Essential to Know When Installing HEI 11.0.1 on IBM i

HCL Enterprise Integrator (HEI), is more commonly known as Lotus Enterprise Integrator (LEI). You may also know it as IBM Enterprise Integrator (IEI). Despite the name changes, this product is just as amazing as it has always been. Regardless if Domino is one of the data stores or not, it synchronizes data between disparate systems. This means perhaps syncing data between DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, SAP, Domino, File Systems, … the list goes on. In addition this amazing product allows for virtual views and virtual fields when interfacing with Domino applications.

Enough reminiscing about functionality, what happens when you upgrade the product on the IBM i to version 11.0.1?

For those of us familiar with the product, we know the version of HEI needs to match the version of Domino. This does not change when upgrading to HEI 11.0.1. What does change is related to the Licensed Program Product for HEI when installing on the IBM i.

In prior versions, when installing HEI (well, technically LEI), the version of ‘LEI’ installed was removed and replaced with the new version. This is still true when installing HEI 11.0.1, but with a bit of a caveat. Even though there is a “success” message when installing HEI 11.0.1, when displaying the Licensed Program Products on the IBM i system, the big surprise is the product will still show as 5733LEI, not at all what one would expect!

As a result, the keys to ensuring LEI has been upgraded to version 11.0.1 is to validate the following:

1. Examine the contents of the ‘/qibm/proddata/lotus/domino110001’ directory. The following files should be present:
   1. lei.lic
   1. lei.pgm
   1. leiact.pgm
   1. leicsm.pgm
2. When starting the HEI server, the release level of HEI will be displayed and should show as being 11.0.1.

Happy Upgrading!

HCL Domino and Notes v12 are Coming!

I will be co-presenting at the webinar “HCL Domino and Notes v12 are Coming!” on April 22 at 10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST. This webinar is co-sponsored by HCL and panagenda. Barry Rosen will share details on what is coming in version 12, with a primary focus on the Notes client. He will also share details on what is coming in future releases.

Christoph Adler and myself will talk about upgrading the Notes client. Christoph will share details on how to automate the upgrade process. I will focus on the customer experience in upgrading the Notes client. Key topics we will cover include:

• Auditing Existing Notes Client Deployments
• Centralized Tracking and Reporting for Client Upgrades
• Scheduling Methods for Upgrade Activities

You can register for the webinar here: https://info.panagenda.com/en/domino-and-notes-12-is-coming

I look forward to seeing you in our joint webinar!

In the event you missed the webinar, the recording can be found here: https://bit.ly/3vf3DVT and the slide deck can be found here: https://bit.ly/3nf1lmG