The document discusses HCL Notes client upgrades, outlining challenges such as package creation, deployment, and execution triggers, while emphasizing the importance of staying current with security updates. It compares various upgrade solutions, highlighting features like flexibility and customization. A live demo is included to showcase an effective upgrade method called MarvelClient Upgrade.

1. Command & Conquer
HCL Notes Client Upgrades
Christoph Adler
Senior Consultant - panagenda
christoph.adler@panagenda.com

2. Christoph Adler - Senior Consultant at panagenda
20+ years of Lotus / IBM / HCL Digital Solutions experience
Focused on
• Notes Client Management & Upgrades
– incl. HCL Nomad (mobile) and Nomad for Web Browsers
• Analysis and Optimization of Notes/Domino infrastructures
• Cloud Migrations

3. Agenda
1. Why are we talking about Notes Upgrades?
2. HCL Notes Client Upgrade Challenges
3. Surprise Solution – which will make you happy ☺
4. Live Demo

4. Make Your Data Work For You
1. Why are we talking about
Notes Upgrades?

5. 1. Stay current with (security) updates
• Current available and supported releases
– HCL Notes 12.0.1 FP1 (April 2022)
• No EOL defined yet
– HCL Notes 11.0.1 FP5 (March 2021)
• No EOL defined yet
– HCL Notes 10.0.1 FP7 (July 2021)
• No EOL defined yet, BUT “Support Update - List of Exceptions Starting 12/31/2021” here:
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0085697
– HCL Notes 9.0.1 FP10 IF10 (October 2021)
• No EOL defined yet, BUT “Support Update - List of Exceptions Starting 12/31/2021” here:
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0085697

8. Make Your Data Work For You
2. HCL Notes Client
Upgrade Challenges

9. 2. HCL Notes Client – Upgrade Challenges
• Package creation and standardization
– Initial Install == Upgrades
– One package fits it all → Laptops, Desktops, Citrix & VDI
– Include Uninstall → needed in case of re-install
– Command lines and parameters/switches
– Installation order → Client, Language Packs, Fix Packs, Add-Ons, etc.
– Notes Client preparation/optimization (see next slide)
• Package deployment
– Remote workers (with or without VPN)

10. 2. HCL Notes Client – Upgrade Challenges (cont.)
• Execution trigger
– Notes internal solutions
– Software deployment solution
– GPO (Group Policy Object)
– Logon script
– Manual start
• Notes Client preparation/optimization
− Windows Services
− jvm.properties file
− ODS
− Stub notes.ini
− Config file

11. Challenges for HCL Notes deployments/upgrades
• Migration
– Data folder
– SharedData folder
– Program folder
– notes.ini
– …

12. Upgrade Solution Comparison
Feature Smart Upgrade Notes Auto
Update
InstallShield
Tuner
Software
Deployment
Marvel Client
Upgrade (FREE25)
Easy to configure
100% flexible customization Limited Very costly
Upgrade as local Admin
Upgrade as Domain Admin
Upgrade via Service
Windows UAC support Depends on solution
Clean and safe with uninstall
Any2any Upgrades in one
single step
„Knows Notes“ notes.ini,
names, …

13. Upgrade Solution Comparison (cont.)
Feature Smart Upgrade Notes Auto
Update
InstallShield
Tuner
Software
Deployment
Marvel Client
Upgrade (FREE25)
Initial configuration
for end users
Without scripts /
programming
Limited
Change of ALL folder
locations
Fastest possible upgrades
Users can choose when to
upgrade
Upgrades without
data loss
Home Office package
distribution
Depends on solution
Customizable
design

14. Upgrade Solution Comparison (cont.)
Feature Smart Upgrade Notes Auto
Update
InstallShield
Tuner
Software
Deployment
Marvel Client
Upgrade (FREE25)
Customizable
text and languages
Citrix and VDI upgrades
Citrix and VDI Optimization
Success Reporting
and Monitoring
Only if
successful
Only if
successful

15. The (only) Solution
MarvelClient Upgrade FREE25

17. Make Your Data Work For You
4. Live Demo

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