| Without CMT for Domains |
With CMT for Domains |
| Management of Migration Process |
| Progress & status of various migration tasks are obtained by time-consuming means of emails, telephone calls and review of various databases. |
All information is available via a click of a button in views corresponding to single or multiple migration steps. Built-in workflow logic drives the entire migration process |
| Environment & User Audit |
| Information about servers, Databases & users is obtained by using a variety of Domino tools or manually |
Information is obtained via a click of a button & managed in an easy to use view |
| Initiating rename of multiple users to new hierarchical name or upgrade to hierarchical names |
| Task is manually initiated, requires multiple actions in different databases & can take hours to complete. Users are informed about the upcoming changes via emails, telephone calls, or not at all |
Task is fully automated & is usually completed in minutes. Users are informed automatically by customizable, system generated emails |
| Monitoring rename progress |
| Task is performed manually by emails, telephone calls, or not at all |
Task is performed via click of a button & reflects various stages of rename progress for each user |
| Moving users &/or applications to a different Notes Domain and/or Domino server; updating the Domino Directory to reflect the move |
| Task is performed manually via a complex series of administrative commands & actions requiring careful planning & time consuming execution. |
Task is performed via a click of a button. Subsequent progress monitoring is also done via a click of a button & reflects various stages of move for users and/or applications. |
| Domino Directory Updates reflecting user moves are manual & do not ensure backward compatibility of mail routing in cases of moving uses to a new Notes Domain. |
Domino Directory updates are automatic & ensure complete backward compatibility of mail routing in cases of moving users to a new Notes Domain. |
| Domino Directory replication is either done manually or on pre set schedule resulting in potential looping messages, temporarily missing users & other problems. |
Domino Directory replication is initiated instantly between all pre-selected Domino servers. |
| Monitoring Move Progress |
| Task is performed manually for individual users and/or applications by reviewing logs and various databases |
Task is performed via a click of a button & reflects various stages of move progress for each user |
| Notes Desktop Update |
| Task is performed manually by different means of desktop access; personal visits, remote access, telephone calls, or email instructions from administrators |
Task is performed via a click of a button resulting in distribution of completely customizable emails containing buttons to completely update desktops with minimal user interaction |
| Monitoring Desktop Update progress |
| Desktop update is virtually impossible to effectively monitor unless it is performed manually for each user |
Execution of Desktop Update button results in detailed process logs automatically emailed to CMT for Domains for effective process monitoring |