How to Create a Secondary GroupWise Domain on an eControl Host Server

Background:  In environments where GroupWise is installed exclusively on non-NetWare servers (non-NSS Linux volumes or Windows servers), an empty GroupWise Secondary Domain must be installed on the eControl host server.  This is required to allow eControl connections for GroupWise to create the Trusted Application Key and communicate with the GroupWise domains.  The following steps include links to the appropriate Novell installation and configuration documentation.

Supported Operating Systems:  Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2 (x86, X64)

Recommended Steps:

1. Install the latest versions of the Windows Novell client and ConsoleOne application on the Windows Server.
2. Authenticate to the eDirectory tree hosting the GroupWise system as an admin level user.
3. Create a folder in the file system on a local drive on the Windows server to hold the GroupWise Domain files. e.g. C:\GrpWise\<Domain-Name> or D:\GrpWise\<Domain-Name>.
   
4. Start ConsoleOne and create the secondary GroupWise domain. See Creating the New Domain (for GW 7) or Creating the New Domain (for GW 8) for details.  Copy (save) the domain files to the local path created in step 3.
   
5. In ConsoleOne, configure the MTA Agent for the new GroupWise domain. 
   â–º For GroupWise 7 refer to Configuring the MTA for the New Domain and Configuring New Agent Objects in eDirectory.
   â–º For GroupWise 8 refer to Configuring the MTA for the New Domain and Configuring New Agent Objects in eDirectory.
6. Ensure that the Windows 2003/2008 Server meets the system requirements for installing the MTA agent. 
   â–º For GroupWise 7 refer to Agent System Requirements for more information.
   â–º For GroupWise 8 refer to Agent System Requirements for more information.
7. Run the Agent Installer program to install the MTA Agent software on the Windows Server.
   â–º For GroupWise 7 refer to Windows: Setting Up the GroupWise Agents for detailed instructions.
   â–º For GroupWise 8 refer to Windows: Setting Up the GroupWise Agents for detailed instructions.

Additional eControl system, remote installation requirements and documentation are available at:

• System Requirements
• Remote Installation Requirements
• Administration Documentation