9.1 Connecting to a Domain

Whenever you change domain information, it is efficient to connect directly to the domain before you begin making modifications. This enables ConsoleOne to write directly to the domain database (wpdomain.db). Performing administrative tasks in a domain while not connected to it increases the amount of administrative message traffic sent between domains.

IMPORTANT:In a large GroupWise system, especially where some domains are on Linux servers and some domains are on Windows servers, and where you might be running ConsoleOne on a different platform from where the domain directory is located, a direct connection might not be convenient. Although they are efficient, direct connections are not required for most GroupWise administration tasks. For more information, see Section 4.1.2, Understanding the Need for Domain Connections.

To change your domain connection:

  1. In ConsoleOne in the GroupWise View, right-click the Domain object, then click Connect.

    The GroupWise View identifies the domain to which you are connected by adding a plug symbol to the domain icon.

    GroupWise View, showing the domains to which you are connected

    The domain marked with the red underscore is the primary domain.

    or

    In the Console View, click Tools > GroupWise System Operations, click Select Domain, browse to and select the domain directory, then click OK.

    Under certain circumstances, this connection method is required. See Section 4.1, Select Domain.