Environment
Products:
Novell GroupWise 8
Novell GroupWise 2012
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Configuration:
Primary Domain on an other Linux Server
Situation
How to install GWIA on a Linux Server with its own Domain
How to install GroupWise Internet Agent on a Linux Server with its own Domain
Resolution
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Download and extract the latest Support Pack on the server that will hold the GWIA from
https://download.novell.com/patch/finder -
Extract the Software and browse to extractedSupportPack/consoleone/Linux and type ./c1-install to install ConsoleOne
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Execute extractedSupportPack/install and click Install Products | GroupWise Administration | Install Administration. This will install ConsoleOne GroupWise snap-ins
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Create a temporary directory /domain
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Now, mount the primary domain using NCP (if the Primary Domain is on a server with NSS Volume) or using NFS or SMB (If on a server on ext3 volume) to /domain
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Launch ConsoleOne and login to the tree and connect to mounted /domain
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Right Click on the GroupWise System and click New | Domain and proceed with creating a secondary domain on the local server
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Execute extractedSupportPack/install and click Install Products | GroupWise Agents | Install Agents. This will install the RPM for MTA and POA
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Click Configure Agents and proceed with adding the newly created Domain
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Once this is complete, click GroupWise Internet Agent | Install Internet Agent. This will install the RPM for GWIA
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Click Configure Internet Agent and proceed with the configuration
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Type rcgrpwise status to check the status of MTA and GWIA
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Type rcgrpwise start to start the MTA and GWIA