How to install an instance of ASA DB on Linux without using GMS on that Server

  • Document ID:7000786
  • Creation Date:01-Jul-2008
  • Modified Date:10-Dec-2013
    • Micro Focus Products:
      GroupWise
      End of Life
      Open Enterprise Server
    • SUSE Products:
      SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Environment

Products:
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux based)
Novell GroupWise Mobile Server 2
Novell GroupWise 7 Support Pack 1 or later

Situation

Purpose:
How to install an instance of ASA DB on Linux without using GMS on that server
How to install ASA DB on Linux
How to install ASA DB on one server and install GMS on other servers pointing to the first server

Resolution

  1. Install the full GMS for Linux product on what will be the ASA DB Server (DB Server)
  2. Disable the mobilesuite and securegateway services by following the steps listed below
    • /etc/init.d/mobilesuite stop
    • /etc/init.d/securegateway stop
    • /etc/init.d/asadb stop
    • chkconfig mobilesuite off
    • chkconfig securegateway off
    • chkconfig asadb on
    • /etc/init.d/mobilesuite disable
    • /etc/init.d/securegateway disable
    • /etc/init.d/asadb start
  3. Then install the GMS for Linux product on an other server(s)
  4. After installing GMS on other server(s), follow the steps listed below to point it to the ASA DB server
    • Launch Shell Konsole
    • Type "vi /opt/ims/conf/config.properties"
    • change the line that starts with "url=" to
      url=jdbc:odbc:driver=/opt/ims/db/lib32/libdbodbc9_r.so;DatabaseName=Sync
      DB;CommLinks=tcpip{Host=<IP Address ofDB Server>:2638};ServerName=<hostname
      of DB Server>
    • Save the file
    • Type "vi /etc/hosts" and press Enter
    • Add the DB Server name and IP Address in the /etc/hosts file and save the file
    • /etc/init.d/mobilesuite stop
    • /etc/init.d/securegateway stop
    • /etc/init.d/asadb stop
    • chkconfig mobilesuite on
    • chkconfig securegateway on
    • chkconfig asadb off
    • /etc/init.d/asadb disable
    • /etc/init.d/mobilesuite start
    • /etc/init.d/securegateway start
  5. The GMS on the server(s) should now be talking to the ASA DB running on DB Server

Additional Information

Notes:
By following the steps listed above, GMS can be clustered where the ASA DB is on one server and GMS is running on multiple servers pointing to the ASA DB running on the DB Server