Setting up DOLS on a Domino® server

Configure Domino® Off-Line Services (DOLS) to enable users to work on applications offline in a browser. DOLS runs on Domino® servers configured to work through a Microsoft™ IIS server.

About this task

You can enable any application for DOLS. The following templates, or their later version counterparts, are enabled for DOLS by default:

  • IBM® iNotes® (MAIL8.NTF, DWA7.NTF, and iNOTES6.NTF)
  • Discussion - IBM® Notes® and Web (R7) database (DISCSW7.NTF)

For information on setting up IBM® iNotes® on a server and using Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS) with it, see the IBM® iNotes® administrator product documentation.

To configure DOLS during Domino® server setup

Procedure

  1. Under Setup Internet services for select Web Browsers (HTTP services) and click Customize.
  2. In the Domino® tasks list, select DOLS Domino Off-Line Services.
  3. When prompted to create an access control list entry, add the LocalDomainAdmins group to all databases and templates.
  4. Accept the Prohibit Anonymous access to all databases and templates option. Note: If you deselect this option, you must open the ACL for each DOLS application and assign No Access to Anonymous.
  5. Make sure the following names match:
    • TCP/IP DNS host name -- Open Network Neighborhood properties and TCP/IP properties. On the DNS Configuration tab or page, look at the Host option.
    • Server name -- Open the Server document and look at the Server name option.
    • Internet host name -- Open the Server document and look at the Fully qualified Internet host name option.

To configure DOLS manually

About this task

If you do not configure DOLS during Domino® server setup, you can configure DOLS manually by editing the server document.

Procedure

  1. Open the server document.
  2. Click Internet Protocols > HTTP.
  3. In the DSAPI filter file names field, enter the DSAPI filter file name that corresponds to the operating system that the server is running, and then restart the server:
    • Windows™ - ndolextn
    • Linux™ - libdolextn
    • IBM® AIX® - libdolextn
    • IBM® System z® - libdolextn
    • IBM® i - libdolextn
      Note: On the IBM® i platform, the server document is updated when a new server is configured or an existing server is modified using the CFGDOMSVR or CHGDOMSVR CL command with DOLS(*YES) specified.
  4. Create a DOLADMIN.NSF database from the template DOLADMIN.NTF.
  5. After the database is created, restart the Domino® administrator and click the Configuration tab. DOLADMIN.NSF is an option in the Navigation pane.

To set up DOLS on clustered servers

About this task

Before using DOLS on a clustered Domino® server, ensure the following:

  • The Domino® server is either a Domino® Utility Server or Domino® Enterprise Server
  • All servers in the cluster are running the same release of Domino® with DOLS
  • Clustered server management is running to handle replication failover and HTTP
  • Internet Cluster Manager is running
  • Subscription directories have the same name on every server in the cluster

To configure DOLS on a server that uses Web Site documents

About this task

If you create a Web Site Document (a type of Internet site document) on the Domino® server, you must add the appropriate DOLS DSAPI filter filename to the DSAPI field in the Web Site document for DOLS to be enabled. If there are several Web Site documents, you must add the DSAPI filter filename to each one. To add the DOLS DSAPI filter filename to a Web Site document:

Procedure

  1. Open the Web Site document.
  2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. In the DSAPI filter field, enter the DSAPI filter file name that corresponds to the operating system that the server is running, and then restart the server:
    • Windows™ - ndolextn
    • Linux™ - libdolextn
    • AIX® - libdolextn
    • System z® - libdolextn
    • IBM® i - libdolextn