Flashback Friday - A Full-Text Index Optimization recap

Flashback Friday - A Full-Text Index Optimization recap

This hit is from the not-too-distant past, it is a recap of a recap! Wednesday, April 10, 2024 with a complete overview of some of our Full-Text Index Optimization ideas.

Flashback Friday - DBMT+ Integration!

Today, we continue our journey into the still relevant past, with Flashback Friday!

This hit is from Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - Another customer sees the benefits of our DBMT+ integration

Enjoy. 

Note: Some of the names of the products have change. Defrag.NSF and DDO are now the Domino Optimizer!

Recapping newly released features and free utilities

It's time to recap three fantastic feature releases and free utilities from last year!

1. The Notes.ini Viewer

The Notes.ini Viewer offers a streamlined way to access and review your server’s Notes.ini file with just a single click. It not only provides a clear view of this essential configuration file but also highlights key lines using colour-codes, ensuring that important settings are easy to identify and manage. See all the details here -> https://ab1osborne.blogspot.com/2024/08/introducing-our-new-notesini-viewer.html

This functionality is embedded in The Domino Optimizer and also available for free with our Notes.ini Viewer.

2. Full Text Index view and management

As they say, "You don't know what you don't know" and the fact is, it is highly likely that your full-text indexes are out of control! The Domino Optimizer now records the initial size of an FTI, making it easy to spot growth and be alerted to it. You can then easily schedule a rebuild and growth alert. See https://ab1osborne.blogspot.com/2024/09/it-is-likely-that-your-full-text.html for all the details.

We also offer our free Domino FTI Viewer, to help you start your journey on Full Text Index management.  

3. DAOS Search

We were super happy with this new addition, DAOS Attachment Search in the Domino Database Optimizer. This feature allows administrators to quickly find databases containing a specific attachment by dragging it onto the search form and clicking "search." Key benefits include quick attachment searches, enhanced security against viruses, data leak detection, content monitoring, a user-friendly interface, time-saving efficiency, thorough coverage even for renamed attachments, and an audit trail for compliance. What’s not to love about this? Check it out here

Thanks for reading, until next time.

Introducing Flashback Friday: A Journey Through Our Blog Archives!

For decades, we’ve been sharing insights, tips, and stories about our Domino development. But let’s face it—some of our best posts are buried deep in the archives, waiting to be rediscovered. That’s where Flashback Friday comes in!

Every Friday, we’ll dust off a gem from our blog’s past—an article that’s just as relevant today as it was when we first hit “publish.”  

Flashback Friday is your chance to revisit (or discover for the first time) some of our greatest hits.

And as a special treat we'll extend our trial license periods to 60 days during February, 2025.

Todays hit is from Wednesday, June 12, 2019  Are you getting the best from DBMT?

Enjoy. 

Note: Some of the names of the products have change. Defrag.NSF, DDO are now the Domino Optimizer!

Our Security Check Application has been updated with information from HCL Domino 14.0 FP3

Our Security Check Application has been updated with information from HCL Domino 12.0.2 FP4 and FP5.

We are excited to announce that our proprietary security check application is now update with information relating to Domino 14.0 FP3 This upgrade makes our application more necessary than ever in maintaining the security and integrity of your Domino server, helping you keep track of any missing security fixes and updates.

As you may know, running old and outdated software can pose a significant cybersecurity risk, as older software versions may contain known vulnerabilities and security weaknesses that cyber attackers can exploit. Our security check application's primary role is to mitigate this risk by making you aware of what you might be missing. 

How does it work?

Simply visit our application, input your Domino server details, and our updated application will check for patches and security fixes. It will then provide a report, signifying which security fixes your current version of Domino is missing.

This security check is built into our Domino Optimizer solution. 

The Domino Optimizer is a culmination of over a decade of optimization work. The product serves as an ultimate 'set and forget' utility for Domino, offering an intuitive user interface for user-friendly operations. The Domino Optimizer is essentially an evolved version of the Defrag. NSF+ utility and encompasses all its key features. Offering a year's license for $US 150 per server, it aims to facilitate superior optimization processes economically. Free trial options are available for users willing to explore its features before committing to the full version click here for more details.

Your support options for the "Friday 13th Router bug"

HCL Domino Development has identified a critical issue affecting ALL Domino server versions as of December 13, 2024. 

https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0118192

Here are you options !

HCL have already created and are continuing to work on fixes for Domino 9.01 onwards.

For Customers with Active Support (S&S) you can access the fix via the My HCL Software Portal. Fixes are available only for customers with valid entitlements and active support (or extended support for v9/v10).

For Customers Without Active Support you must restart using the Domino CCB Term license or contact HCL Sales/Support.

Fixes are not available for customers without active support unless they reinstate support or purchase specific fixes.

For IBM Domino v9 and v10 Customers:

Scenario 1: Customers with active S&S and extended support can open a support case to receive the fix.

Scenario 2: Customers without active S&S or extended support must reinstate S&S to receive fixes.

Scenario 3: Customers with newer Domino versions (active S&S) but older v9/v10 without extended support must:

- Open a support case to receive the fix.

- Commit to one of the following:

Option (a): Purchase Extended Support (12-month fixed fee, 20% of annual S&S or $10,000 USD minimum).

Option (b): Purchase the specific fix $ per version/OS combination you require.

UPDATE: I've been told you MUST have active S&S to get the fix - you can't just purchase it. That is not an option.

Important Notes: Fixes will not be available for all interim versions of IBM Domino v9/v10. Customers on versions older than v9.0.1 (e.g., v8.5 or v7.x) must upgrade to supported versions (v12.0.2 or v14.0.x) to receive fixes.

If you are in Australia or New Zealand and want a hand, contact us and we’ll do whatever we can to help out.

Our free FTI Viewer just paid for itself again!

So I loaded up our FTI Viewer to check on the state of the Full Text indexes on one of our mail servers and spotted this:

A quick glance shows things aren’t right, because the FTI is nearly as large as the database and we can see at a glance that filters were not used when it was created. We’ve written about this before and it is never a good idea

To fix the problem I simply switched over to the Optimizer and asked it to rebuild the index with filters at a particular time/date.

And then voilà, the FTI is back in shape, nice and small. 

I wonder what the FTI viewer can show you regarding your servers. Why don't you take a look ?