To prepare your Novell® GroupWise® system to be updated to version 7, complete the following tasks:
Validate your domain and post office databases to make sure that there are no physical inconsistencies with the database. If problems exist, you should recover or rebuild the database. For information about validating, recovering, or rebuilding a database, see the documentation for your GroupWise version at the Novell Documentation Web site.
Back up the domain or post office immediately before updating it. For information about backing up your GroupWise databases, see the documentation for your GroupWise version at the Novell Documentation Web site.
Collect the information about your GroupWise system that the various Installation programs prompt you for as your update the GroupWise software. If you are not completely familiar with all aspects of your GroupWise system, you might find it helpful to record the information on the worksheets provided for an initial installation:
Section 3.5, Basic GroupWise System Worksheet (includes administration, domain, post office, and agent information)
Section 4.6, GroupWise Internet Agent Installation Worksheet