Coexistence Manager for Notes 3.9.1 - User Guide

Step 5 (conditional): Change communications port

The Directory Connector needs to know which communications port to use for data transmissions between the DC service and the DC Management Console, on the server where these applications reside. The port number for this is set to 9081 by default, and this will be the correct setting in almost all environments.

But if port 9081 is assigned to some other service or function in your environment, you must change the communications port setting in the Directory Connector configuration file. To do this (if necessary):

IMPORTANT: The CMN Management Console must be closed before you open this configuration file. When you select File|Save in the Management Console, the Console saves all of its open data to the Configuration.xml file, and this will overwrite any manual changes to the file that may have been saved while the Console was open.

CAUTION: Be very careful when manually entering or editing values in the Configuration.xml file, where incorrect syntax or even a single- character typo could disable a connector or the DC service altogether.

Step 6 (conditional): Preempt object collisions in environments with multiple source SMTP domains

Many organizations prefer to use alternate or subdomains to enable mail routing between systems during a coexistence period. In environments with multiple source SMTP domains, applying a constant subdomain to all users could result in collisions. The Directory Connector uses organizational units as the selection criteria for each connector’s operation. Multiple SMTP domains within a single OU create a possibility of address collisions during the operation. In this case, additional configuration may be required to avoid duplicate addresses.

For many organizations the easiest solution is to create multiple connectors (one for each source SMTP domain) with separate subdomains for each, and then define object filters for the different connectors (see Advanced Settings tab: object filtering features later in this chapter). Use the object filters to have each connector pull users only from the specified SMTP domain. This will allow a different subdomain to be used for each source SMTP domain and eliminate any chance of address conflicts between domains.

Step 7 (recommended): Configure LDAP to write to a secondary address book

The Directory Connector can write to a secondary address book, if you use Notes Directory Assistance (DA) to direct LDAP writes to a selected address book. Many organizations prefer this approach to isolate the updates and eliminate direct updates to the production NAB. To configure Notes for this:

NOTE: Newer versions of Domino have renamed the File | Database | ... menu path to File | Application | .... If you are running one of these newer Domino versions, just substitute "File | Application | .. " for "File | Database | ..." wherever that menu path appears in this procedure.

Repeat steps 1–6 to create a unique Directory Assistance document for each address book, including the primary address book.

When you have completed steps 1–6 for all address books, you should see one document for each address book in the new Directory Assistance Database (newDAdb). This includes the primary address book. For example:

... where <primary> and <secondary> are variables that should be filled with the actual primary and secondary organization names, respectively.

NOTE: If you use an organization for the secondary address book, you must have a certifier for that organization or organizational unit. Usually you are asked for a "certificate" when you create it, but you can create it without one by only specifying the name and issuer. To create a certificate: 1 In Domino Administrator, on the People & Groups tab: Select the secondary address book from the navigation tree at left, and click Certificates. 2 Select Notes Certifiers (in the pane at right), and click Add Certifier. 3 Add two Certifier entries of O=xxxxxxxx (or OU=xxxxxxxx if configured at a higher level), where xxxxxxxx is the string you added to the secondary address book configuration (in place of the <secondary> variable in the routing table, as shown above). 4 Click Save & Close.

When you have completed steps 1–6 for all address books, continue this procedure with step 7:

Step 8 (if necessary): Verify Exchange DL configuration

Check the Message Delivery Restrictions settings for any Exchange group to which you want Notes users to be able to send messages. Any such Exchange group must be of the universal distribution type to be mail-enabled. To change the settings, beginning in the Exchange Management Console: