I am a newbie to Lotus Notes. I have installed and configures lotus client along with designer & administartor packages but without a server. When I wanna create a db in lotus designer I need to give the server name where the db is to be stored, since I dont have a domino server I am giving it as 'local', this means that all the db's that I create reside in my local hard drive . I just wanna know about this LOCAL server working & properties & howz it different from domino server.
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If I understand your question - Local means that the db is stored as a .nsf file in the Notedata folder, usually specified in your notes.ini file. You may get more specific help on the developerworks website which has a Lotus specific section http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/community/ | |||
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Local means the database is stored on your hard drive, you can build applications locally just fine although your scheduled agents won't run as you need a domino server for that. Its actually fairly easy to install a domino server on your laptop, I've had various versions on mine forever. A locally installed server has its own directory structure but you will need to create a domain certifier id and a server id. If your just experimenting with developing Lotus Notes applications then don't worry about a server as you can learn nearly everything you need using the notes client and designer. | |||
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If you use Local server (it doesn't matter if the file path is on your hard drive or a network drive) you are limited to single file access i.e. the database/application (NSF) will be exclusively locked by the OS. If you want multi user access you need a Domino server. Other than that, there's no difference between Local and Domino server. If you are doing XPages development (Notes/Domino 8.5) you can even do this locally. It fires up a local web server. | |||
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