Next Time RTFM, Myself Included

We are working on a Lotus Quickplace tool for a rather large customer.
Problem was we don't have QP running, just Lotus Quickr 8.2.

Small differences could be project threatening, so off I go to build a QP 7.x server.

Using Lotus Domino 7.0.4 as the base.

Any takers what is wrong with this configuration?

Herein is a warning to us all.

Never presume a version of any program works with any other program.

Needless to say in this lovely technote(#1380610) from IBM the following is succinctly stated among other information:

Lotus QuickPlace 7.0 or 7.x is not supported, and should not be installed, on Lotus Domino 7.0.4.

So back to Partnerworld I go for the 4th time today in search of code.

The Ghost of Sametime

As one should figure by now, today is Sametime day.

When upgrading from Lotus Sametime 2,3,7 to 8.0.2 you may experience the following:

Upgrading Domino to 802 so you can install Sametime 802 takes all the Sametime services out of the Windows services list. BUT, Domino still loads them, but one can not connect to ST of course.

EDIT: Of course Staddin was still loaded in notes.ini, I was just amused that the Windows services disappeared.

Once you have upgraded Domino to FP1, then restart it and shut it down.

Now install Sametime 802.

Bring the server back up and "POOF" Sametime Services are back running.

Strange but true stories out here in the wilds of Domino and Sametime upgrading to R8. All is well.

And don't forget to install all the Java update patches as well as the Sametime fixes.