Day: August 28, 2009

DAOS – Optimization in Domino 8.5.1

As of version 8.5.1 the Lotus Notes client is now able to recognize that a Domino server is enabled for DAOS.
This significantly improves connection speed for users of mail and other databases on the server.

I’ve tested this new feature with a 250MB attachment.  The first time I attached the file to a new document, it took the same time it takes to attach the file using a client prior to 8.5.1.

Then I created another document and attached the same file again. 5 seconds to calculate the hash and to recognize that the attachment is already stored as NLO in the DAOS repository and a glimps of an eye to save and close the document.

The new Show Stat DAOS commands provides information on this optimization.

DAOSSTAT1

As you can see from the stats, I tested 3 times with the same attachment; 2 times it was not neccessary to transfer the file to the server which saves 491MB.

This amount of data had to be transferred to the server with a client prior to Notes 8.5.1.

IBM Lotus Notes/Domino and Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.1 is prerelease software and there are no guarantees from IBM that the functionality presented will be in the final shipping product.


Fast, Faster, 8.5.1

I had the chance to play with the 8.5.1 (Beta) Developer client today. I’m impressed. The client opens a database lightning-fast ( compared to 8.5 ). When you look at the statusbar while loading and opening a database in designer, you will see, that the tool is still working on some tasks but you are able to access your forms and code while this tasks are about to finish. ( elevator effect ?? )

Lotusscript now has a new look and finally it has a class-browser.

classbrowser

IBM Lotus Notes/Domino and Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.1 is prerelease software and there are no guarantees from IBM that the functionality presented will be in the final shipping product.