3.5 Installing the Free/Busy Service

You should install the first instance of the GroupWise Free/Busy service on an Exchange server where it is convenient for you to test the capabilities of the Free/Busy service. Then you must install the Free/Busy service on all Exchange servers in your Exchange system.

3.5.1 Installing the First Instance of the Free/Busy Service

  1. Change to the freebusy subdirectory in the downloaded GroupWise 2012 software image.

  2. Run the GroupWise Free/Busy Service Installation program as Administrator:

    novell_groupwise_freebusy_service_en_x64.exe

  3. Click Next to begin the installation.

  4. Accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

    Custom Setup dialog box

    The Custom Setup dialog box lists the components that make up the GroupWise Free/Busy service. For a review of the components, see GroupWise Free/Busy Service Architecture. All components must be installed on the Exchange server.

  5. Click Next to continue.

  6. Click Install to begin the installation.

    By default, the GroupWise Free/Busy service files are installed to the following locations on your Exchange server:

    Component

    Location

    Free/Busy Handler

    		 
    C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ngwfbs

    Free/Busy Redirector

    		 
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\
                                 ClientAccess\exchweb\ews

    Free/Busy Interceptor

    		 
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\
                                 ClientAccess\owa

    Free/Busy Configurator

    		 
    C:\Program Files\Novell\FreeBusy Service

  7. (Optional) Click Documentation to display the GroupWise Free/Busy service online Help.

    The online Help includes useful links to this GroupWise/Exchange Coexistence Guide and other GroupWise guides.

  8. Click Finish to exit the GroupWise Free/Busy service Installation program and start the Free/Busy Configurator.

  9. Skip to Section 3.6, Configuring the Free/Busy Service.

3.5.2 Installing Additional Instances of the Free/Busy Service

After the first instance of the GroupWise Free/Busy service is running smoothly, you can export its configuration information to use as the default configuration as you install the Free/Busy service on additional Exchange servers.

  1. Start the Free/Busy Configurator for the first instance of the GroupWise Free/Busy service.

    C:\Program Files\Novell\FreeBusy Service\configurator.exe

  2. Click File > Export to save the configuration information for the GroupWise Free/Busy service to a text file.

    By default, the configuration file is named:

    novell_groupwise_freebusy_service_config.cfg

    By default, the configuration file is created in the same directory where you installed the GroupWise Free/Busy service.

  3. Change the file name and location as needed, then click Save.

  4. Copy the configuration file to all Exchange servers where you plan to install the GroupWise Free/Busy service.

  5. On each Exchange server, install the GroupWise Free/Busy service, as described in Section 3.5.1, Installing the First Instance of the Free/Busy Service.

  6. From the Installation program, continue into the Free/Busy Configurator.

  7. Click File > Import.

  8. Browse to and select the configuration file that you copied from the first Exchange server, then click Open.

    The information from the configuration file fills in the fields in the Free/Busy Configurator.

    You use the same GroupWise configuration information on all Exchange servers.

  9. Click the Exchange tab.

  10. Modify the Exchange server information as needed.

  11. Click Save to copy the configuration information to the Windows registry.

  12. Click Test Configuration to validate the Exchange configuration information for the new Exchange server.

  13. Test the GroupWise Free/Busy service installation on the new Exchange server as described in Section 3.8, Testing the Free/Busy Service.

  14. Repeat this procedure for each Exchange server in your Exchange system.