So:
How to Install a Notes/Domino Server as a Windows NT Service
Problem:
What is a Windows NT (NT) service and how can a Notes/Domino server be installed as an NT service on Windows NT?
Solution:
WHAT IS A WINDOWS NT SERVICE?
A Windows NT service is a program which can load an application automatically when you start Windows NT.
NOTE: If upgrading to a newer version of the Notes/Domino server and the previous version has not been set up to run as an NT service, ensure that the directory containing the existing NOTES.INI file is in the system path before following the instructions below.
To modify the path statement in Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0:
1. Open the Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2a. In NT 3.51, highlight the "Path=" line.
2b. In NT 4.0, click the Environment tab before highlighting the "Path=" line.
3. In the Value box (bottom panel), append the NOTES.INI directory to the path.
4. Click the Set button.
5. In NT 3.51 only, restart Windows NT for the change to take affect.
ADDING DOMINO/NOTES AS AN NT SERVICE
For Domino 4.5 and above...
You must select "Custom Install" during the Domino install process and select "Notes Service Install"; this will automatically install it as an NT service. This is a new install feature. (If Domino is already installed, you have to re-run the install process. After the reinstallation is complete, select "Custom Install" and choose just the install as service option.)
For Notes 4.1x and below...
1. Go to a command prompt.
2. Change to the Notes program directory.
3. Type the following and press ENTER: ntsvinst -c
4. Type EXIT and press ENTER to return to the Program Manager.
NOW THAT THE NOTES/DOMINO SERVER IS A MANUAL NT SERVICE
The Notes/Domino server is now a manual NT service. With a manual service, you start and stop the program from the Services dialog box in Control Panel:
1. Select Start, Programs, Control Panel, Services.
2. Select "Lotus Notes Server" or "Lotus Domino Server" (depending on the version) entry in the dialog box.
3. Click the Startup button.
4. In the Startup Type section, select the "Automatic" option.
5. Under the "Log On As" section, make sure that "System Account" and "Allow Service to Interact with Desktop" are both selected.
NOTE: By default, these options are selected, but sometimes they get changed. If these two options are not enabled, Notes/Domino will not start up as an NT service.
6 Click OK.
The next time you recycle the NT box, the Notes/Domino server should start up automatically.
REMOVING THE NOTES/DOMINO SERVER AS AN NT SERVICE
Perform the following steps in order to remove the Notes/Domino server as an NT service:
1. Go to the command prompt.
2. Switch to the Notes program directory.
3. Type the following and press ENTER: ntsvinst -d
4. Type EXIT and press ENTER to return to the Program Manager.
NOTE: Once Notes/Domino is installed as an NT service, regardless of the Notes/Domino version, you can toggle back and forth between ntsvinst -c to reinstall the feature and ntsvinst -d to deinstall the feature.
