logical names not physical/virtual machine names, e.g. lcnode01 not lcvm1n23p86! Even on simple one/two server installs, add aliases to hosts file(s)...
Make life easy if you need to move physical servers or domains later:

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#9 Fixes: Fixpacks and iFixes
In general, you should patch up your environment, but be careful about other dependencies Be aware that sometimes fixes can take forever

Particularly fixpacks when fixes need to be de-installed Particularly when it's critical and you had to down the server during work hours Particularly when you find Fix 1234 needed 1233 to be installed first and you hadn't downloaded it yet Particularly when you're doing this off-hours on the weekend and it's 2:30 AM
You can use either a command line or a GUI for most updates often GUI is easier if you're doing multiples (Stuart disagrees always uses command line)
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#10 - What can you "get away with" ??

XML Files JSP, CSS tricks Resyncing nodes
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#10 - What can you "get away with" ?? XML files
The Lotus Connections documentation is vehement in the regard that things must be done properly, e.g. all edits to XML files must be done via CheckOut/CheckIn, etc. For newcomers, stick to the advice! For more experienced folks:

Take a backup of the XML file (do NOT leave it with a .xml extension!) Edit the XML Check the XML for validity, using a command line tool, web-based tester or by opening in a web browser (this is the default behavior for .xml files on Windows anyway) Once satisfied of the validity of your changes, then synchronize node (if appropriate) and stop/start servers
But beware! A mistake in an XML file can cause an entire server (or in the case of LotusConnections-config.xml) the whole of Lotus Connections to fail to start
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#10 - What can you "get away with" ?? JSPs/CSS
Editing JSP elements requires unpacking and repacking of .jar files
There are Java tools to do this, but on Windows it can be easier to: Change extension to .zip Unpack using WinZip or Extract All Files Make the changes you need Repack with WinZip or Send To/Compressed File Rename to replace original .jar file But... There is no testing as part of this process, so you are strongly advised to test on a separate Lotus Connections system and then promote to live under change control There are some great CSS editing tools out there, particularly from Adobe However, nothing beats being able to edit and preview CSS changes on a live site... Strong recommended to install and use FireBug in the Firefox browser - a free plugin that makes editing CSS a cinch!
Editing of CSS files

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#10 - What can you "get away with" ?? Nodes
You didn't hear this from us, but ....

To save on time when customizing, edit the XML files in $WAS_HOME/profiles/<dmgr>/config/cells/<cell>/LotusConnections-config Copy to $WAS_HOME/profiles/<node>/config/cells/<cell>/LotusConnections-config restart Connections servers
Obviously need to be very careful about backing up and checking validity of XML, but if still pre-live or on test servers, then this is fine
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#11 - Auto restart on reboot
Most Windows administrators expect an application to restart automatically on reboot. On Linux/AIX this is less common, but it is still possible that this will be the desired behaviour First up, the order... Startup:

DB2/Oracle/MS SQL Server HTTP Server (assuming a redirect page is in place) Deployment Manager Node(s) Application Servers (usually recommend Profiles then Homepage as first two services)
Stop in the reverse order...
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#11 - Auto restart on reboot (cont.)
On Windows, DB2 will start automatically on reboot, as will HTTP. Both are configured in the Services menu. However, depending on install process, some or all of WAS services will not be set to start automatically. To set this up, use WASService.bat (http://bit.ly/wasservice), e.g.:
WASService.exe -add LCDMgr -serverName Dmgr01 -profilePath c:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\Dmgr -userid wasadmin -password password -startType automatic
There is also a wasservice.sh script to do same on Linux, but better to use a standard start[Manager,Node,Server].sh command scripted in /etc/rc.local, e.g.:

WASLOG=/tmp/startWAS.out.`date +"%y%m%d"` /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/lcdmgr/bin/startManager.sh >> $WASLOG 2>&1 #Start Node /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/lcprofile/bin/startNode.sh >> $WASLOG 2>&1 #Start PCServer (Profiles and Communities) /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/lcprofile/bin/startServer.sh pcserver >> $WASLOG 2>&1
Also, create startAllServers.sh and stopAllServers.sh scripts to allow management of all WAS services from a single command line prompt.
#12 And now: 3.0 !!

Global Navigation and Theme (including drop-down menus) Home Page/News improved news feed and integration of status updates, email digest Communities invitations, improved Files integration, Activities integration, subcommunities, My Communities views Forums standalone service, tags, question/answer topics Profiles Do You Know, Things in Common, Social Path widgets, tabbed Profile Files collections changed to folders including drag and drop Wikis improved use of real estate, drag and drop navigation, My Wikis views Blogs improved authoring including new editor and more consistent navigation and entries Lists Linked Value SharePoint/Communities integration, new portlets, status updates Lotus Notes sidebar plug-in
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#12 And now: 3.0 !!
From the Administrator standpoint
The installation procedure has changed significantly
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#12 And now: 3.0 !!
The installation procedure has changed significantly Lotus Connections 3.0 installer is based on the newest install technology IBM Rational Install Manager (2.5 was based on Install Shield). This is the same as used for Lotus Sametime 8.5. The new installer has a more flexible GUI Supports installation of multiple product simultaneously Integrates install/uninstall/upgrade/modify into one GUI Lotus Connections 3.0 installer supports Network Deployment version of WAS only No longer support Stand-alone deployment (still able to migrate from 2.5 stand-alone to 3.0 ND) Lotus Connections 3.0 installer supports installing multiple nodes at the same time The installer will run directly against Deployment Manager and Managed Node rather than on unmanaged nodes (like 2.5) Lotus Connections 3.0 installer is faster with reduced post-install steps
#12 And now: 3.0 !!
The installation procedure has changed significantly Installation now much faster: Actual installer still takes approximately an hour But start-to-finish now approximately 60% of Lotus Connections 2.5 install time Upgrades from Lotus Connections 2.5.x to Lotus Connections 3.0 will be supported
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#12 And now: 3.0 !!
The installation procedure has changed significantly Installation now much faster: Actual installer still takes approximately an hour But start-to-finish now approximately 60% of Lotus Connections 2.5 install time Upgrades from Lotus Connections 2.5.0.2 to Lotus Connections 3.0 will be supported New Database Wizard for Lotus Connections 3.0 Nanny mode enables you to look into the detailed commands the Wizard runs, selected by default Streamlined Wizard reduces number of questions asked Population Wizard much improved too Uses TDI 7.0
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#12 And now: 3.0 !!
The installation procedure has changed significantly Installation now much faster: Actual installer still takes approximately an hour But start-to-finish now approximately 60% of Lotus Connections 2.5 install time Upgrades from Lotus Connections 2.5.0.2 to Lotus Connections 3.0 will be supported New Database Wizard for Lotus Connections 3.0 Nanny mode enables you to look into the detailed commands the Wizard runs, selected by default Streamlined Wizard reduces number of questions asked Population Wizard much improved too Uses TDI 7.0 Post Install Much simplified over Lotus Connections 2.5 Install and configure HTTP and Plug-in Configure Blogs
Agenda

Introductions / housekeeping / intentions Quick overview of Lotus Connections The Twelve Things Wrapping up ... Q&A (and the reminder about evals!)
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Now, the REAL work begins ....
As they said in the Opening Session this morning: The technology is the easy part.
You need to start getting your organization to be social. Start a pilot with some key power users / decision makers. Make sure you seed your install with enough value that people will WANT to come and participate.
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What does all this prove ....
First, it really ISN'T all that difficult to install Lotus Connections

But, as you've seen, there are a few caveats If you're prepared, it can be done fairly easily (as we will prove in the SnT session) 3.0 makes it easier than it was Read the documentation thoroughly Check other online resources If you're well prepared, the install itself goes quickly and painlessly and certainly not least among them are on the admin side!
The most important thing is the preparation

There are some incredibly compelling new features in 3.0
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Wrap up
Most importantly
Take home from this session the knowledge that installing Lotus Connections ISN'T all that tough, but you have to do your homework There's a lot of great new features in 3.0, and among them are some great new administration tools, including a streamlined install Sessions here at Lotusphere (including BOFs) Documentation on line Other resources
3.0 is cool
There's a lot of help available

And, please remember those evals!
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Other sessions
With a huge tip of the hat to Luis Benitez ....
JMP205 Connections 3.0 Admin Overview Sun, 1:30pm ID301 What's New in Connections 3.0 Monday, 11am ID302 Best Practices for a Happy and Healthy Connections Deployment! Tues, 1:30 ID304 Connections User Management and SSO: What you NEED to know! Tues, 3:30pm ID306 Compliance and Moderation with Connections 3.0 Weds, 4:15pm AD304 Customizing Lotus Connections 3.0 Tues 10am
BP105 12 MORE Things Your Mother Never Told You About Deploying Connections 3.0 Mon 3:45pm BP114 Connections Administration: From the Command Line to a Graphical UI Tues 4:45pm SHOW202 - Enterprise 2.0 Hero: Beginners Guide to Installing Lotus Connections - Tuesday - 4:30 SHOW203 Lotus Connections 3.0 Enterprise Integration for Administrators Sun, 4pm
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Other sessions
With a huge tip of the hat to Luis Benitez ....
JMP205 Connections 3.0 Admin Overview Sun, 1:30pm ID301 What's New in Connections 3.0 Monday, 11am ID302 Best Practices for a Happy and Healthy Connections Deployment! Tues, 1:30 ID304 Connections User Management and SSO: What you NEED to know! Tues, 3:30pm ID306 Compliance and Moderation with Connections 3.0 Weds, 4:15pm AD304 Customizing Lotus Connections 3.0 Tues 10am
BP105 12 MORE Things Your Mother Never Told You About Deploying Connections 3.0 Mon 3:45pm BP114 Connections Administration: From the Command Line to a Graphical UI Tues 4:45pm SHOW202 - Enterprise 2.0 Hero: Beginners Guide to Installing Lotus Connections - Tuesday - 4:30 SHOW203 Lotus Connections 3.0 Enterprise Integration for Administrators Sun, 4pm
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Resources Official Documentation & Websites
Lotus Connections InfoCenter: publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ltscnnct/v2r0/index.jsp Lotus Connections wiki: www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcwiki.nsf A 'redirect' site to all the Lotus product InfoCenters: lotusinfocenters.com A 'redirect' site to all the Lotus product wikis: LotusWikis.com Lotus Connections forum on LDD: www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcforum.nsf IBM Lotus Connections product team blog: synch.rono.us Dave Hay: portal2portal.blogspot.com Luis Benitez's Socialize Me: www.lbenitez.com Mac Guidera: macguidera.blogspot.com
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Resources Web Resources, blogs, etc.

Adam Brown: www.collaborationblueprint.com.au/blog Chris Miller: www.idonotes.com Jonathan Halman: jhalman.com Mikkel Heisterberg: lekkimworld.com Mitch Cohen: www.curiousmitch.com Stuart McIntyre and Sharon Bellamy: blog.collaborationmatters.com BleedYellow communities: www.bleedyellow.com/communities Always start from PlanetLotus: planetlotus.org
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Contact us ...
Stuart McIntyre stuart@collaborationmatters.com twitter.com/stuartmcintyre www.linkedin.com/in/mcintyre
Rob Wunderlich rob@dominounplugged.com twitter.com/rwunder www.linkedin.com/in/robwunderlich
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About this session ...

Who we're aiming at

What you'll take away

Oh, and please remember those evals!

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About us Stuart McIntyre

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About us Rob Wunderlich

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Agenda (as originally proposed by Rob)

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Lotus Connections overview

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#1 - It's easier than you think

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#2 Get yourself ready !!

Read the F#!@4&! Instructions

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#2 Get yourself ready !!

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Lotus Connections 3.0 System Requirements (Frameworks)

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Lotus Connections 3.0 System Requirements (OS)

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Lotus Connections 3.0 System Requirements (Client)

Apple iPhone, iPod Touch Nokia Series 60 v3.x, v5.x

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#2 Get yourself ready !!

Some key points:

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Stuart's Mind Map Trick

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#2 Get yourself ready !!

Read the F#!@4&! instructions Prep Planning

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#2 Get yourself ready !! Architecture Planning

Set up your naming conventions early on:

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#2 Get yourself ready !! Server Architecture

Think very carefully about the feature:server/cluster ratio

3-6 servers works best This is my favoured model:

#2 Get yourself ready !! Server Architecture

An example four-server single-system architecture

#2 Get yourself ready !! Focus on Profiles

Particularly Human Resources, Communications/Marketing, Reception/Telephony groups etc.

Available on Lotus Connections wiki

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One Size Does Not Fit All

#3 Security SSO Tips

SSO between Lotus Domino and Lotus Connections?

#3 Security Adding 3rd Party Certificates

#4 - Lotus Connections with WebSphere Portal / Lotus Sametime

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There truly is some great symmetry ...

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WAI: WebSphere Application Integrator