A tool for moving databases: Part I

Suppose you create a new Domino server and want to move a large set of databases from an older server onto the new one. What steps would be involved in doing this correctly? While different administrators have different approaches to this task, here's a reasonable sequence of steps:

It would be nice if you could perform all these steps automatically, with the push of one button. And it would be great if you could move many databases at once.

This tip contains a tool that does all of these steps, and a bit more. One of the additional slick features is that you can turn on (or off) each of the steps mentioned above. So you can change the Help-About document for any set of databases without moving them at all. You can also make existing databases read-only without moving them, or move databases without making the old replica

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I am making the tool, which I call DB Mover, available for free to the Domino community. You may use DB Mover in any way that you like, including modifying or improving its code. The only restriction is that you must continue to give me credit for creating the tool, by including my name and web link in the Help-About and Help-Using documents. Here it is on my download page: http://www.chc-3.com/downloads/dbmover103.zip

Future monthly tips will explore details of how the tool works, including some coding tricks that may not be obvious.

Chuck Connell is president of CHC-3 Consulting , which helps organizations with all aspects of Domino and Notes. CHC-3 allows companies to outsource their Domino administration needs via DominoAdministration.com and runs the popular security site DominoSecurity.org .