Are you finding ways for migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to the cloud? Facing difficulties in exporting mailbox data? If yes, then read this article and know how to transfer Lotus Notes to the cloud in an efficient way
“I am currently having Lotus Notes application and would like to migrate all my emails and mailboxes to Cloud. Preferably I would like to use Cloud Service as I do not want to hold. Does IBM provide any utility to export Lotus Notes to Cloud? If anyone knows then please help me in migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to the Cloud!”
In the current era, Cloud service offers several benefits to its users. Thus, due to its popularity, both the small and large organizations want to export to Cloud from other platforms, especially the Lotus Notes users. Because it is very difficult to manage the Lotus Notes and it also causes multiple issues as well. But, Cloud service can handle each and every email and performs other tasks much better. However, migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to the Cloud is not an easy task. It requires technical expertise, thus the migration process is executed successfully and that organization does not face any data loss issue. Therefore, in this blog, we will describe how to export NSF to PST using IMAP Connector.
Reasons For Migrating Lotus Notes to Cloud
There are many reasons, which force Lotus Notes users to migrate their data to the Cloud:
- Lotus Notes is very expensive and complex.
- It needs technical expertise to use Lotus Notes.
- Lotus Notes has a steep learning curve.
- Cloud offers a host of productivity features for businesses.
Methods for Migrating IBM Lotus Notes And Domino To The Cloud
There are the following two methods discussed in this section to migrate from Domino to Cloud: 1. Manual method using IMAP 2. An Automated Solution
Manual Method For Migrating Lotus Notes to Cloud By Using IMAP
The use of IMAP Connector in IBM Lotus Notes is the way to export mailbox data to the cloud. The manual procedure can be discussed in four different steps:
Step 1: Create Backup of Lotus Notes Files
First of all, you should build a backup of all Lotus Notes mailboxes stored in NSF files. It should be successfully achieved before one starts the conversion of Lotus Notes to Cloud to avoid data loss in case of any hazardous situations. This is happening because none of the manual approaches can be completely secure & accurate.
Step 2: Create New Mailboxes
After creating a backup of the NSF file, the next step is to create new Lotus Notes mailboxes for each and every user that having an existing account in Lotus Notes.
Step 3: Enable the IMAP TCP/IP Port for All the Users
In this step, the third step for migrating Domino to Cloud is to enable IMAP for all users. To do so, follow the steps below: 1. First of all, open Domino Administrator in IBM Lotus Notes. 2. After that, click on the Configuration tab. 3. Next, open the Server document for the server that runs the IMAP service. 4. Now, click on the following tabs sequentially: Ports >> Internet Ports >> Mail tab 5. Then, enable the default IMAP TCP/IP Port. For doing this, you have to alter the TCP/IP port value status to Enabled in the Mail column. 6. Finally, click on the Save button and then exit.
Step 4: Connect IMAP Connector & Synchronize Mails
At last, use the IMAP Connector to synchronize emails in Office 365 from the Lotus Notes email client.
When you have performed the above-mentioned steps, migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to the Cloud becomes possible. However, this process that utilizes IMAP Connector is not without its drawbacks.
Some Disadvantages of Manual Method
- Calendar entries need to do manually.
- Transfer only online data to the Cloud.
- Cannot move mailboxes greater than 1 GB.
- It requires applying various filter options.
- It is a very lengthy, complex, and costly process.
An Automated Solution For Migrating From Lotus Notes to Cloud
As is discussed in the above section, there are some limitations of the manual method. So, you may not want to export data from Lotus Notes to Cloud by using an IMAP Connector. You would rather prefer an efficient and limitation-free technique. In such a circumstance, you can use SysTools Mail Migration Office 365 for migrating IBM Domino to Cloud.
The reason being, this tool avoids all the limitations associated with the manual procedure that we discussed. Also, it can export all emails, attachments, notes, contacts, and all available mailbox data items. It also provides its users with the option to save converted files in EML, RTF, PDF, MSG, and HTML formats.
Summing Up
After all these discussions, we found that the manual procedure for migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to the Cloud allows users to transfer mailbox items to the cloud. But this process is not quick and simple. Therefore, the Mail Migration Office 365 tool is suggested to perform the migration in a simple, easy, and effortless manner. It is the easiest approach to migrate data from Lotus Notes NSF to Cloud without any hassle or data loss.
