Setting up roaming servers in a cluster

Configure a cluster of servers to support Notes® roaming users. Make sure that replicas of each user's roaming files are on at least two roaming servers in the cluster. When a user tries to access roaming files on a server that is not available, Domino® fails over to a different cluster server that has replicas of the user's roaming files.

About this task

When you use the Domino® Administrator to register new users, you can set them up during registration for roaming in a cluster. You can also upgrade existing users for roaming in a cluster.

When you use the Web Administrator to register new users, you can set them up for roaming but not for roaming in a cluster. To set them up for roaming in a cluster, register them as roaming users, and then manually create replicas of the roaming files on as many cluster servers as you want.

You cannot use the Web Administrator to configure users for roaming.

Setting up new users for roaming in a cluster

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.
  2. In the Tools pane, expand People, and then click Register.
  3. In the Choose a Certifier dialog box, select a certifier and click OK.
  4. In the Register Person -- New Entry dialog box, select Enable roaming for this person and Create a Notes ID for this person.
  5. Select Advanced, and then click the Roaming tab.
  6. Enable the Roaming Server option and click Roaming Server.
  7. Select a cluster server as the Roaming Server and click OK.
  8. Click Roaming Replicas.
  9. Select Create roaming file replica(s). A list is displayed of the servers in the same cluster as the Roaming Server.
  10. Do one of the following:
    • To create replicas of the roaming files on all of the cluster servers, skip this step.
    • To change the list of servers to receive replicas, use the Remove Server(s) and the Add Server(s) options.
  11. Optional: Select Create replica(s) in background.
  12. Click OK, then complete any other fields on the Roaming tab.
  13. Optional: To create a replica for this user, follow the procedure for creating mail replicas in a cluster during user registration.
  14. Complete the rest of the user registration.

Setting up existing users for roaming in a cluster

Procedure

  1. From the Domino® Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.
  2. In the Task pane, click People.
  3. In the Results pane, select the people you want to give the ability to roam.
  4. In the Tools pane, expand People, and then click Roaming.
  5. In the Where should the users roaming files be stored? section, enable the Roaming Server option and click Roaming Server.
  6. Select a cluster server as the Roaming server. A list of all the servers in the cluster appears.
  7. Select the additional servers you want to receive replicas and click OK.
  8. Complete the rest of the fields used to upgrade a user for roaming and click OK.