Re: 8.5.1 fp2

[Chris Whisonant <chris.whisonant@xxxxxxxxx>]

What version clients are you upgrading from? The SU tracking only
works if the version you're upgrading from is (I think) 6.5.3/7.0.1 or
later...


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Chris
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On Mar 31, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Kim Greene <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing all of your information Rob!  Surunas seems to be
> the
> ticket based on my experiences with my customers as well.
>
> It seems there are always issues in one way or the other with Smart
> Upgrade in most releases.  Hopefully they'll get a fix for your open
> PMR
> soon.
>
> Kim
> --------
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> Kim Greene Consulting, Inc.
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>
>
> From:   rob@xxxxxxxxx
> To:     Lotus Domino on the iSeries / AS400 <domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/31/2010 08:06 AM
> Subject:        Re: 8.5.1 fp2
> Sent by:        domino400-bounces+kim=kimgreene.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> - Created a suranas setup for fp2.  Just the 8.5.1 to 8.5.1fp2
> upgrade,
> not a full install kit.
> - Added kit (network file share) to Smart Upgrade Database.
> - Added policy and assigned it to everyone on 8.5.1.
> - Within an hour I have 4 users now using FP2.  Not counting me, who
> followed this same path but assigned the policy to me first.
>
> Next steps:
> - Download full 8.5.1FP2
> - Create suranas setup for it.
> - Replace 8.5.1 kit with 8.5.1FP2 kit and bypass the two steps for the
> hundreds of users still running a gamut of releases prior to 8.5.1.
>
> - Go whole hog in rolling out training to everyone.
> - Soon as they finish training assign the 8.5.1FP2 policy to them.
>
> Current pmr opened:  Why does the Smart Upgrade Tracking Database
> rarely
> get an entry?
>
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   rob@xxxxxxxxx
> To:     Lotus Domino on the iSeries / AS400 <domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/30/2010 01:50 PM
> Subject:        Re: 8.5.1 fp2
> Sent by:        domino400-bounces+rob=dekko.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Tediously, and by hand.  But, until recently, that was the way we did
> releases also.  We are just rolling out Smart Upgrade to get users
> upgraded.  I am thinking of downloading that client FP and roll that
> out
> to all the users running 8.5.1 with Smart Upgrade.
>
> I'm having issues with Smart Upgrade.  Most of them have been ironed
> out.
> Current hurdle is why it stopped upgrading the Smart Upgrade Tracking
> Database with who completed the upgrade.  Cool that I use the
> Notes/Admin/Developer pack and it just installs the right part(s)
> based on
>
>
> what the person was currently running.  I hear that if I go to a multi
> user setup I cannot do that.
>
> A developer here wrote some code to create a .txt file of users who
> have
> upgraded to 8.5.1 but are on old templates.  I will use a program
> document
>
>
> to do a LOAD CONVERT against that file to get their templates
> upgraded.
> Before they can go to 8.5.1 they must complete training.   We
> purchased a
> web domino based training package which tracks their progress.
> All in pilot with the systems department first.
> Only 1 disaster.  On both of her PC's she tried it and it went super
> funky
>
>
> and she had to uninstall and reinstall.  Help desk goddess voted most
> likely to have strange registry settings and all.  Oh well, gives
> the help
>
>
> desk experience with the difficult ones.   :-)
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   Kim Greene <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     Lotus Domino on the iSeries / AS400 <domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:     Lotus Domino on the iSeries / AS400 <domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> domino400-bounces+kim=kimgreene.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:   03/30/2010 11:54 AM
> Subject:        Re: 8.5.1 fp2
> Sent by:        domino400-bounces+rob=dekko.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Out of curiosity, what mechanisms are your companies using to deploy
> Notes
>
>
>
> Client fix packs?  And how satisfied have you been with them?
>
> Thanks,
> Kim
> --------
> President
> Kim Greene Consulting, Inc.
> iSeries Domino consulting, education, and performance
> www.kimgreene.com
> www.bleedyellow.com/blogs/dominodiva
> (507) 367-2888
>
>
>
> From:   rob@xxxxxxxxx
> To:     Lotus Domino on the iSeries / AS400 <domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/29/2010 10:50 PM
> Subject:        Re: 8.5.1 fp2
> Sent by:        domino400-bounces+kim=kimgreene.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Guess I should have read the rest of the email.  The other site just
> hasn't been updated yet.
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg24025721#FP2
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   rob@xxxxxxxxx
> To:     domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:   03/29/2010 11:49 PM
> Subject:        8.5.1 fp2
> Sent by:        domino400-bounces+rob=dekko.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Can I get fp2 for 8.5.1 yet?
> http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/r5fixlist.nsf/8d1c0550e6242b69852570c900549a74/52f9218288b51dcb852576c600741f72?OpenDocument
>
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/domino/support/mr85.html
>
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> Group Dekko Services, LLC
> Dept 01.073
> Dock 108
> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
> http://www.dekko.com
>
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