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GroupWise 7 Multi-System Administration Guide
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September 29, 2006
MULTI-SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

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Contents
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About This Guide 9
Part I Connecting to GroupWise 5.x, 6.x, and 7.xSystems 11
1 Understanding Connection Options 13
1.1 Connection Methods Supported by the Various GroupWise Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2 Dynamic Internet Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.3 Direct Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4 Gateway Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2 Using Dynamic Internet Links 17
2.1 MTA Version Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Installing the GroupWise Internet Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 Setting Up Internet-Style Addressing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.4 Adding MTA Resource Records to DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.4.1 Creating the Address ("A") Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.4.2 Creating the Service ("SRV") or Text ("TXT") Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.5 Configuring the MTA’s Server for DNS Lookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5.1 Configuring a NetWare 6.xor 5.1 Server for DNS Lookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5.2 Configuring a Windows 2000 Server for DNS Lookups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6 Enabling MTAs to Perform DNS Lookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6.1 Enabling DNS Lookups for All MTAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6.2 Enabling/Disabling DNS Lookups for Individual MTAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7 Understanding Dynamic Internet Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.7.1 Stage 1: GroupWise Client in the Sending System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.7.2 Stage 2: GroupWise Client in the Sending System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.7.3 Stage 3: GroupWise MTA in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.7.4 Stage 4: GroupWise MTA in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.7.5 Stage 5: GroupWise MTA in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.7.6 Stage 6: GroupWise MTA in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.7.7 Stage 7: GroupWise Internet Agent in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.7.8 Stage 8: GroupWise Internet Agent in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.7.9 Stage 9: GroupWise MTA in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.7.10 Stage 10: GroupWise MTA in the Sending System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.7.11 Stage 11: GroupWise MTA in the Receiving System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.7.12 Stage 12: Both GroupWise MTAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Using Direct Links 27
3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 Creating an External Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.3 Linking to the External Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.4 Checking the Link Status of the External Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5 Sending Messages Between Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.6 Exchanging Information Between Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.7 Message Flow Between External Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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4 Using Gateway Links 33
4.1 Connecting Systems Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.2 Connecting Systems Through an Asynchronous Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.3 Connecting Systems Through an X.25 Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4 Connecting GroupWise Systems Through Other E-Mail Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5 Synchronizing External GroupWise Systems 37
Part II Connecting to Non-GroupWise Messaging Systems 41
6 GroupWise Internet Agent 43
7 GroupWise Gateways 45
Part III Merging with GroupWise 5.x, 6.x, and 7.xSystems 47
8 Why Merge GroupWise Systems? 49
9 Planning the Merge 51
9.1 Understanding the Merge Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
9.2 Planning Administrator Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9.3 Determining Which GroupWise Objects Are No Longer In Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9.4 Planning the Location of the Domain Database Backup Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
9.5 Planning GroupWise System Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
9.5.1 External Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
9.5.2 Linking the Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
9.5.3 Releasing the Secondary Domains in Site #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9.6 Planning to Merge Additional GroupWise Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
9.6.1 Merging in One Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
9.6.2 Merging at Different Times. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.7 Merge Planning Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
10 Preparing for the Merge 65
10.1 Setting Up Administrator Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
10.2 Deleting Unused GroupWise Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
10.3 Verifying That UNC Paths Are Correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
10.4 Resolving Pending Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
11 Merging the GroupWise Systems 67
11.1 Creating External Domains for Both Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
11.1.1 Creating Site #1 External Domains in Site #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.1.2 Creating Site #2 External Domains in Site #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.2 Configuring Links Between Site #2 Domains and Site #1 Secondary Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11.3 Checking Links to External Domains for Both Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11.3.1 Checking Links to Site #1 External Domains in Site #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.3.2 Checking Links to Site #2 External Domains in Site #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.4 Creating Temporary Holding Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.5 Releasing Site #2 Secondary Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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11.6 Sending Site #2 Databases to the Site #1 Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
11.7 Receiving Site #2 Databases at Site #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
11.8 Merging a Site #2 Domain into Site #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
11.9 Merging the Next GroupWise System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
11.10 Sending the Merged Site #2 Databases to Site #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
11.11 Restarting the GroupWise Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
11.12 Testing the Merged System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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A.1 September 29, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
A.2 June 15, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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About This Guide
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About This Guide
This Novell®GroupWise®7 Multi-System Administration Guide helps you connect your
GroupWise system to other GroupWise systems or non-GroupWise messaging systems, and helps
you merge your GroupWise system with another GroupWise system to create one system. The guide
is divided into the following sections:
“Connecting to GroupWise 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x Systems” on page 11
“Connecting to Non-GroupWise Messaging Systems” on page 41
“Merging with GroupWise 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x Systems” on page 47
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