This particular test verifies that Lotus Notes 8.5.3 will run on your existing hardware and does not affect any other applications and/or the PC environment. For example, you might choose to test the Lotus Notes 8.5.3 client on a sampling of your current PCs. These tests are the basic components of the new technology. Most companies execute tests that are known as unit or component tests.
The following flowchart shows the testing and pilot process:Įach part of the upgrade should be tested before you actually put any new technology into a production environment. Remember the identification of new features and requirements? This is where you create a test plan to test each of the upgrade elements, which includes the server, clients, applications, custom tools, and other items. You will need to begin documenting the process that will be used as a step-by-step upgrade guide. This is where you start to detail the upgrade process. In order to take advantage of this feature, you will need to have both servers and clients upgraded before the new functions are enabled. One example would be the new Lotus Domino 8.5.3 programming functions. It can take several iterations to get to this final architecture. In most organizations, this will normally be a phased approach. After all of the agreements have been approved and signed, your target architecture can be finalized.Īt this point, the final target architecture can be created. This phase is where you will build out your budgets, build out decision records, and obtain agreements from all interested parties in your organization. These requirements will be used to create the "draft" target architecture. These use cases and requirements can be used to determine upgrade steps, use of new features, systemic impacts, budgets, and timelines. When all the use cases have been created and agreed on, you can summarize them into a total list of requirements.
Experience tells us that most companies cannot identify 100 percent of their environment. THE COMPANY will upgrade their ND5/6/7/8 architecture to Lotus Domino 8.5.3 in X months, taking advantage of new Lotus Domino 8.5.3 features, and will also consolidate several servers during the upgrade.īefore you upgrade, make sure that you know what you have. A simple vision charter might read something like this: These goals can include your business needs, a basic idea of your current IT architecture, and some rough timelines for the upgrade. This phase is where you define your goals for the upgrade. These phases are explained in the sections that follow.
The Lotus Notes and Domino upgrade process consists of a number of phases.