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HCL Notes and Domino V14.5 is Released!
Version 14.5 of HCL Notes (Lotus Notes) and HCL Domino have been released today. Some details you might like to know…
You can watch the replay of the release announcement on youtube right here:
The download website is here and rather than remember that, just bookmark my page with all the Domino links you’ll want in one place!
HCL Support Forums have moved to new HCL Developer Community
HCL migrated the support forums from the old community where you also created support tickets, to the new website used for other community functions. All of the data has been brought over. You may need to create a new login if you haven’t already accessed the new website.
New site: https://developer.ds.hcl-software.com/
The Former site: https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=csm_index
You still visit this former site to create tickets with HCL technical support.
Don’t feel like you need to remember all of this? Just come here to my blog and click the Essential Notes/Domino Links link on the right-hand side or bookmark the short URL.
New Notes/Domino Community hosted by HCL
HCL just launched a new online community around their software. It supports blogs, events, presentations, job postings and a number of other resources to make it a central place for users, administrators, and developers to communicate with each other and with HCL.
Here is a link: https://developer.ds.hcl-software.com/
I have also added it to my Essential Notes/Domino links Page so you just need one link to get to everything: https://bit.ly/dominolinks
(Updated Dec 14) Critical Alert: Do Not Restart Domino Servers After 2024-12-13 Without the Hot Fix
14 Dec 2024 UPDATE: Less than 24 hours from first posting and the technote below has already been updated to include links to the hot fixes for the latest versions of 11, 12, and 14 with additional fixes coming. Note: You must be current on your software support license to obtain the patches. Also updated that patches will be provided for V9 and V10 for customers paying for extended support. HCL is doing a great job handling this.
HCL released this alert regarding all versions of Domino on all platforms.
In short, there is a date/time bug in the code that will cause mail routing to fail if the server is restarted as of 13 December 2024. Read the technote for details:
“CRITICAL ALERT: Mail not routing after Domino restarts beginning 13 December 24”
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0118192
This is the first time I have ever seen such a notice regarding Lotus Notes / Domino ever. To this I will say,
First, impressive that this is the first time in 30 years (including leading up to Y2K) that they have had such a notice and
Second, that by mid day, they had identified the issue and are working on the hot fix.
Third, this is only an issue if you restart Domino, (though I would avoid restarting the router task as well) and Domino is renowned for its reliability, so hopefully you we can all just leave well enough alone and wait for the HF.
NOTICE: if you are one of those companies who quit paying your software and support licensing, you’re about to get a reminder that software isn’t free. You will need to re-instate your licenses to get access to the hot fix. Even if you are running *OLD versions* (9.0 and earlier even), your server will not route mail once it is restarted. An impactful time bomb for sure. (UPDATE: The technote has been updated that a hot fix will also be created for V9.0.1 and V10, provided you are on extended support)
With that in mind, If you need to re-instate your licenses so you can access the hot fix, send an email to me at Info@divergentnw.com . Don’t wait until your server restarts.
My heart goes out to the developers working to generate a hot fix for this. Not the kind of pressure anyone wants going into a weekend. My turn will come in this event. I will be the one installing the hot fix on servers everywhere as soon as it is available.
HCL Domino and HCL Notes (Lotus Notes) V14.0 FP2 Released: 65 Fixes Included
Today HCL released V14.0 FP2 of HCL Domino and HCL Notes #LotusNotes. Here is the announcement from HCL with all the details. Fix Packs just have fixes, no new features. This Fix Pack has 65 published fixes. You can find a brief description of the full list on the fixlist website.
You will find the software on the “Recently Released” list when you first log into the download site.
And a reminder that I have a page with links to my favorite websites for HCL Notes (Lotus Notes) and Domino at the top right of my page under “Me on the Web” section. You can always go there to find what you’re looking for.
HCL Domino /(Lotus Notes) V14.0 is now available!
Ahead of schedule, HCL has released V14.0 of HCL Domino and HCL Notes (Lotus Notes as most of us still like to call it). Numerous major new features, like the new auto-update for the software. Find a detailed list of what’s new here: https://help.hcltechsw.com/domino/14.0.0/admin/wn_140.html
You can also watch the official release event (which covers a lot more) here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3240097374153477467
If you dislike flexnet as much as most people, you can download the software at the very user-friendly site: https://my.hcltechsw.com/downloads/domino/domino
As you plan to upgrade your Notes clients to V14, keep in mind that there is no 32 bit version of V14, so unless you are already running 64 bit V12.x, you will need to uninstall the software before installing V14. If you’re using Panagenda’s MarvelClient for handling your upgrades, that will also take care of it.
HCL Notes & Domino V12.0.1 Beta 1: How to Download, How to Join the Forum, What’s New
The Beta 1 version of Notes and Domino V12.0.1 is now available on Flexnet. If you are licensed for Notes & Domino, this video shows how to download the beta. It also shows how to get to the HCL blog post with lots of details including what is new and how to participate in the beta forum with the developers.
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