Setting Basics preferences for domain management

You can set basic administration preferences for how to manage Domino® domains.

Procedure

  1. From the Domino Administrator, click File > Preferences > Administration Preferences.
  2. In the Basics section, under Manage these Domino Domains do one:
    • Click New to add a domain, and then continue with Step 3.
    • Click Edit to edit an existing domain, and then continue with Step 3.
    • Click Delete to delete an existing domain
  3. Complete these fields and then click OK:
    Table 1. Fields in the New Domain or Edit Domain dialog box

    Field

    Action

    Domain name

    Enter the name of the domain to add, or edit an existing name.

    Domino directory servers for this domain

    Enter one or more directory servers, separated by commas, or edit the list. For example:

    Mail-E/East/RenovationsMail-W/West/Renovations

    What location settings do you want to use for this domain?

    Choose one:

    • Do not change location
    • Change to this location. Specify the location from which you want to manage this domain.
  4. Under Domino Administrator Startup Settings, complete these fields:
    Table 2. Domino Administrator Startup Settings

    Field

    Action

    On startup

    Choose one of the following startup options:

    • Don't connect to any server
    • Connect to last used server
    • Connect to specific server, and then specify the startup domain and startup server.

    Automatically run in live console mode:

    Choose this option to open the Domino Administrator client with a live server console window. Enter Domino commands from this live console.

    Open specific database(s):

    Click to open databases that you specify on a server you specify when the Domino Administrator client is started, and then complete these fields:

    • Database(s): -- By default, this field contains the database file name for the Domino Domain Monitoring database (DDM.NSF). To add additional databases, enter the database file names, separated by commas.
    • Server -- Specify the name of the server on which the specified databases are stored.

    Show administrator home page

    Do one:

    • Check this box to see the home (Welcome) page each time you start the Domino Administrator.
    • Uncheck this box if you do not want to see the Welcome page.

    Refresh server bookmarks

    Do one:

    • Check this box to update the server's bookmarks each time you start the Domino Administrator.
    • Uncheck this box if you do not want to refresh the server's bookmarks each time you start the Domino Administrator.
  5. Click OK, or click Files to continue setting preferences.