2.3 ConsoleOne in a Multiple-Platform Environment

If your GroupWise system includes multiple platforms, you can administer Linux domains from Windows ConsoleOne or administer NetWare or Windows domains from Linux ConsoleOne.

This section helps you set up the cross-platform connections that enable ConsoleOne to successfully access GroupWise databases on any platform.

2.3.1 Using Windows ConsoleOne to Access Domains and Post Offices on Linux

In order for you to be able to use ConsoleOne on Windows to administer GroupWise domains, post offices, and agents that are located on Linux, the Linux servers where the domains, post offices, and agents are located must be accessible from Windows.

Making a Linux Server Visible from Windows

To make a Linux server visible from Windows, you need to configure it so that you can map a drive to it as if it were a Windows server.

Table 2-1 Creating a Connection from Windows to Linux

Operating System

Connection Method

Open Enterprise Server (OES) Linux

Use the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) Server to create an NCP volume on the Linux server that will be visible from Windows just as a NetWare volume would be.

On the Linux server, become root, then enter the following commands:

ncpcon create volume volume_name directory
ncpcon set cross_protocol_locks=1

Or add the following line to the /etc/opt/novell/ncpserv.conf file:

CROSS_PROTOCOL_LOCKS 1

Then restart the Novell eDirectory Daemon (ndsd).

From a Windows workstation or server where the Novell client is installed, you can now use the Novell Map Network Drive feature to map a drive to the volume on your Linux server, and Windows-type file locking is respected by Linux.

For more information about NCP Server, see the NCP Server Administration Guide for Linux.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

Use Samba to create a Windows share on the Linux server that will be visible from Windows just as a directory on another Windows server would be. For instructions on setting up a Samba share, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration and Installation Guide.

From a Windows workstation or server, you can now use the Windows Map Network Drive feature to map a drive to the directory on your Linux server.

Accessing a Domain or Post Office on Linux from Windows ConsoleOne

After you have made the Linux server visible from Windows:

  1. Map a drive to the domain directory on the Linux server.

  2. In Windows ConsoleOne, click Tools > GroupWise System Operations > Select Domain.

  3. Browse to and select the domain directory, then click OK.

You can now use Windows ConsoleOne to administer all GroupWise objects that belong to the domain that is located on Linux.

2.3.2 Using Linux ConsoleOne to Access Domains and Post Offices on NetWare or Windows

In order for you to be able to use ConsoleOne on Linux to administer GroupWise domains, post offices, and agents that are located on NetWare or Windows, the NetWare or Windows servers where the domains, post offices, and agents are located must be accessible from Linux.

Making a NetWare or Windows Server Visible from Linux

To make a NetWare or Windows server visible from Linux, you mount the directory you need to access as a Linux file system.

Table 2-2 Creating a Connection from Linux to NetWare or Windows

Operating System

Connection Method

NetWare:

 
mount -t ncpfs NetWare_server_full_DNS_name_or_IP_address
               /Linux_mount_location/mount_point_directory
               -o user=fully_qualified_username
               -o ipserver=NetWare_server_full_DNS_name

A NetWare server full DNS name should have the format of mail2.provo.corporate.com. A fully qualified username should have the format of Admin.Users.Corporate. A typical Linux mount location would be /mnt.

You can also use Novell Remote Manager (NRM) to create the NCP mount.

Windows:

 
mount -t smbfs //Windows_server_name_or_IP_address/sharename
               /Linux_mount_location/mount_point_directory
               -o username=Windows_username

To use this command, the WINS protocol must be functioning properly on your network. The specified Windows user must have sufficient rights to access the post office directory.

Accessing a Domain or Post Office on NetWare or Windows from Linux ConsoleOne

After you have made the NetWare or Windows server visible from Linux:

  1. Mount the domain directory to the Linux server.

  2. In Linux ConsoleOne, authenticate to the eDirectory tree where the Domain object is located.

  3. Click Tools > GroupWise System Operations > Select Domain.

  4. Browse to and select the domain directory, then click OK.

You can now use Linux ConsoleOne to administer all GroupWise objects that belong to the domain that is located on NetWare or Windows.