1.14 Configure Restore Area on Windows

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

1.14.1 Install Samba Server on the GroupWise Disaster Recovery Server

To install Samba Server:

  1. Open YaST and click Samba Server.

  2. Provide a Workgroup or Domain Name (default WORKGROUP), and click Next.

  3. Choose Samba Server Type (default Primary Domain Controller), and click Next.

  4. Set Service Start to During Boot, and click OK.

  5. Provide an administrator password.

Set Up the Share

To set up the share:

  1. Using the Nautilus File Browser, browse to the parent directory of the profiles. For example, /reload with the sub-directory /reload/po under it.

  2. Right-click the parent directory of your profiles, and select Properties.

  3. Select the Share tab, and do the following:

    1. Enable Share this folder, and give it a share name.

    2. Enable Allow other people to write in this folder.

    3. Click Create Share.

  4. When prompted, click Add the permissions automatically.

Configure the SAMBA Connection 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.

To create a Post Office Restore Area:

  1. Open the GroupWise Administration console and navigate to System > Restore Area Management.

  2. Click New, and enter a name and description.

  3. Set the Path to the Samba share, adding \connect\restore

    \\<GroupWise Disaster Recovery Server Address>\<Post Office Directory>\connect\restore

    For example, \\10.1.1.123\po1\connect\restore

  4. Do not complete the Linux path field.

  5. Under the Membership tab, click Add and select Post Offices.

  6. Select a post office from the list, and click OK.