18.5 Configuring GroupWise to Support the Calendar Publishing Host

After your install the Calendar Publishing Host Application, additional configuration is still required.

18.5.1 Configuring the Calendar Publishing Host in the GroupWise Admin Console

Use the information under Calendar Publishing Host Configuration and Calendar Browse List on your Calendar Publishing Host Configuration Worksheet as you configure the CalPub Host.

  1. In the GroupWise Admin console, click System > Calendar Publishing, and then click New.

  2. Fill in the fields to configure the CalPub Host, using the following information from the Calendar Publishing Host Configuration Worksheet

    IMPORTANT:The name that you specify in the GroupWise Admin console must be the identical name that you specified during installation, including spacing and capitalization, as described in Choosing the Calendar Publishing Host Name.

    If you decide that you want to use a different name after you have already installed the CalPub Host Application, you must reinstall the software, and then specify the identical name during the re-installation that you specify in the GroupWise Admin console.

  3. Click OK to save the CalPub Host configuration information.

  4. If you want to allow users to add their published calendars to the calendar browse list as the default for your GroupWise system, select Enable Publishing of Calendars to the Browse List.

    or

    If you want to set up a corporate calendar browse list or provide no calendar browse list, leave Enable Publishing of Calendars to the Browse List deselected.

  5. Click OK when you are finished.

  6. Continue with Enabling Calendar Publishing.

18.5.2 Enabling Calendar Publishing

Use the information under Calendar Publishing Options on your GroupWise Calendar Publishing Host Worksheets as you enable calendar publishing.

  1. In the GroupWise Admin console, click Post Offices, and then click the name of the post office where you want to enable calendar publishing.

    For convenience in testing your Calendar Publishing Host setup, you might want to start with your post office.

  2. Click Client Options > Calendar > Web Calendar.

    As you roll out calendar publishing, you can use Client Options to enable it at the domain, post office, and user level.

  3. Select a Calendar Publishing Host from the drop-down list.

  4. Set the Web Calendar options as you planned on your Calendar Publishing Host Installation Worksheet.

  5. Click OK to save the Web Calendar settings, and then click Close.

  6. Restart Tomcat:

    • SLES:
    • rcgrpwise-tomcat restart

    Windows

    1. At the Windows server, click Start > Administrative Tools > Services.

    2. Right-click Tomcat 9, and then click Restart.

  7. Continue with Configuring a POA for Calendar Publishing.

18.5.3 Configuring a POA for Calendar Publishing

After calendar publishing is enabled, the POA can look up calendar information and return it to the CalPub Host in the form of ICS (Internet Calendaring and Scheduling) or IFB (Internet Free Busy) files. Internet users can import these files into GroupWise, Outlook, and Macintosh iCal calendaring applications.

  1. In the GroupWise Admin console, click Post Office Agents, and then click the name of the POA that you want to configure for calendar publishing.

  2. Click Agent Settings, and then scroll down to the Calendar Publishing section.

  3. Select Enabled.

  4. (Optional) Decrease the number in the Max Calendar Publishing Threads field as needed.

    The default maximum number of calendar publishing threads is 4. By default, the POA creates 2 calendar publishing threads and adds more as needed. However, you cannot set the maximum higher than 4. The default setting is highly recommended.

  5. Click OK to save the calendar publishing configuration settings.

  6. As you roll out calendar publishing to your GroupWise users, enable calendar publishing on the POA for each post office where users will publish calendars and free/busy information.

    To determine which POAs have been enabled for calendar publishing, see Viewing Calendar Publishing Status in the POA Console in the GroupWise 18 Administration Guide.

  7. Continue with Setting Up Calendar Publishing Administration.

18.5.4 Setting Up Calendar Publishing Administration

After calendar publishing has been enabled and the POA is communicating with the CalPub Host, you use the CalPub Admin console to monitor the CalPub Host and to make configuration changes as needed. Any GroupWise administrator user can access the CalPub Host Admin console. Use the information under Authentication Information on your Calendar Publishing Host Configuration Worksheet as you set up Calendar Publishing Host administration.

  1. Edit the calhost.cfg file in the following folder:

    • Linux:
    • Windows:
    • /var/opt/novell/groupwise/calhost
    • c:\Novell\GroupWise\calhost

  2. Search to find the following line:

    #Admin.WebConsole.enable=false

  3. Remove the pound sign (#) to activate the setting.

  4. Change false to true.

  5. Save the file, and then exit the text editor.

  6. Restart Tomcat:

    • SLES:
    • rcgrpwise-tomcat restart

    Windows

    1. At the Windows server, click Start > Administrative Tools > Services.

    2. Right-click Tomcat 9, and then click Restart.

  7. Display the CalPub Host Admin console:

    http://server_network_address/gwcal/admin

  8. Log in to the CalPub Host Admin console using any GroupWise administrator user name and password.

    For more information about the CalPub Host Admin console, see Using the CalPub Admin Console in the GroupWise 18 Administration Guide.

  9. (Conditional) If additional GroupWise administrators need to access the CalPub Admin console, notify them of the URL to access.

  10. Continue with Using the Published Calendar Browse List.

18.5.5 Using the Published Calendar Browse List

If you selected Enable Publishing of Calendars to the Browse List as your GroupWise system default, continue with Testing GroupWise Calendar Publishing.

If you are planning to implement a corporate calendar browse list in the future, you can enable publishing of calendars to the browse list for yourself for testing purposes.

  1. Browse to and right-click your User object, and then click Properties.

  2. Click GroupWise > Calendar Publishing.

  3. Select Override, and then select Enable Publishing of Calendars to the Browse List.

    This gives you the right to add your calendars to the calendar browse list so that you can test the setup of the Calendar Publishing Host.

  4. Continue with Testing GroupWise Calendar Publishing.