2.6 GroupWise Mobile Server Worksheet

The GroupWise Mobile Server Installation program helps you create your GroupWise Mobile Server system and install the GroupWise Mobile Server software. The Installation program prompts you for the information in the worksheet. Print the worksheet and fill in the information for your GroupWise Mobile Server system before you start the GroupWise Mobile Server Installation program.

Item

Explanation

1) Server Information

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP 4

Select the platform where you plan to install and run the GroupWise Mobile Server.

See Minimum Server Requirements.

2) Windows Server Components

  • IIS

For the Windows server, verify that IIS is installed and functioning properly.

3) GroupWise Mobile Server License Key

A valid license key is needed to use the GroupWise Mobile Server, whether that is an evaluation license or a full license.

4) Features to Install

  • Intellisync Mobile Server

  • Remote Admin Console

When installing GroupWise Mobile Server, you have two different products to install:

  • Intellisync Mobile Suite: This is the GroupWise Mobile Server and Admin Console.

  • Remote Admin Console: This allows for remote administration of the GroupWise Mobile Server from a workstation.

5) Windows Server Permissions

  • Username

  • Password

For the Windows server, the username and password with the proper permissions to run the GroupWise Mobile Server.

See Windows Server User Permissions

6) Installation Path

Displays the directory where GroupWise Mobile Server is installed. This path cannot be changed.

7) Mail Server

Select the mail server that GroupWise Mobile Server should use. You should select Novell GroupWise 7 SP1 or greater.

8) GroupWise Server

  • IP Address or Hostname

  • SOAP Port

  • SSL

Specify the IP address or full DNS hostname for the GroupWise POA that GroupWise Mobile Server needs to connect to.

Specify the SOAP port for the above POA, the default SOAP port for GroupWise is 7191.

Select if you want to use SSL for this connection.

9) GroupWise Access

  • Username

  • Password

For the GroupWise POA, the username and password for a user on the POA. GroupWise Mobile Server uses this user to connect to GroupWise and communicate.

10) GroupWise Access Method

  • Same Account

  • User Specified Account

  • Trusted Application

Select the authentication method you want to use to connect to the GroupWise POA. However, you cannot use Trusted Application because GroupWise Mobile Server has not registered with GroupWise as a trusted Application. After the installation is complete and GroupWise Mobile Server has connected to the POA you can modify the settings in the Admin Console to connect to GroupWise as a trusted application.

See Accessing GroupWise Using a Trusted Application in the GroupWise Mobile Server 7 Administration Guide.

11) Web Server URL

Specify the URL for the GroupWise Mobile Server Web site. The GroupWise Mobile Server Web site is the primary Web site for the Web Server.

See The Default Web Site.

12) Manual Checks

  • I can reach this server via HTTP from within my corporate firewall

  • I can reach this server via HTTP from outside my corporate firewall or no firewall exists

  • Antivirus Software

  • Third Party Software

Verify that you have completed all of the following tasks:

  • I can reach this server via HTTP from within my corporate firewall.

  • I can reach this server via HTTP from outside my corporate firewall or no firewall exists.

  • I’ve verified that if antivirus software is running on this server, then the PIM\SharedFileSystem directory, under the Intellisync Mobile Suite directory, is excluded from virus scanning. Failure to do this can significantly degrade performance.

  • I understand that Intellisync Mobile Suite is not intended to be installed on the same machine as other third-party server software.

13) Database Server

  • Database Server

  • Port Number

Specify the database server and port number for the database, or select Auto-discover port to have GroupWise Mobile Server automatically find the port number.

14) Database Access

  • Username

  • Password

Specify the username and password to use to access the database server.