NitixBlue Quick Start Guide

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1 Introduction
2 System Requirements
3 Required External Peripherals
4 Summary of Installation
5 Nitix Operating System Installation
6 Installing the NitixBlue virtual server
7 Creating User Accounts
8 Installing IBM Lotus Domino Clients

Introduction

Welcome to the NitixBlue Quick Start Guide. This document is intended for administrators and provides the basic steps required to install a fully functioning NitixBlue server.

Warning

To avoid loss of mail and other critical data, it is recommended that the following be done, prior to a Nitix to NitixBlue migration:

Read the KB article Factors involved when considering a NitixBlue migration (KB5396).

Read the KB article Using the NitixBlue migration tool (KB5616).

Speak with a Net Integration Technical Support Engineer, who will provide you with the necessary tools to perform the migration.

Again, failing to follow all of these steps may result in the loss of your Nitix server data. If this is a brand new installation, where no migration is required for email, proceed with the instructions below.

System Requirements

To properly run NitixBlue, you will require one of the following platforms:

Net Integrator Mark I (G5, G6 or G7)
Net Integrator Mark II (G5, G6 or G7)

Or a server with the following minimum requirements:

x86 based system
At least one IDE and/or SCSI hard disk
At least one Network Interface Card
IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive
VGA based video card
1GB RAM

See the Net Integration Certified Hardware list for more supported systems.

Important Note

Net Integration Technologies only supports our certified servers. However, Nitix should work in most cases when the server meets the requirements as outlined above.

Required External Peripherals

If you are installing NitixBlue on a Net Integrator Mark II, peripheral devices are not required. If you are installing NitixBlue on an IBM server, the following peripheral devices are required:

Monitor
Keyboard

Important Note

For installation, the system must boot from the CD-ROM. This can be accomplished through the boot settings in the motherboard's BIOS. Nitix will install onto the hard disks after they have been configured.

Summary of Installation

To install NitixBlue the following steps are required:

Set up either a Net Integrator Mark I or Mark II that has Nitix pre-installed or third party hardware, upon which you will need to install Nitix.
Install the NitixBlue software.
Create one or more user accounts in WebConfig to access Domino Web Access (DWA).
If you require client software to use Domino mail and other groupware components, you can install IBM Lotus Notes or Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook (DAMO) onto your workstations.