Test LOT-442: IBM Notes and Domino Fundamentals

Exam 442: IBM Notes and Domino Fundamentals

Exam Competencies

Exam Type: Multiple Choice

Description: Covers IBM Notes and Domino material as it relates to these competency areas: 

• Architecture
• General Administration
• Calendaring and Scheduling
• Replication
• Mail
• Client
• Security
• XPages
• Non-XPages Design
• Troubleshooting

Architecture

1. Describe product and application architecture
2. Describe supported platforms, both client and server
3. Understand network configuration concepts (server connection doc, NNN, Directory Catalog, Directory Assistance, topologies)
4. Understand integration points with other IBM Collaboration Solutions products

General Administration

1. Describe archiving options
2. Describe ID creation and management
3. Describe iNotes
4. Describe Notes and Domino policies
5. Explain AdminP
6. Explain DAOS
7. Explain the Domino server controller, server console
8. Understand Agent Manager
9. Understand business continuity features (transaction logging and clustering)

Calendaring and Scheduling

1. Describe calendar cleanup
2. Describe calendar overlays
3. Describe Delegation (mailfile and meetings)
4. Describe Rooms and Resources
5. Schedule meetings (repeating meetings, freetime)

Replication

1. Describe a replica (and difference bet copy and replica and between managed and regular)
2. Understand replication history
3. Understand Streaming v. Standard replication

Mail

1. Describe Mail routing
2. Understand how IBM Notes Traveler and mail work
3. Understand mail quotas
4. Understand message options (recall, tracking, return receipts, journaling, blacklists)
5. Utilize disclaimers and signatures
6. Utilize Mail Rules

Client

1. Describe advanced client interface (advanced menus, status bar, and toolbars)
2. Describe differences in IBM iNotes full client, iNotes lite, WebMail and Notes client
3. Explain client install and configuration, preferences, roaming and multi-user configurations
4. Install/create a widget
5. Understand importing and exporting data into/from views
6. Manage Inbox customization (Color coding in mail/calendar, recipient icons, conversations, preview pane)
7. Explain sync contacts
8. Explain recent contacts

Security

1. Describe the ID files used
2. Explain local db and document/field encryption
3. Understand difference between authentication and authorization
4. Understand ECL
5. Understand HTTP authentication and security, web certificates
6. Understand Notes and internet password policies
7. Create and modify ACL, understand roles and user types on ACL
8. Understand security options in server doc, including full access administration

XPages

1. Describe container and core controls
2. Describe different data sources
3. Describe supported extension library controls
4. Describe the difference between server-side JavaScript and client-side JavaScript
5. Describe usage of web technologies in an XPage
6. Describe use of Designer client to create XPages
7. Describe XPages
8. Explain the difference between XPages app and traditional web page app

Non-XPages Design

1. Describe database design concepts and functionality
2. Understand IBM LotusScript agents and debugging

Troubleshooting

1. Describe Domino debug and logging options
2. Describe ISA and client Eclipse troubleshooting
3. Understand stats and events, including DDM
4. Understand uses of NSD