Chapter 5. Install Planning

One of the key design principles for Lotus Connections is to provide as much support as possible for the deployment of the product in a customer’s existing operating environment. Accordingly, the product can be installed on several different operating systems, uses industry-leading directory and database servers, and supports the scaling of deployments in size from small workgroups to global enterprises.

This level of flexibility brings with it the need to carefully plan the installation of the product within an organization’s environment. Since many organizations divide technical responsibilities across different groups, technical planners must have a clear understanding of all areas that will be impacted, such as ...

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