Question : Domino Replication 6.5 and 7

HI All,

i'm very new to lotus domino area, and somehow i was told to do some work for a customer on lotus domino replication. the scenario is.

1. they currently have an existing domino server 6.5 and they are setting up several replication servers overseas connected back via a VPN connection.
2. all the new server will be installed with domino 7.

i've been fiddling around with this scenario via VM. and i seem to get the some hiccups

1. an error stating that i do not have access to create replicas
2. how can i replicate certain files? (eg. selected user mailboxes, addressbook)
3. how can i create an addressbook and have it published to all users so that they can view\use it when creating a new memo?
4. can replication work between domino6.5 (primary domino) and Domino7 (sub servers)

hope that all the domino gurus out there can guide me more on this. thank you very much.

Answer : Domino Replication 6.5 and 7

1. an error stating that i do not have access to create replicas
--> Your Notes User ID does not have sufficient rights to read the source database.  You need to make sure it is in the Admin group (hopefully there is one) for the entire organization.  Otherwise, each database has an Access Control List... and your name must be in here.
2. how can i replicate certain files? (eg. selected user mailboxes, addressbook)
--> Yes, you can do that manually.   Use the Lotus Notes Administrator software and create replica "stubs" on target servers.  Then wait for the servers to replicate at their scheduled interval.
3. how can i create an addressbook and have it published to all users so that they can view\use it when creating a new memo?
--> Most installations have a single addressbook, called names.nsf that replicate on all the servers in the same domain.  All users have access to it on their "home" server by default.   If you have multiple "domains", likely in a multi-continent organization, you will need to replicate all addressbooks.  In that case, on the target servers, rename the file.  For instance, in Europe, you would have a namesasia.nsf.
For users to "see" a single integrated directory... that's a bit more complicated.  Ask a new question if you have such a need.
4. can replication work between domino6.5 (primary domino) and Domino7 (sub servers)
--> Yes, no issue whatsoever.