Environment
Novell GroupWise 7.0.x
Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) 7.0.x
Novell GroupWise WebAccess 7.0.x
Situation
When GroupWise agent patches are released for the NetWare platform, an administrator can test the reliability of the update without overwriting the existing code. This makes backreving a simple process if problems are encountered.
Resolution
1. Extract the patch that needs to be tested. (Assumption: the
patch is extracted to a folder named "GWPATCH")
2. Create a temporary folder in the SYS volume. (Assumption:
the temporary folder is named "GW")
3. Copy the NLMs of the agents that need to be tested. The
NLMs that need to be copied are as follows:
a. MTA & POA:
Copy all the
files listed in the "GWPATCH\AGENTS\NLM" to "SYS:\GW"
Copy all the
files listed in the "GWPATCH\AGENTS\NLM\LANGUAGE" to"SYS:\GW"
b. GWIA: Copy all the files listed in
the "GWPATCH\INTERNET\GWIA\NLM\EXE" to "SYS:\GW"
c. WEBACCESS: Copy all the files
listed in the "GWPATCH\INTERNET\WEBACCES\NLM" to"SYS:\GW"
3. Load the agents by typing the load commands on
the Server Console in the following manner:
a. MTA: load address space mta sys:\gw\gwmta
@sys:\system\dom.mta
b. POA: load address space poa sys:\gw\gwpoa
@sys:\system\po.poa
c. GWIA: load address space gwia
sys:\gw\gwia @sys:\system\gwia.cfg
d. WEBACESS: load address space web
sys:\gw\gwinter @sys:\system\webac70a.waa