Initiate rename in Domino Directory

Triggered by: Performing an upgrade server to hierarchical in the Domino Directory.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Administrator.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: A new certified public key is assigned to the server and the Certified Public Key field in the Server document is updated.

Triggered by: The server polls its server document data looking for its new public key. The "Rename server in Domino Directory" administration request is triggered by the server recognizing that its name has changed.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: Update the server's name in the Domino Directory. Posts a "Rename in Access Control List" request and a "Rename in Person documents" request.

Triggered by: Completion of the "Rename server in Domino Directory" request.

Carried out on: All servers with databases that have been assigned administration servers.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: Updates the ACLs with the new server name.

Triggered by: Completion of the "Rename server in Domino Directory" request.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: According to the "Execute once a day request at" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: Updates the Person documents and posts a "Rename in Reader / Author fields" request.

Triggered by: Completion of the "Rename in Person documents" request.

Carried out on: All servers.

Carried out: According to the "Start executing on" and "Start executing at" settings for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: The Reader / Author fields are updated.

Requests are carried out only if change requests have expired according to the Name_Change_Expiration_Days setting in the NOTES.INI file.

Triggered by: Expiration of the period in which other servers in the domain can recognize both the old name and the new name of the server. The default is 21 days, but the administrator can set the Name_Change_Expiration_Days variable in the NOTES.INI file to a value between 7 and 60.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: According to the "Execute once a day request at" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: The "Change Request" is deleted.

Rename server - Cross domain administration request
Upgrading a server name to hierarchical
Administration process requests

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