Installing a Basic GroupWise System

A basic GroupWise system consists of a domain and a post office, a document library, and users. The Post Office Agent (POA) delivers messages between users' mailboxes in each post office, and the Message Transfer Agent (MTA) routes messages between post offices and domains in a full GroupWise system.

GroupWise System Requirements

• Any of the following server operating systems:
  • NetWare 4.2, NetWare 5.1, or NetWare 6.x, plus the latest Support Pack for your version of NetWare
  • SUSE^® Standard Server 8, SUSE Enterprise Server 8, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 3 ES, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • Windows NT* Server or Windows 2000 Server, plus the latest Service Pack for your version of Windows

• NDS^® or eDirectory^TM (any version on any platform; however, if you want to use LDAP with GroupWise, eDirectory 8.5 or above is required.)
• ConsoleOne^®
  • Version 1.3.6 or later for Linux

    ConsoleOne on Linux requires Java Virtual Machine (JVM*) 1.4.1, plus The X Window System*, version X11R6 or later

  • Version 1.3.4 or later for Windows

Basic GroupWise System Installation

1. Start the GroupWise Installation Advisor:

   At a Windows workstation (or a Windows server that meets the agent requirements if you are installing the agents on Windows), run setup.exe at the root of the GroupWise 6.5 Administrator CD.
   or
   At a Linux server that meets the agent requirements, run install at the root of the GroupWise 6.5 for Linux Administrator CD.

2. In the Installation Advisor, click Create or Update a GroupWise System.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions of the Installation Advisor to extend the eDirectory schema for GroupWise objects, install the GroupWise Administrator snap-ins to ConsoleOne, and set up your GroupWise software distribution directory.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions of the Setup Advisor to create your first domain and post office, add users, and install the MTA and the POA for the new domain and post office.

   On NetWare and Windows, the Setup Advisor can start the agents for you immediately.

In addition to the GroupWise Installation Guide, see Domains, Post Offices, Message Transfer Agent, and Post Office Agent in the GroupWise Administration Guide for more information.