CLUSTERS


Setting up roaming servers in a cluster
You can set up a cluster of servers to support roaming users. Make sure that replicas of each user's roaming files are on at least two roaming servers in the cluster. When a user tries to access roaming files on a server that is not available, IBM® Lotus® Domino® fails over to a different cluster server that has replicas of the user's roaming files.

When you use the Domino Administrator to register new users, you can set them up during registration for roaming in a cluster. You can also upgrade existing users for roaming in a cluster.

When you use the Web Administrator to register new users, you can set them up for roaming but not for roaming in a cluster. To set them up for roaming in a cluster, register them as roaming users, and then manually create replicas of the roaming files on as many cluster servers as you want.

You cannot use the Web Administrator to upgrade existing users for roaming.

Setting up new users for roaming in a cluster

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.

2. In the Tools pane, expand People, and then click Register.

3. In the "Choose a Certifier" dialog box, choose a certifier and click OK.

4. In the "Register Person -- New Entry" dialog box, select "Enable roaming for this person" and select "Create a Notes ID for this person."

5. Select Advanced, and then click the Roaming tab.

6. Select the Roaming Server button to make it active, and then click the Roaming Server button.

7. Select a cluster server as the Roaming Server, and then click OK.

8. Click the Roaming Replicas button.

9. Select "Create roaming file replica(s)." A list is displayed of the servers in the same cluster as the Roaming Server.

10. Do one of the following:

11. (Optional) Select "Create replica(s) in background.”

12. Click OK, and then complete any other fields you want on the Roaming tab.

13. (Optional) To create a replica for this user, follow the procedure for creating mail replicas in a cluster during user registration.

14. Complete the rest of the user registration the way you normally would.

Setting up existing users for roaming in a cluster

Note You cannot use the Web Administrator to set up existing users for roaming.

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.

2. In the Task pane, click People.

3. In the Results pane, select the people you want to give the ability to roam.

4. In the Tools pane, expand People, and then click Roaming.

5. In the "Where should the users roaming files be stored?" section, select the Roaming Server button to make it active, and then click the Roaming Server button.

6. Select a cluster server as the Roaming server. Domino displays a list of all the servers in the cluster.

7. Select the additional servers you want to receive replicas, and then click OK.

8. Complete the rest of the fields the way you normally would when you upgrade a user for roaming, and then click OK.

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