A batch file for Lotus Notes Domino maintenance on Windows Server 2003

• Jerry Ober
• Published: 20 Mar 2008

Use this batch (.BAT) file in accordance with the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler to perform maintenance on, and then reboot your Windows 2003 servers that are running Lotus Notes Domino.

You must have the shutdown.exe executable command on the Windows 2003 server and be able to execute it from the script for this reboot to work.

A few additional things to keep in mind when using this batch file:

• The script will wait for 30 seconds before starting, so that it can be cancelled if needed.
• Upon using the .BAT file, the Domino service is intermittently stopped.
• Dates are set up so that log files can be renamed with date and time stamps.

REM Domino shutdown script
@ECHO OFF

REM ping nonexistent IP address and 
wait 30 seconds for a time out request
ECHO Waiting 30 seconds before shutting 
down the Domino Server... 
ECHO Press "<Ctrl>C" to stop shutdown
ECHO.
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 30000 >NUL

REM Shut down the Domino Service
net stop "Lotus Domino Server (LotusDominoData)"
ECHO Domino shutdown complete
ECHO.
@echo off

REM Shutdown the Domino SNMP AgentService

REM Setup Todays date to be used as the 
file extension for renamed datbases
for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4* delims=/ " %%i in 
('date /t') do set TDDAY=%%i&set 
TDMM=%%j&set TDDD=%%k&set TDYY=%%l
for /f "tokens=1,2* delims=: " %%i in ('time /t') 
do set TDHH=%%i&set TDMIN=%%j

REM Rename the log file
ECHO Renaming log file ...........Please Wait
ECHO.
rename C:LotusDominoDatalog.nsf 
log%TDYY%%TDMM%%
TDDD%%TDHH%%TDMIN%%.old
ECHO log file has been renamed
ECHO.

REM Rename the domlog file if it exists
ECHO Renaming domlog file ...........Please Wait
ECHO.
If exist C:LotusDominoDatadomlog.nsf rename 
C:LotusDominoDatadomlog.nsf domlog
%TDYY%%TDMM%%TDDD%%TDHH%%TDMIN%%.old
ECHO domlog file has been renamed
ECHO.

REM Delete all ".log" files that are more than 60 days old
ECHO Purging log files ...........Please Wait
ECHO.
REM This will delete all *.old files in the 
Domino Data directory older than 60 days. 
To test it first, use this line:
REM Forfiles -p C:LotusDominoData -s -m 
*.old -d -60  -c "cmd /c Echo 0x22@Path"
REM This will delete all *.old files in the 
Domino Data directory older than 60 days.
Forfiles -p C:LotusDominoData -s -m *.old 
-d -60 -c "cmd /c del @path"
Forfiles -p C:LotusDominoDataIBM_
TECHNICAL_SUPPORT -s -m *.dmp -d 
-60 -c "cmd /c del @path"
Forfiles -p C:LotusDominoDataIBM_TECHNICAL_
SUPPORT -s -m *.log -d -60 -c "cmd /c del @path"
Forfiles -p C:LotusDominoDataIBM_TECHNICAL_
SUPPORT -s -m *.txt -d -60 -c "cmd /c del @path"
Forfiles -p C:LotusDominoDataIBM_TECHNICAL_
SUPPORT -s -m *.zip -d -60 -c "cmd /c del @path"
ECHO Old log files have been removed
ECHO.

REM names.nsf maintenance
ECHO Performing maintenance on names.nsf 
...........Please Wait
ECHO.
REM C:LotusDominonfixup names.nsf
C:LotusDominonupdall names.nsf
C:LotusDominoncompact names.nsf
ECHO names maintenance complete
ECHO.

REM Perform Domino database maintenance on 
entire mail directory
REM ECHO Performing maintenance 
on mail directory ...........Please Wait
REM ECHO.
REM C:LotusDominonfixup 
C:LotusDominoDatamail
REM ECHO.
REM ECHO.
REM C:LotusDominonupdall -R 
C:LotusDominoDatamail
REM ECHO.
REM ECHO.
REM C:LotusDominoncompact 
C:LotusDominoDatamail
REM ECHO.
REM ECHO maintenance complete
REM ECHO.

REM mailbox.box maintenance
ECHO Performing maintenance on mailboxes 
...........Please Wait
ECHO.
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail.box  
C:LotusDominonfixup  mail.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail1.box 
C:LotusDominonfixup  mail1.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail2.box 
C:LotusDominonfixup mail2.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail3.box 
C:LotusDominonfixup mail3.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail4.box 
C:LotusDominonfixup mail4.box

If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail.box  
C:LotusDominonupdall  mail.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail1.box 
C:LotusDominonupdall  mail1.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail2.box 
C:LotusDominonupdall  mail2.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail3.box 
C:LotusDominonupdall  mail3.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail4.box 
C:LotusDominonupdall  mail4.box

If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail.box  
C:LotusDominoncompact -c mail.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail1.box 
C:LotusDominoncompact  mail1.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail2.box 
C:LotusDominoncompact mail2.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail3.box 
C:LotusDominoncompact mail3.box
If Exist C:LotusDominoDatamail4.box 
C:LotusDominoncompact mail4.box
ECHO MailBox maintenance complete
ECHO.
echo Run shutdown command.
SHUTDOWN /L /R /T:0

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