Task: 
Add external drive into HCL Domino /local/notesdata or d:\hcl\domino\data, and subsequently move old apps to an archive folder which is on this extra disk just added. 
 
Notes: 
- If the apps have full-text indexes which are contained within .FT subfolders, move them with the apps, or remove the full-text indexes before moving, and re-create them afterwards. 
 
Steps: 
A. Linux 
1. Using vSphere client --> VM --> Edit Settings --> Add new disk to VM of sufficient size --> Click OK. 
 
2. Add disk to fstab (e.g. /local/archive/. 
- $ sudo mkdir /local/archive 
- $ sudo chown notes:notes /local/archive/ 
- $ sudo vi /etc/fstab 
<add the drive and save> 
 
3. Shutdown Domino, move the apps to the folder desired. 
- $ sudo systemctl stop domino.service 
- $ sudo mv /local/notesdata/archive/* /local/archive/ 
 
Verify the folder is empty: 
- $ ls -la /local/notesdata/archive 
<verify nothing left> 
 
Remove the now empty old folder: 
- $ rmdir /local/notesdata/archive 
 
4. Start Domino 
- $ sudo systemctl start domino.service 
 
5. Create the "Link" 
- Admin client --> Server --> Files (tab) --> Right click main notesdata folder (e.g. /local/notesdata) and choose New --> Link 
- In the Create New Link dialog, enter: 
Link name: archive 
Link to a: Folder (radio button) 
Path and filename to that folder or database: /local/archive 
Click OK 
 
 
B. MS Windows: 
Similar to the Linux instructions above: 
- Add the new disk to the VM 
- Use the Disk Management program to add the disk to the OS with an assigned drive letter (e.g. Z) 
- Create a folder archive on the new disk (e.g. Z:\archive) 
- Shutdown Domino, move the folder contents to the zDrive 
- Create the link to the Z:\archive location. 
 
 
 
 
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