Installing Domino Volt

To install Domino Volt, complete the following tasks:

Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version of Volt, the install script replaces all files in [Domino_PROGRAM]/osgi/volt and some files in [Domino_DATA]/volt. There is no need to remove these older files before you upgrade. However, you might want to consider backing up your previous version of Volt before you run the install script.

Extract installation files

Extract the installation package (.zip file) to any temporary directory on the server.

This installation package will contain the following (minimum) subfolders:
  • bundles: OSGI content to be deployed to the server
  • linux: Linux operating-system specific content
  • templates: Domino application templates used by Volt
  • windows: Windows operating-system specific content

Run the installation script

Note: Important: You must stop the Domino server before running the install script.
  1. Open a command line console to the server.
    • For Windows open using an account with elevated administrative privileges such as the Administrator account.
    • For Linux open SSH console to the server. For Linux you will either need to be using the root account or an account with sudo privileges.
  2. Navigate to the appropriate subfolder (windows or linux) and run the install script.
    • For Windows this is install.bat.
    • For Linux you may need to add executable permissions to the script using the command: sudo chmod +x install.
  3. Answer the questions and follow the instructions from the script.
Note: The Linux install script prompts you for the Domino user and group names. It's important that you choose a name without quotes. If a name defaults to a quoted string (e.g. "notes"), be sure to input a string without quotes. For example, this is incorrect:
**********************************
 HCL Domino Volt Environment
**********************************
 HCL Domino User:       "notes"
 HCL Domino Group:      "notes"
 Program Directory:     /opt/hcl/domino
 Data Directory:        /local/notesdata

 Proceed with installation?
This is correct:
**********************************
 HCL Domino Volt Environment
**********************************
 HCL Domino User:       notes
 HCL Domino Group:      notes
 Program Directory:     /opt/hcl/domino
 Data Directory:        /local/notesdata

 Proceed with installation?