How to update the Trial / Evaluation Version of GroupWise to the Full Release Version

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  • 25-Oct-2006
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell GroupWise 7

Situation

I have installed the GroupWise 7.x Evaluation copy and am now ready to update to the full release version.
Do I have to recreate my GroupWise system ?
Attempting to add users to a Post Office returns the following error.
Error: The attempted operation exceeds the limitations of this evaluation version.

Resolution

Steps to update an Eval GW System to a Full Release GW System.
1 - Install the Full release GroupWise Administration Files (snap-ins)
2 - Copy the Full release DC files in place.
a) From the GW7x Full release CD (or directory) copy the 4 dc files from the CD\DOMAIN directory to your Server\Domain directory. (gwdom.dc, gwpo.dc, wpdomain.dc, wphost.dc)
b) Copy the 3 dc files from the CD\PO directory to your Server\Po directory. (gwpo.dc, wphost.dc, ngwguard.dc)
c) Copy the ngwguard.dc from the CD\PO directory to your Server\Domain\WPOFFICE directory.
d) Copy the 4 dc files from the CD\DOMAIN directory to your Software Distribution Directory (SDD)\domain directory.
e) Copy the 3 dc files from the CD\PO directory to your SDD\Po directory
3 - From ConsoleOne run a Recover on the Domain and Post Offices.
(Right Click the Domain / Po object | Choose GroupWise Utilities | System Maintenance | Recover )
This will allow additional users to be added to GroupWise and clean up the Evaluation Records in the databases.

Additional Information

You will need to purchase the Full Release version of GroupWise.