Environment
Novell GroupWise 2012
Novell GroupWise 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Situation
Moving Domain and GWIA to a different Linux server while maintaining settings
Migrate Domain and GWIA from one Linux Server to a new Linux server with existing settings
Move GWIA to a new Linux server with existing settings
Resolution
Steps to move Domain and GWIA to a different Linux server while maintaining prior settings
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On the old server, shut down the domain and gwia by typing rcgrpwise stop and press Enter
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Copy the Domain Directory from the old Linux Server to the new Linux Server in the same location as the Old Server
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On the new server navigate to the directory where the install files for GroupWise are located and run the ./install
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On the Novell GroupWise install GUI click "Install Products".
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Click "GroupWise Agents".
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Click "Install Agents" and after agents are installed click the back arrow.
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Click "GroupWise Internet Agent".
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Click "Install Internet Agent".
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Copy the gwia.cfg file from /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/share location on the old server to the exact same location on the new server.
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Copy the gwha.conf file from /etc/opt/novell/groupwise/ location on the old server to the exact same location on the new server. If the directory does not exist, please create it
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Copy the domain.mta file from /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/share location on the old server to the exact same location on the new server.
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On the new server from a terminal session do a rcgrpwise status to verify the files copied over correctly. It will show something like this:
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Checking status [TCDOM] unused (MTA)
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Checking status [gwia.tcdom] unused (GWIA)
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On the Old Server, change the IP Address to a different IP Address in YaST2 | Network Settings
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On the New Server, change the IP Address to the old IP Address of the old Server in YaST2 | Network Settings
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On the Old Server type chkconfig grpwise off to disable domain and gwia from starting up automatically
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On the New Server type chkconfig grpwise on to enable domain and gwia to start up automatically
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Start up the GroupWise agents on the new server with rcgrpwise start
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Verify they are running correctly with rcgrpwise status