��� Lotus ® Notes, Domino, Domino Designer Version 8.0.1 Release Notes GC23-5976-01 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in "Notices" on page 365. First Edition (January 18, 2008) This edition applies to IBM® Lotus® Notes® 8.0.1 and IBM Lotus Domino(TM) 8.0.1, and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1994, 2008. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. IBM Lotus Notes, Domino, Domino Designer 8.0.1 Release Notes Chapter 1 - About this release ............................................................................. 1 Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 1 Welcome to IBM Lotus Notes, Domino, and Domino Designer........................................... 1 Additional items on Notes and Domino CD -ROMs............................................................. 1 Help - usage and availability................................................................................................ 8 Release notes - updated information available on-line........................................................ 9 Contacting Customer Support ............................................................................................. 9 New in this release..................................................................................................................... 10 New features in IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.1........................................................... 10 Introducing IBM Lotus Notes Traveler ................................................................................. 15 Introducing Notes My Widgets............................................................................................. 16 Document compression....................................................................................................... 17 Domino 8.0.1 Administrator Client release information ....................................................... 17 Console Log Mirroring ......................................................................................................... 17 Activities Sidebar - new features and enhancements.......................................................... 18 What’s new in Domino 8.x Web services ............................................................................ 20 Notes install/upgrade and directory changes for Vista and XP SP 2................................... 23 Using update site controls with feature install and update .................................................. 23 NSF-based update site template enhancements ................................................................ 24 Notes installation on Macintosh - Beta preview................................................................... 25 Considerations for Notes on Macintosh - Beta.................................................................... 25 WebSphere Portal composite application support for Notes upgrade ................................. 29 IBM Lotus Symphony - formerly Productivity Tools............................................................. 29 Backward compatibility .............................................................................................................. 30 Domino no longer ships with WebServer plug -in for WAS ................................................. 30 F5 is no longer used to lock your Notes ID.......................................................................... 30 Product compatibility .................................................................................................................. 30 Notes 8 features and Domino server dependencies ........................................................... 30 Using Notes/Domino 8 with BlackBerry servers .................................................................. 31 Chapter 2 - Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information ............................................................................................................ 33 Hardware requirements ............................................................................................................. 33 Notes and Domino 8.0.1 hardware requirements ................................................................ 33 Domino and DB2 - server requirements .............................................................................. 33 System i: Server hardware requirements ............................................................................ 34 Tested Smartcard Packages ............................................................................................... 35 Software requirements ............................................................................................................... 38 Notes and Domino 8.0.1 platforms and system requirements............................................. 38 Notes 8.0.1 installation matrix ............................................................................................. 47 Supported LDAP directory servers...................................................................................... 48 Lotus Sametime servers and available features.................................................................. 49 System i: i5/OS V5R4 Software requirements..................................................................... 50 System i: i5/OS V6R1 Software requirements..................................................................... 52 System i: IBM HTTP Server plug-in for Domino .................................................................. 54 System i and IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager 2.2 ................................................ 54 System i: Features not available with Domino 8.................................................................. 55 System z: Domino on z/OS now requires Perl .................................................................... 55 System z: DB2 requirements for LS:DO, LCLSX and DECS .............................................. 56 Domino Web Access system requirements ......................................................................... 56 IBM Lotus Notes, Domino, Domino Designer 8.0.1 Release Notes DECS: supported platforms and data drivers ...................................................................... 57 Citrix support statement....................................................................................................... 59 Supported languages/locales for Notes on Mac - Alpha preview ........................................ 59 AIX system requirements .................................................................................................... 60 Linux system requirements.................................................................................................. 61 SELinux is not supported..................................................................................................... 64 Linux for System z: 64-bit DB2 requirements ...................................................................... 64 Linux for System z: GNU debugger needed........................................................................ 64 Solaris system requirements ............................................................................................... 64 Windows system requirements............................................................................................ 65 Web browsers supported..................................................................................................... 65 KeyView filter formats supported......................................................................................... 66 Installation notes ........................................................................................................................ 68 Products to install and order of installation .......................................................................... 68 Notes silent multi-user install and Vista UAC ...................................................................... 69 Windows Vista: Considerations for Notes install ................................................................. 69 Single user access to Notes default install directories ........................................................ 71 Notes installation directories................................................................................................ 71 Notes shared network install not supported ........................................................................ 73 Notes Basic configuration cannot be run from Domino directory ........................................ 73 Installing and Notes launch from Linux CD -ROM............................................................... 73 CD mount issue with RHEL 5 for Notes installs .................................................................. 73 Installing Notes using "su root" on Linux ............................................................................. 74 Installing and uninstalling Notes on Mac OS plus - Beta..................................................... 74 Creating a verbose install log file......................................................................................... 76 Uninstalling a Notes 8 Beta version before install ..............................................................