Before the Identity Manager driver for GroupWise was developed, you managed GroupWise accounts in conjunction with eDirectory entirely with the ConsoleOne® GroupWise snap-ins. Now, you can also use the driver to manage certain components of GroupWise accounts. For instance, you can automatically provision new users from eDirectory or your HR system by using Identity Manager.
We recommend that you make account changes in eDirectory. You should use either iManager or ConsoleOne (without the GroupWise snap-ins) to administer users in eDirectory, then let the driver synchronize any changes into GroupWise.
Do not use the ConsoleOne GroupWise snap-ins, iManager tasks associated with GroupWise, or other GroupWise administration tools for anything the driver is configured to do. When you have the driver installed, if you manage GroupWise user accounts with the ConsoleOne GroupWise snap-ins or other tools, it results in redundant synchronization of data because data changes are synchronized by both the snap-ins and the driver. Redundant synchronization of data might result in warnings or errors in the Identity Manager logs. However, these warnings or errors can usually be ignored.
WARNING:If you create eDirectory users with ConsoleOne, be sure to use ConsoleOne with GroupWise 6.5 or above snap-ins installed. If you are using GroupWise 6.0 or older versions, do not use ConsoleOne with the GroupWise snap-ins installed to create eDirectory users. The ConsoleOne snap-ins for the older GroupWise versions operate after the driver and remove some vital data from eDirectory.
You should use the GroupWise ConsoleOne snap-ins to manage these components of GroupWise accounts:
GroupWise system-wide parameters, such as nickname expiration date
X.400 information
Resources
Mailbox and library maintenance
Client options and preferences
Grafting (use caution)
Backup and restore