3.3 GroupWise on Windows

3.3.1 Server Only Model

If GroupWise is on Windows, you may only use the Server model for backing up the data.

3.3.2 Restore Options

Restore Mode Restore

With GroupWise on Linux, you have the option to restore emails using the GroupWise Restore Area, which allows users to restore items themselves just by going to File | Open Backup, if the item is in the latest backup.

Access Mode Restore

When a backup is loaded a POA is activated. The client can connect to the Reload Access Mode POA. Items can be saved to a local archive and unarchived to the production GroupWise server.

3.3.3 MicroFocus GWAVA Family of Message Handling Products

  • GWAVA is a message scanning product that protects your system from malware and spam.

  • Retain is an archive storage product that is designed to keep messages from GroupWise, Exchange/O365, GMail, BlackBerry, Bloomberg, Notes, mobile, social and other messaging platforms for the long term to meet data retention legal requirements and has powerful search capabilities for eDiscovery.

  • GroupWise Disaster Recovery is a hot-backup and disaster recovery product for GroupWise. It keeps a few weeks of data and can easily restore messages, calendar items, address books, and even whole users. It can also act as a fully functional Post Office in times when the GroupWise POA is down.

  • Reload for Retain is a hot-backup and disaster recovery product for Retain. The Retain archive keeps items for the long term and often becomes the only repository of an item. Without a backup you can leave yourself open to legal liability if the items are lost before the retention period has passed. Reload for Retain provides high speed backups and can temporarily take over duties of the Retain server should an incident occur.

  • Migration Tool Kit for migrating users and data from GroupWise to Exchange/O365.

  • Redline is a comprehensive, customizable, monitoring and reporting tool for GroupWise.

  • Reveal provides essential auditing and oversight capabilities that legal, human resources, and auditing personnel need within GroupWise.

  • Vertigo is the Enterprise Mailbox Management tool for GroupWise.