The requirements listed below are the base server requirements for the GroupWise Domain and agents (Post Office Agent, Message Transfer Agent, Document Viewer Agent, Internet Agent, and Monitor Agent). Other agents might have additional requirements. See GroupWise Component Installation and Setup for these additional agent requirements.
x86-64 bit processor
Use the following OS support matrix to know what OS is supported for your version of GroupWise:
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GW 18.0 |
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GW 18.1 |
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GW 18.1.1 |
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GW 18.2 |
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GW 18.3 |
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GW 18.4 |
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GW 18.4.1 |
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GW 18.4.2 |
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GW 18.5 |
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NOTE:By default, the GroupWise Linux agents run as services without user interfaces. Running Linux agents with a user interface is not supported.
IMPORTANT:When installing on SLES 15, the following modules and extensions must be installed before installing GroupWise:
Base system
Desktop Applications
Legacy
Server Applications
Web & Scripting (for WebAccess, CalPub, Monitor, and CalServer)
For more information on modules and extensions on SLES 15, see SUSE documentation, Modules & Extensions Quick Start.
Adequate server memory as required by the operating system
Depending on the anticipated load on the GroupWise agents, additional memory might be required. For details, see Sample Agent Memory Requirements.
Adequate server disk space as required by each GroupWise component:
Domain Folder: 100-200 MB for the domain database, plus 1 GB or more for message queues when links are down
Post Office Folder: 5 MB per user (minimum); 100 MB or more per user (recommended); plus 100-300 MB for the post office database; plus 500 MB or more for message queues when links are down
GroupWise Server Installation: Approximately 885 MB (GroupWise Administration Service, Message Transfer Agent, Post Office Agent, Internet Agent, and Document Viewer Agent combined; varies by platform)
For additional Internet Agent requirements, including Internet connectivity requirements, see Internet Agent Functional Requirements.
WebAccess Installation: Approximately 525 MB (shared with the Calendar Publishing Host Application and the Monitor Application when they are installed on the same web server; varies by platform)
Calendar Publishing Host Installation: Approximately 525 MB (shared with the WebAccess Application and the Monitor Application when they are installed on the same web server; varies by platform), plus 50 KB per published calendar and 50 KB per user for free/busy searching
Monitor Installation: Approximately 40 MB for the Monitor Agent (varies by platform); approximately 525 MB for the Monitor Application (shared with the WebAccess Application and the Calendar Publishing Host Application when they are installed on the same web server; varies by platform)