17.3 Planning GroupWise WebAccess

Use the GroupWise WebAccess Installation Worksheet to record the information required to install the WebAccess Application.

The topics in this section present the required information in a convenient planning sequence. The Installation Worksheet organizes the information in the order in which you need it during installation.

17.3.1 Selecting the WebAccess Application Platform

The WebAccess Application can be installed to a web server on Linux or Windows. See GroupWise WebAccess System Requirements for supported web servers.

GROUPWISE WEBACCESS APPLICATION INSTALLATION WORKSHEET
Under Web Server Platform, mark whether you plan to install the WebAccess Application to a Linux or Windows web server.

17.3.2 Gathering Web Server Information

The WebAccess Application integrates with your web server to pass mailbox information gathered by the POA to your web browser for display in WebAccess. The location of the WebAccess Application files that are installed depends on the web server that it is being integrated with.

The default web server paths vary by platform:

Apache Web Server on OES: Tomcat on OES:	/etc/opt/novell/httpd/conf.d /opt/novell/grpwise-tomcat8/webapps
Apache Web Server on SLES: Tomcat on SLES:	/etc/apache2/conf.d /etc/grpwise-tomcat
Tomcat on Windows:	c:\novell\groupwise\tomcat\webapps

GROUPWISE WEBACCESS APPLICATION INSTALLATION WORKSHEET
Under Web Server Information, select the type of web server where you plan to install the WebAccess Application. Also specify the web server’s root directory. On Windows, if the Internet Information Server services more than one website, specify the website where you want to install the WebAccess Application.

GROUPWISE WEBACCESS APPLICATION INSTALLATION WORKSHEET

Under Web Server Information, select the type of web server where you plan to install the WebAccess Application. Also specify the web server’s root directory.

On Windows, if the Internet Information Server services more than one website, specify the website where you want to install the WebAccess Application.

17.3.3 Determining the WebAccess Application’s Configuration

WebAccess Application configuration information is stored in a configuration file (webacc.cfg). The webacc.cfg file is located in the following folders:

Linux:
Windows:

/var/opt/novell/groupwise/webaccess
c:\novell\groupwise\webaccess

To change the WebAccess Application’s configuration, you must manually modify the webacc.cfg file.

GROUPWISE WEBACCESS APPLICATION INSTALLATION WORKSHEET
Under Configuration File Location, note the location of the webacc.cfg file for the platform where you are installing WebAccess.

17.3.4 Connecting the WebAccess Application with Supporting Agents

The WebAccess Agent needs to communicate with a POA.

GROUPWISE WEBACCESS APPLICATION INSTALLATION WORKSHEET
Under POA Network Address, specify the IP address or DNS hostname of a POA that the WebAccess Application can communicate with, along with that POA’s SOAP port. The default SOAP port for the POA is 7191.

IMPORTANT:The POA that the WebAccess Application communicates with must be configured for SOAP. A secure TLS connection between the POA and the WebAccess Application is highly recommended.

For instructions on preparing the POA to work successfully with the WebAccess Application, see the following sections in the GroupWise 18 Administration Guide:

For instructions on preparing the DVA to work successfully with the WebAccess Application, see the following sections in the GroupWise 18 Administration Guide: