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Status Under Consideration
Workspace Domino
Categories Administration
Created by Guest
Created on May 3, 2019

Create easy way to update the tzdb.dat file and fix DST issue

Calendar entries in Notes Client/iNotes appear as off by one hour in calendar views

Current we have the steps bellow to fix the DST issue:

 

Run the JTZU (Java Time Zone Update) utility provided by IBM to update the time zone tables used by the Notes client.

IBM Time Zone Update Utility for Java
https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/dst/jtzu/

Perform the steps below before running the JTZU:

1. In C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Lotus\Notes\jvm\lib), create 2 empty files called Core.jar and ibmxmlcrypto.jar. To create the files, open a text file then save it as Core.jar and ibmxmlcrypto.jar
2. Open runjtzuenv.bat and locate "set NOGUI" and set it to FALSE
3. Rerun JZTU and when prompted, select "Non-interactive mode"
4. Finish the JTZU update and retest.

Some customers reported issues following the steps above on IBM Notes 9.0.1 FP10. JTZU identified another Notes old release, and instead of update tzdb.dat file in C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Lotus\Notes\jvm\lib, the tool tried to update the entire folder C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Lotus\Notes\jvm\lib\zi...

To resolve this issue, an additional step is required:

Move the file ibmxmlcrypto.jar to folder C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Lotus\Notes\jvm\lib\ext

The use of JTZU can be automated via Windows logon script. Updated files can be distributed via tools such as Microsoft SCCM.

Files updated by JTZU:

1) Notes 9.0.1 FP8 and later - tzdb.dat associated with JVM 1.8;
2) Notes 9.0.1 to 9.0.1 FP7 - files in the folder \jvm\lib\zi

 

reference:

Brazilian Daylight Saving Time 2018 - 2019 - Notes/Domino/SmartCloud Notes - Known Issues & Recommended Actions
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734019

Preparing Notes/Domino for Chile Update for Daylight Saving Time 2017
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000441

Using the IBM Time Zone Update Utility for Java (JTZU) with Lotus software products
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21249964

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