1.9 Configure Restore Area on Linux

Once a backup has been created the link to the Restore Area can be made.

1.9.1 On the GroupWise Disaster Recovery Server, enable NFS Server

  1. Open YaST2 and select Network Services | NFS Server.

  2. Configure the NFS Server:

    1. Set NFS Server to Start.

    2. Open the port in the firewall, if applicable.

  3. Select Add Directory button:

    1. Set options: rw,no_root_squash,sync

    2. Browse to the post office backup directory. For example: /reload/po

1.9.2 On the Linux GroupWise Server

You need to create a mount point on the Linux GroupWise Server and enable the NFS Client.

To create a mount point:

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Create a local directory for the mount point. Generally, this is placed in the /mnt directory. For example:

    mkdir /mnt/restore

To enable the NFS Client:

  1. Open YaST2 and select Network Services | NFS Client.

  2. Click on Add.

    1. Set the NFS server host name to the GroupWise Disaster Recovery server IP address or host name.

    2. Set the Remote Directory to the backup directory on the GroupWise Disaster Recovery server. For example:

      /reload/po

    3. Set the Mount Point to the one created on the GroupWise server.

1.9.3 In GroupWise Administration

The Restore Area needs to be defined and the users given access to it.

Create Post Office Restore Area.This will need to be done for each Post Office:

  1. Browse to GroupWise Administration:

    https://<GroupWise_Server_Address>:9710

  2. Navigate to System > Restore Area Management, and click New.

  3. Enter a name and description

  4. Set the Path and Linux Path to the mount point adding /connect/restore. For example:

    /mnt/backup/connect/restore

  5. Under the Membership tab, click Add.

  6. Select Post Offices and add a post office from the list.

  7. Click OK for both windows, and then click Close.