Running the Updall task

You can run Updall using the Task - Start tool or console command method.

Using the Task - Start tool

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, select the server on which to run Updall.
  2. Click the Server > Status tab.
  3. In the Task pane, click Task > Start.
  4. Select Updall.
    Important: Do not select Update.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • To customize how Updall runs, click Select advanced options, and then click Start Task. Specify options to customize how Updall runs, then click OK.
    • To run Updall without options, deselect Select advanced options and then click Start Task.

Using a console command

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, select the server on which to run Updall.
  2. Click the Server > Status tab.
  3. Click Server Console.
  4. In the Domino Command field, type the following command and then press ENTER:

    Load updall databasepath options

    where databasepath specifies the files on which to run Updall and options are Updall command-line options.

    For example, type:

    Load updall SALES.NSF -F

Results

The following table illustrates how you can use databasepath to specify databases, folders, and subfolders.

Table 1. Examples of databasepath
To update Example command Files updated
Specific databases in the Domino® data folder Load updall SALES.NSF,DEV.NSF DATA\SALES.NSF

DATA\DEV.NSF

All the databases in a folder relative to the Domino® data folder Load updall SALES DATA\SALES\all databases
A specific database in a folder relative to the Domino® data folder Load updall SALES\USER1.NSF DATA\SALES\USER1.NSF

All the files specified in an IND file created in the Domino® data folder

Note: If you are using the -T flag to specify a view, Indirect files (.IND) cannot be used.
 Load updall WEEKLY.IND

where WEEKLY.IND contains:

SALES.NSF

DEV.NSF

SALES\USER1.NSF

SALES\NEW

 DATA\SALES.NSF

DATA\DEV.NSF

DATA\SALES\USER1.NSF

DATA\SALES\NEW\all databases

Using a Program document

About this task

Use a Program document to schedule Updall to run with options at a regular time. Note that by default Updall is included in the NOTES.INI setting ServerTasksAt2, so it runs daily at 2 AM on all databases without options.

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab.
  2. Next to Use Directory on, select the server with the replica of the Domino® Directory that you want to modify.
  3. Expand Server > Programs and then click Add Program.
  4. Complete these fields on the Basics tab:
    Table 2. Basics tab

    Field

    Enter

    Program name

    Updall

    Command line

    Command line options. Don't specify "load" before the options.

    Server to run on

    Server on which to run Updall

    Comments

    Optional comments
  5. Complete these fields on the Schedule tab:
    Table 3. Schedule tab

    Field

    Enter

    Enabled/disabled

    Enabled

    Run at times

    Times to run Updall each day

    Repeat interval of

    How soon to run Updall again after it completes

    Days of week

    The days to run Updall
  6. Click Save and Close.