Error importing Lotus Notes NSF files

  • KM02758268
  • 23-Mar-2017
  • 17-Dec-2018

Summary

This document outlines an error that occurs when attempting to Ingest Lotus Notes NSF files.

Error

When ingesting Lotus Notes NSF files, after the source has completed ingestion, only 1 document will be ingested, the contents of the NSF will not be extracted.
 
Upon looking at the Source Details, the NSF file would have failed due to the following:
 
"DLL or shared library not found"
 
The Ingest Server's import.log will return a similar error:
 
Failed to open KV stream, DLL or shared library not found: \\PathToNSF

Cause

This is caused by the Ingest Server's inability to find nnotes.dll on the Ingest Server

Fix

To correct this issue, do the following:

 
1. Make sure the Lotus Notes client is installed on all Ingest Servers.
2. Open all Lotus Notes instances to clear any pop-ups that may prevent a file from being opened.
3. Update the system's "Path" environmental variable to include the path to the nnotes.dll file.  After making the change, restart the Ingest Server service and re-ingest the NSF file.
 
Note: Please make sure you are also using the 32-bit KeyVIew/Ingest Server combo if you have the Notes Client, as the Notes Client for Windows is 32 bit only.
You can use the 64/bit KeyView Ingest Server combo with Domino Server