Comments on: Lotus Notes R8.5.1: SnTT – Updated (V2) Step-By-Step Presentation on Deploying R8.5.1 Clients using Smart Upgrade, the Install Shield Tuner, SURunAsWizard and Policies http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636 Got Notes? Need Help? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JC Jensen http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-6761 JC Jensen Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:24:55 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-6761 Just got a new desktop and ran the V3 of the doc on it and all went well. Must have been some bad stuff on my old desktop. (had numerous installs/uninstalls of different clients on it whcih could have messed things up. Thanks! Just got a new desktop and ran the V3 of the doc on it and all went well. Must have been some bad stuff on my old desktop. (had numerous installs/uninstalls of different clients on it whcih could have messed things up. Thanks!

]]> By: JC Jensen http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-6760 JC Jensen Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:05:29 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-6760 I was getting that error with your V2 presentation. I am now trying V3, and I don't thing the quotes need to go in the batch file (no batch file in V2 process). I am talking about in the V2 doc (page 61-64) or V3 doc (page 64-67) the paths of the Notes folder. Ours is c:\program files\lotus\notes and c:\program files\lotus\notes\data, and from what the error says "Error applying tranforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid" it looks like something is wrong with the paths. I have tried putting " " around the entire path in pages 64-67 in V3 doc, but it tells me I can't add " " in the lines. I was getting that error with your V2 presentation. I am now trying V3, and I don’t thing the quotes need to go in the batch file (no batch file in V2 process). I am talking about in the V2 doc (page 61-64) or V3 doc (page 64-67) the paths of the Notes folder. Ours is c:\program files\lotus\notes and c:\program files\lotus\notes\data, and from what the error says “Error applying tranforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid” it looks like something is wrong with the paths. I have tried putting ” ” around the entire path in pages 64-67 in V3 doc, but it tells me I can’t add ” ” in the lines.

]]> By: Marc Champoux http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-6759 Marc Champoux Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:32:54 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-6759 Hi JC, Yes, I think you will need to add quotes around certain paths of the batch file. I think you'll just need to add double quotes or single quotes at the beginning and then around the .mst file ... try the following: SET R85FILESPATH=%~dp0 "%R85FILESPATH%setup.exe" /s /v"ALLUSERS=1 TRANSFORMS="%R85FILESPATH%LotusNotes851Full.mst" /qb+!" "%R85FILESPATH%FixPack3\setup.exe" /S /v"/qb+" Regards, Marc Hi JC,

Yes, I think you will need to add quotes around certain paths of the batch file. I think you’ll just need to add double quotes or single quotes at the beginning and then around the .mst file … try the following:

SET R85FILESPATH=%~dp0
“%R85FILESPATH%setup.exe” /s /v”ALLUSERS=1 TRANSFORMS=”%R85FILESPATH%LotusNotes851Full.mst” /qb+!”
“%R85FILESPATH%FixPack3\setup.exe” /S /v”/qb+”

Regards,

Marc

]]> By: JC Jensen http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-6758 JC Jensen Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:53:29 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-6758 So I have followed this document to a T about 5 times now and I am still having issues. First thing is, in your document when building the transforms, you show the path of the Notes install as c:\notes, our’s is c:\program files\lotus\notes. So I changed each path like your documentation says to c:\program files\lotus\notes. I get through the whole process and run the upgrade file to test it and keep getting the same error over and over. “Error applying tranforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid”. Do I need to add ” ” around the paths of c:\program files\lotus\notes and c:\program files\lotus\notes\data because of the space between program and files? Anyone PLEASE help. I am so frustrated! So I have followed this document to a T about 5 times now and I am still having issues. First thing is, in your document when building the transforms, you show the path of the Notes install as c:\notes, our’s is c:\program files\lotus\notes. So I changed each path like your documentation says to c:\program files\lotus\notes. I get through the whole process and run the upgrade file to test it and keep getting the same error over and over. “Error applying tranforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid”. Do I need to add ” ” around the paths of c:\program files\lotus\notes and c:\program files\lotus\notes\data because of the space between program and files? Anyone PLEASE help. I am so frustrated!

]]> By: The New Domino Admin » Blog Archive » Lotus Notes R8.5.1: SnTT – Updated (V3) Step-By-Step Presentation on Deploying R8.5.1 Fix Pack 3 Clients using Smart Upgrade, the Install Shield Tuner, SURunAsWizard and Policies http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-6703 The New Domino Admin » Blog Archive » Lotus Notes R8.5.1: SnTT – Updated (V3) Step-By-Step Presentation on Deploying R8.5.1 Fix Pack 3 Clients using Smart Upgrade, the Install Shield Tuner, SURunAsWizard and Policies Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:39:39 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-6703 [...] on how to get Smart Upgrade working for you. You may (or may not), have read the 1st version, the 2nd version or even the “how-to-smart-upgrade” guide for the Fix Pack 1 and, if you did read them, [...] [...] on how to get Smart Upgrade working for you. You may (or may not), have read the 1st version, the 2nd version or even the “how-to-smart-upgrade” guide for the Fix Pack 1 and, if you did read them, [...]

]]> By: Edwin Figueroa http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-5602 Edwin Figueroa Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:26:48 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-5602 This is really strange. I've rebuilt the package from scratch ans it still refused to install the SSO feature. Not even the files needed are installed (nslsvice and npnotes.dll). Its as if I never selected the option when running the installation. I tested the package on a non vm machine and the same result. So I don't think its related to vm. I can manuallly install it using msiexec /i "\\path\to\installfiles\Lotus Notes 8.5.1.msi" ADDLOCAL=ClientSingleLogon /qb+ but can't get it to be inclused in the package for some reason. :( This is really strange. I’ve rebuilt the package from scratch ans it still refused to install the SSO feature. Not even the files needed are installed (nslsvice and npnotes.dll). Its as if I never selected the option when running the installation. I tested the package on a non vm machine and the same result. So I don’t think its related to vm. I can manuallly install it using msiexec /i “\\path\to\installfiles\Lotus Notes 8.5.1.msi” ADDLOCAL=ClientSingleLogon /qb+ but can’t get it to be inclused in the package for some reason. :(

]]> By: Marc Champoux http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-5507 Marc Champoux Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:29:50 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-5507 Hi Edwin, On my side, the SSO service does get installed/upgraded ... however, it doesn't kick-in until I have rebooted the machine. But apart from that, I haven't needed to do anything special re: SSO when I created the package. Maybe it's a known bug with the 7.0.3 client vs. Smart Upgrade ... I stopped counting how many PMRs I opened and got the answer "oh, yes, we know about this, it's a known bug... here's the workaround (when there's one)". Marc Hi Edwin,

On my side, the SSO service does get installed/upgraded … however, it doesn’t kick-in until I have rebooted the machine. But apart from that, I haven’t needed to do anything special re: SSO when I created the package.

Maybe it’s a known bug with the 7.0.3 client vs. Smart Upgrade … I stopped counting how many PMRs I opened and got the answer “oh, yes, we know about this, it’s a known bug… here’s the workaround (when there’s one)”.

Marc

]]> By: Edwin Figueroa http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-5466 Edwin Figueroa Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:42:37 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-5466 I was able to use WinRAR and to create a sfx file however I am now running into an issue with the Single Sign On feature not being installed when 7.0.3 is upgraded. I have rebuilt the package 4 times and made sure to include the option during install. FYI I'm testing the install on a VMWare windows XP session. Has anyone run into this? Is there a file in the package I can check to see that it was added correctly when packaging? I was able to use WinRAR and to create a sfx file however I am now running into an issue with the Single Sign On feature not being installed when 7.0.3 is upgraded. I have rebuilt the package 4 times and made sure to include the option during install.

FYI I’m testing the install on a VMWare windows XP session.

Has anyone run into this? Is there a file in the package I can check to see that it was added correctly when packaging?

]]> By: Marc Champoux http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-1997 Marc Champoux Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:01:15 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-1997 Hi Edwin, Thanks for your comments, it's very appreciated! In my particular case, I needed to create 1 big package so that could be downloaded by our remote sales force (with a bit of patience of course) and that needed to run with Admin rights (they only have Power User rights). If, in your case, all your users are in the same building and have access to a common network share, could you simply leave your "tuned" installation files on that network share and go into the Smart Upgrade Kits database and create a kit and tell it to execute the setup.exe of the "tuned" package on the network drive and pass the parameters that you would have normally passed to the SURunAsAdmin tool. However, if you do need to create 1 large file, then I suggest that you use Winzip or 7Zip or whatever is your favorite "zip" utility to create a self extracting file that would run the setup.exe and pass it the parameters. I know that I can do this with Winzip where I work so maybe it's also an option for you. Good luck! Marc Hi Edwin,

Thanks for your comments, it’s very appreciated!

In my particular case, I needed to create 1 big package so that could be downloaded by our remote sales force (with a bit of patience of course) and that needed to run with Admin rights (they only have Power User rights). If, in your case, all your users are in the same building and have access to a common network share, could you simply leave your “tuned” installation files on that network share and go into the Smart Upgrade Kits database and create a kit and tell it to execute the setup.exe of the “tuned” package on the network drive and pass the parameters that you would have normally passed to the SURunAsAdmin tool.

However, if you do need to create 1 large file, then I suggest that you use Winzip or 7Zip or whatever is your favorite “zip” utility to create a self extracting file that would run the setup.exe and pass it the parameters. I know that I can do this with Winzip where I work so maybe it’s also an option for you.

Good luck!

Marc

]]> By: Edwin Figueroa http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636&cpage=1#comment-1934 Edwin Figueroa Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:15:20 +0000 http://www.thenewdominoadmin.com/blog/?p=636#comment-1934 Great Article. I have one question however. How can we create a self extracting executable without using SURunAsWizard for admin rights. We have no need to use it as our users have those rights to pc's. Great Article. I have one question however. How can we create a self extracting executable without using SURunAsWizard for admin rights. We have no need to use it as our users have those rights to pc’s.

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