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ClientGenie Analyzer:
Free audit tool for your Notes client
environment
Olaf Boerner
Admin2013 hosted by
THE VIEW
Boston, April 17 2013
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Audit your Notes clients ?
What is IBM doing ?
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Analyzing Notes Client: Standard
Notes Client is providing some information via
AdminP request during login
AdminP is adding information to personal
document
• Lotus Notes Client Version / Build
• Lotus Notes Platform
• Notes client machine name
View by Client Version
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WHY DO YOU NEED MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION ?
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Why ?
Ensure standards
Implement changes
Prevent problems
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Ensure Standards
Notes Client 8.5.3 FP3 ?
Standard Program directory ?
Everybody is using same notes data dir ?
Notes.ini is located in notes data ?
Cache.ndk is locted in c:/temp ?
Window Version – SP or build
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Typical Changes
Upgrading Notes Client to new version
Exchanging Hardware -> User receives a new laptop
Browser as your new standard mail client
Server consolidation (Move 4 to 1)
Typical questions
• What local databases does your user have ?
• Size of notes data directory ?
• Where is the notes.ini file ?
• Who has database links to SRV 1-4 on his desktop
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Notes Client Management Cycle
Lotus Policies
Scripting
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ClientGenie Analyzer
provides help
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ClientGenie:
Short Introduction
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ClientClient Management Modules
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ClientGenie: Configuration Management
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ClientGenie – Features
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ClientGenie Projects
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ClientGenie Architecture
Domino Server:
• 2 Databases
• ClientGenie Configuration
• ClientGenie Inventory
Notes Client
• Clientgenie.dll on every machine • Lotus Notes Program directory
• Lotus Notes Data directory
• Notes.ini entry: • extmgr_addin: clientgenie.dll
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ClientGenie Inventory Database
Inventory Database on Domino
Server
Person document
• for each user or
• for each user‘s machine
All information is stored in Notes
documents
Analyze your data with default
views
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How does ClientGenie analyzing your
Notes Clients ?
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ClientGenie: Points of Control
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ClientGenie: Points of Control
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ClientGenie Analyzer
Module
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What information can be monitored ?
Hardware •Computer Type
•Bios,
•Harddisk
•CPU, RAM
OS •Version
•Computername
•OS Username
Notes Client
•Version, Type
•Program path
•Data path
Notes.ini entries
pNAB
• Location
• Connection
•Policies
Local Databases
• Filesnames
• Size
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Analyze with Views
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ClientGenie Dashboard
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Analyze with WebDashboard
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Demo
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Best practices analyzing Notes Client
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BP: Standardize notes data path
Ensure that all users are using standard data
path
Why ?
• Upgrade local databases
• Change single user to multi user
• Ensure that changes will apply to users
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• Check directory size
• List all files in your local directory
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BP: Monitor notes.ini entries
You want to set Notes.ini entries
• Desktop Policy
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BP: Monitor notes.ini entries
Monitoring Notes.ini entries
• ClientGenie will report all notes.ini entries
• Notes.ini entries will be sorted in a view
Check which Notes users / clients has which
notes.ini entries
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Best practices: Policy Management
Policies are mandatory for using ID Vault and
applying security settings
How it works ? • Create Policy and Setting Documents in Domino
Directory
• Assign to user (Explicit, Organizational)
• User is authenticating with Domino server
• Notes Client is “downloading” policy setting and
creating documents in pnab (hidden view ($Policies)
• Notes client is assigning settings regarding policies
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Best practices: Policy Management
Troubleshooting ?
20% of all clients to not have current policies in
their local nab
How do I know? My personal experience
ClientGenie Analyzer can help
• Collecting policy document in local nab
• Storage in central inventory
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How to install ClientGenie ?
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ClientGenie Server Installation
Domino Server:
• 2 Databases
• ClientGenie Configuration
• ClientGenie Inventory
Databases can be copied to any server
Databases can replicate to servers in different
locations
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ClientGenie Client Installation
Clientgenie.dll must be copied to every machine
• Program directory
• Notes data directory
Options
• Software distribution tools like SMS, NetInstall ...
• Copy script during windows network login
• ClientGenie installation mail
Add clientgenie.dll to notes.ini
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How to add extmgr_addin entry
Desktop Settings
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Get you ClientGenie Analyzer Edition
www.clientgenie.com/analyzer
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