The target audience for this intermediate course is system administrators new to Lotus Domino, who have a general understanding of the Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes administration environment, and who will be responsible for initial installation and setup of a basic Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes 8 infrastructure, and setup of Domino Mail servers in the corporate intranet and extranet (i.e. Internet) environments.

Lesson 1: Setting Up the First Server and Administrator

• Topic 1A: Analyzing a Deployment Plan
• Topic 1B: Installing the IBM Lotus Domino Server Software
• Topic 1C: Installing the IBM Lotus Domino Administrator Client Software
• Topic 1D: Launching and Configuring the First Server
• Topic 1E: Configuring the First Workstation
• Topic 1F: Assigning Roles to Administrators and Servers

Lesson 2: Adding IBM Lotus Domino Servers

• Topic 2A: Registering Servers
• Topic 2B: Configuring and Starting Additional IBM Lotus Domino Servers

Lesson 3: Adding IBM Lotus Notes Clients

• Topic 3A: Creating an Organizational Unit Certifier
• Topic 3B: Registering New Administrators
• Topic 3C: Registering Users from a File
• Topic 3D: Replicating Server Document Changes
• Topic 3E: Setting Up an Administrator Workstation
• Topic 3F: Verifying the IBM Lotus Domino Installation
• Topic 3G: Creating Replicas on Multiple Servers

Lesson 4: Administering Users

• Topic 4A: Creating Groups
• Topic 4B: Creating an Organizational Policy
• Topic 4C: Creating and Assigning an Explicit Policy

Lesson 5: Setting Up Server Administration

• Topic 5A: Customizing the IBM Lotus Domino Administrator Work Environment
• Topic 5B: Setting Access to Create Databases on the Server
• Topic 5C: Setting Administration Levels
• Topic 5D: Setting Logging Levels

Lesson 6: Synchronizing IBM Lotus Domino System Databases

• Topic 6A: Creating Server Groups for Replication
• Topic 6B: Creating a Connection Document

Lesson 7: Configuring Basic Intranet Mail Routing

• Topic 7A: Configuring Notes Named Networks
• Topic 7B: Implementing a Hub-and-Spoke Mail Routing Topology
• Topic 7C: Selecting a Mail Storage Format for Incoming Mail

Lesson 8: Configuring Mail Routing to the Internet

• Topic 8A: Enabling the SMTP Listener Task
• Topic 8B: Configuring Basic SMTP Settings
• Topic 8C: Restricting Internet Mail Delivery
• Topic 8D: Enabling Whitelist and Blacklist Filters
• Topic 8E: Configuring Extended SMTP (E/SMTP) Options
• Topic 8F: Configuring Internet Addressing
• Topic 8G: Testing SMTP

Lesson 9: Establishing Mail Controls

• Topic 9A: Configuring Router Restrictions
• Topic 9B: Implementing Message Disclaimers
• Topic 9C: Implementing Mail Delivery Controls
• Topic 9D: Implementing Mail Transfer Controls
• Topic 9E: Configuring Multiple Server Mailboxes

Lesson 10: Implementing Mail Rules and Storage Limits

• Topic 10A: Creating and Activating a Server Mail Rule
• Topic 10B: Enabling Mail Journaling
• Topic 10C: Implementing Blacklist Tag and Whitelist Tag Mail Rule Conditions
• Topic 10D: Establishing Mail Quotas
• Topic 10E: Controlling Inbox Size with Inbox Maintenance
• Topic 10F: Archiving Mail

Lesson 11: Monitoring Mail

• Topic 11A: Verifying Routing and Checking Mail Delivery
• Topic 11B: Enabling Mail Statistics
• Topic 11C: Enabling Message Tracking
• Topic 11D: Configuring Message Recall

Lesson 12: Resolving Common Mail Routing Problems

• Topic 12A: Sending a Mail Trace
• Topic 12B: Restarting the Router
• Topic 12C: Forcing Mail Routing
• Topic 12D: Resolving Undelivered and Dead Mail

Completion of the IBM Lotus Domino 8 System Administration Operating Fundamentals course (D8L75) or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Set up the first server and the administrator
• Add Lotus Domino servers
• Add Lotus Notes clients
• Administer users by creating groups and implementing policies
• Set up server administration
• Synchronize Lotus Domino system databases
• Configure basic intranet mail routing
• Configure mail routing to the Internet
• Establish mail controls
• Implement mail rules and storage limits
• Monitor mail
• Resolve common mail routing problems