The Novell Data Synchronizer Connector for GroupWise transfers user data to and from other supported applications through a Synchronizer system. It is provided as a component in the Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack, which consists of Data Synchronizer, the GroupWise Connector, and the Mobility Connector. It is also available separate from the Mobility Connector, for use with other connectors.
The GroupWise Connector is one of several connectors that synchronize user data through a Synchronizer system in a hub-and-spoke configuration that allows GroupWise information to be synchronized with any of the following applications:
ActiveSync, for synchronizing GroupWise data with your mobile device
Salesforce.com, for synchronizing GroupWise data with this social computing application
SharePoint, for synchronizing GroupWise data with this collaboration application
SugarCRM, for synchronizing GroupWise data with this customer relationship management application
If you installed the GroupWise Connector as part of the Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack, see Data Synchronizer vs. the Mobility Pack
in Mobility Pack Product Overview
in the Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack Installation Guide for more information.
If you installed the GroupWise Connector for use with another connector, see What Is Data Synchronizer?
in Data Synchronizer Product Overview
in the Novell Data Synchronizer Installation Guide for more information.
The GroupWise Connector consists of the following components:
When you install Data Synchronizer, the GroupWise Connector software is installed within the Synchronizer software directory structure:
/opt/novell/datasync/syncengine/connectors/groupwise
The GroupWise Connector interacts with the Synchronizer system through the Synchronizer Connector Manager, which connects it to the Sync Engine.
You manage the GroupWise Connector through Synchronizer Web Admin, as described in Synchronizer Web Admin
in the Novell Data Synchronizer System Administration Guide.
The GroupWise Connector consists of a set of XSLT filters that perform the following functions:
Converting native GroupWise formatted data into application-neutral formatted data for use by the Sync Engine.
Converting application-neutral formatted data received by the Sync Engine from other applications into native GroupWise formatted data
Data is transferred between the GroupWise Connector and the Sync Engine as XML files.
When you install Data Synchronizer, the components are all installed on the same server. However, if your GroupWise system is distributed across a wide geographical area, you can install the Data Synchronizer on multiple servers so that the GroupWise Connector can run in close proximity to the GroupWise Post Office Agent (POA) that connects it to your GroupWise system.
If you installed the GroupWise Connector as part of the Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack, see Data Synchronizer Configurations
in Mobility Pack Product Overview
in the Novell Data Synchronizer Mobility Pack Installation Guide for more general information about multi-server Synchronizer systems.
If you installed the GroupWise Connector for use with another connector, see Data Synchronizer Configurations
in Data Synchronizer Product Overview
in the Novell Data Synchronizer Installation Guide for more general information about multi-server Synchronizer systems.
In a single-server configuration, the GroupWise Connector communicates with one POA, which then communicates with other POAs throughout your GroupWise system by means of a GroupWise name server, as described in Simplifying Client/Server Access with a GroupWise Name Server
in Post Office Agent
in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide. In this configuration, all data synchronization to and from mobile devices passes through the single GroupWise Connector and the single POA.
If you anticipate a large amount of synchronization, you might want to establish a post office and associated POA specifically for servicing Synchronizer communication.
In a multi-server configuration, you install the Data Synchronizer on multiple servers. Each instance of the GroupWise Connector can be configured to connect with a different POA, thus distributing the data synchronization load across multiple GroupWise Connectors and multiple POAs and allowing the GroupWise Connector to communicate with a POA that is in close proximity to it on the network. You add users to the GroupWise Connector that is closest to each user’s post office.