Creating a POA Object in eDirectory

When you create a new post office, one POA object is automatically created for it.You can set up additional POAs for an existing post office if message traffic in the post office is heavy. To accomplish this, you must create additional POA objects as well.

To create a new POA object in Novell® eDirectoryTM:

  1. In ConsoleOne®, browse to and right-click the Post Office object for which you want to create a new POA object > click New > Object.

  2. Double-click GroupWise Agent to display the Create GroupWise Agent dialog box.


    GroupWise agent dialog box

  3. Type a unique name for the new POA. The name can include as many as 8 characters.

    You will use this name with the /name startup switch when you start the new POA.

    The Type field is automatically set to Post Office.

  4. Select Define Additional Properties.

  5. Click OK.

    The POA object is automatically placed within the Post Office object.

  6. Review the information displayed for the first four fields on the Identification page to ensure that you are creating the correct type of Agent object in the correct location.


    POA Identification property page

  7. In the Description field, type one or more lines of text describing the POA.

    This description will display on the POA agent console as the POA runs. When you run multiple POAs on the same machine, the description should uniquely identify each one. If multiple administrators work at the machine where the POA runs, the description could include a note about who to contact before stopping the POA.

  8. In the Platform field, select the platform (NetWare Loadable Module or Windows) where the POA will run.

  9. Continue with Configuring the POA in ConsoleOne.