All You Need to Know About HCL Notes 64-Bit Clients
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The document discusses the introduction of HCL Notes 64-bit clients, detailing the upgrade process from 32-bit to 64-bit, and the challenges associated with this transition. It emphasizes the advantages of 64-bit technology and outlines specific steps for migrating data and adjusting application code. Additionally, it addresses third-party add-in dependencies and offers resources for attendees to provide feedback and access post-webinar materials.
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All You Need to Know About HCL Notes 64-Bit Clients
- 1. Make Your Data Work For You All You Need to Know About HCL Notes 64-bit Clients January 31st, 2023
- 2. Christoph Adler @cadler80 Senior Consultant panagenda Host & Speaker Xaver Benz @panagenda Head of Marketing and Training panagenda
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- 4. Agenda A closer look into HCL Notes 64-bit Upgrading from Notes 32-bit to Notes 64-bit Domino application design challenges Third-party Add-in dependencies
- 5. Make Your Data Work For You A closer look into HCL Notes 64-bit
- 6. • Requested from customers and partners (for a long time) • I officially heard about 64-bit Notes the first time at IBM Think 2018 in Las Vegas – announced for Notes 10.0.1 Why HCL Notes 64-bit?
- 7. • Just ~4,5 Years later, we have a 64-bit Notes client HCL Notes 12.0.2 is now available in 64-bit
- 8. • It’s not the old (and slow) 32-bit Notes any longer • State of the art – technology → 64-bit • From a political point of view, it’s now way easier to have HCL Notes as a strategic solution as it was with 32-bit • As soon as there are only Notes 64-bit clients any longer, there might be other improvements like 4 GB → >18 EB (18 billion GB) or just 16 GB Advantages of HCL Notes 64-bit
- 9. • This is only a disadvantage: Memory → Citrix, Windows Terminal Server (and VDI) +/- a factor of 2 • Local transaction load unknown or possibly negligible Changes 32-bit → 64-bit I 32-bit 64-bit
- 10. Changes 32-bit → 64-bit II 32-bit 64-bit
- 11. • Program folder C:Program Files (x86)HCLNotes → C:Program FilesHCLNotes • COM Objects https://domino-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/DDXP-I-324 https://techtalk.gfi.com/32bit-object-64bit-environment/ https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB01015 • Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeLotusNotes → HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARELotusNotes • Installer(s): Be careful → Notes 32-bit Installer can’t detect Notes 64-bit clients Changes 32-bit → 64-bit III
- 12. • NICE64 (nice64.exe) Notes_12.0.2_Win_64bit_EnglishUtilityNotesCustomizationKit_1_0.zip Can (currently) only detect 64-bit clients “completely” ▪ Run nice64.exe first and then nice.exe afterwards A future Nice”96”.exe version, which detects and cleans 32- and 64-bit clients,is possible but not decided by HCL yet Changes 32-bit → 64-bit IV
- 13. Big changes – and as far as I can see – big challenges Here are some HCL Kbase articles about Notes 12.0.2 64-bit: Challenges with HCL Notes 64-bit I
- 14. Is this a showstopper for the HCL Notes 12.0.2 64-Bit? → NO By the way → FP1 is upcoming Challenges with HCL Notes 64-bit II
- 15. … for my production environmentright now? Should I use HCL Notes 12.0.2 64-bit …
- 16. Make Your Data Work For You Upgrading from Notes 32-bit to Notes 64-bit
- 17. In general, we do not recommend in-place upgrades at all. In case of an upgrade of a 32-bit Notes client this isn´t even possible! The following steps are needed to move from: HCL/IBM Notes 32-bit → HCL Notes 12.0.2 64-bit Upgrading Notes 32-bit to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit I
- 18. Step 1: Do a complete backup of your data directory and notes.ini Step 2: Use the nice tool to uninstallthe existing Notes client. (it is mandatory to use the 32-bit nice.exe) Upgrading Notes 32-bit to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit II
- 19. Step 3: Prepare your data directory. If you install a multiuserclient, the data folder can stay at the old position. But we recommend to move the data folder to the new default location %LocalAppData%HCLNotesData If you moved your aata directory, keep in mind to check your notes.ini for folder and directory changes as well. Upgrading Notes 32-bit to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit III
- 20. Step 4: Install Notes 12.0.2 64-Bit Pick the prepared folder if needed during the installation. After installation and notes.ini has been prepared, Notes is ready for a first start. See here for the “Notes 9.0.x to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit upgrade installation instructions” document: https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102196 Upgrading Notes 32-bit to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit IV
- 21. Upgrading Notes 32-bit to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit V UPGRADE FREE25
- 22. Upgrading Notes 32-bit to Notes 12.0.2 64-bit VI SCAN ME
- 23. Make Your Data Work For You Domino application design challenges
- 24. • Find and add code that compares whether NotesSession.Platform = “Windows/32“ → will not work on 64-bit • Or even LCase$(Left$(NotesSession.Platform,3))=“win” • The latter ensures that the code runs on 64-bit BUT: the code may have to be adapted for 64-bit LotusScript Code I
- 25. • Declare Function Calls Calls of Notes or operating system functions “All” pointer and type variables must be checked and adjusted if necessary Usually Long (32-bit) → Double (64-bit) The good news • Almost all of Notes own calls DO NOT haveto be changed • DB and Window Handles are not pointers The bad news • Which calls use pointers → Microsoftdocumentation/Google, call by call • Some OS functions still return a double for handles (e.g. GetActiveWindow) ▪ However, such values may then have to be passed to other functions viaCLng(Var). LotusScript Code II
- 26. • Declare Function Calls ({|||"|')win[A-Z-/2-6]*({|||"|’) declare function.*as long end type.*declare function LotusScript Code III
- 27. • Declare Function Calls LotusScript Code IV
- 29. We Recommend
- 30. Make Your Data Work For You Third party Add-in dependencies
- 31. • Notes.ini EXTMGR_Addins=… NSF_HOOKS=… AddinMenu=… • Examples panagenda MarvelClient Essentialsand licensed: since GA/12.0.53 ▪ Templates > 20220930 ; MarvelClient Upgrade since 12.0.32 − Ytria EZ Suite since V20 − Teamstudio Developer Tools 64-bit Beta currently ongoing − Adobe? Salesforce? SAP? McAfee? Symantec? 3rd party products MarvelClientAnalyze
- 32. • MarvelClient Upgrade will remain in 32-bit architecture (for now) – But of course it also fully supports for 64-bitupgrades and WITH/INSIDE a Notes 64-bitclient • MarvelClient Support Helper: New Version available → 4.0.1 – https://www.panagenda.com/kbase/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=55247160 Last but not least ...
- 33. Your Feedback Matters to Us SCAN ME THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Q & A
- 34. Appendix Links to panagenda’s HCLNotes/Domino solutions mentionedin the presentation: • MarvelClient – https://www.panagenda.com/marvelclient/ • MarvelClientUpgrade – https://www.panagenda.com/marvelclient/modules/marvelclient-upgrade/ • MarvelClientEssentials – https://www.panagenda.com/marvelclient/free-editions/marvelclient-essentials/ • iDNA Applications – https://www.panagenda.com/idna-applications/