NOTES CLIENT INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE


Adding new features to the Notes install kit using a supplied tool
You can optionally add new, signed features to the IBM® Lotus® Notes® install kit before installing or upgrading Notes.

Using the addToKit tool, you can customize the Notes install kit by copying the signed contents of a customized, zipped update site (features subdirectory, plugins subdirectory and SITE.XML file) and customized install manifest (INSTALL.XML) file to the IBM® Lotus® Notes® install kit structure prior to installing or upgrading Notes.

The addToKit tool is available as addToKit.exe. If using "Linux, see Customizing Notes install for Linux RPM or DEB".

The addToKit tool is part of the Apps directory toolkit available with the Notes install kit.

Note As an alternative, can manually add your feature to the Notes install kit using Notes install kit conventions. Be sure that the contents of the feature update site are signed before attempting to add it to the Notes install kit. All features must be signed to be installed.

After you update the content of your zipped update site directory, place it at the same level as the Notes install kit structure and use the addToKit tool to copy your source files into the install kit's structure.

Before using the addToKit tool, perform the following tasks:


Considerations

The following information is helpful when using the addToKit tool:


Procedure on Windows platform

1. Extract ADDTOKIT.ZIP into the temporary directory in which your files reside, for example, c:\temp\notes8abx.w32. This zip file contains the directory addToKit, which contains your zipped update site directory (UPDATESITE.ZIP), and your deploy (deploy) directory.

2. Copy AddToKit.exe to the same temporary directory.

3. Open a command window, change to the directory in which the addToKit tool resides, and run the tool, preferably with the source path and target path arguments, using the following format:


Command line options and examples are as follows:
Procedure on Mac OS X platform

1. Extract ADDTOKIT.ZIP into the temporary directory in which your files reside, for example, c:\temp\notes8abx.mac. This zip file contains the directory addToKit, which contains your zipped update site directory (UPDATESITE.ZIP), and your deploy (deploy) directory.

2. Copy addToKit_Mac.pl to the same temporary directory.

3. Run the tool using the following command line:


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