19.3 Planning GroupWise Calendar Server

The Calendar Server needs the server information for the GroupWise Primary Domain server to be able to connect to the GroupWise system. The Primary Domain server host name or IP address, the admin service port, and the admin service username and password are required.

The Calendar Server requires an SSL port for secure communication to your Mac devices. Specify the SSL port you want to use if you don’t want to use the default port 443.

If you are installing the Calendar Server in a cluster, you can bind to a specific IP address from the server or use all available IP addresses. If you are not installing in a cluster, leave Listen on all interfaces selected.

An SSL/TLS certificate is required for the Calendar Server service. Using a public or private CA, create a certificate and key (if applicable to the format you are using) for the GroupWise Calendar Server. The following formats are supported for the certificate:

An read-only admin user is created at initial configuration of the Calendar Server that the service uses to connect to the GroupWise Admin Service. The user is called an application admin and does not consume a mailbox in your system. You do not need to create a user before configuring the Calendar Server, but should note the username and password you plan on using.

The Calendar Server receives SOAP connections from the POA servers. The Calendar Server needs a port to use to receive these SOAP connections.

The Novell Push Notification Server is used to notify your Mac devices if they have updates to CalDAV or CardDAV. It uses push technology through an open IP connection to push notifications from the server to Mac devices even when the device is asleep or the app is no longer running. A certificate is required to be able to use this service. The NPNS certificate can be downloaded from novell.com/npns.