As you install the WebAccess software, use the GroupWise WebAccess Installation Worksheet that you filled out in Planning GroupWise WebAccess to provide the required information.
Reference the sections below for information about installing GroupWise WebAccess on Linux.
To prepare the Linux server for GroupWise WebAccess:
Ensure that the web server where you are installing the WebAccess Application meets the system requirements listed in GroupWise WebAccess System Requirements.
Ensure that the Linux operating system media is available, either physically or in a repository, in case the Installation Wizard needs to install supporting packages on the Linux server.
Ensure that the server has a static IP address.
Ensure that the POA that the WebAccess Application will communicate with has SOAP enabled on a secure TLS connection, as described in Connecting the WebAccess Application with Supporting Agents.
Continue with Installing the Linux WebAccess Software.
To install Linux WebAccess software:
Download and extract the GroupWise 18 software to a temporary location on your server.
In a terminal window, become root by entering su - and the root password.
Browse to the location of the extracted software, and run the following command to start the install:
./install.sh
Type the number for the language in which you want to run the GroupWise Installation Wizard, and press Enter to select OK.
(Optional) Type 1 for Documentation, and then press Enter to review the Readme, Quick Start, and Installation Guide to better prepare yourself for the installation.
Type 2 for Installation and press Enter.
Enter a to accept the License Agreement and to display the Software list.
Type 2 for GroupWise WebAccess, to display the Actions list.
Enter 1 for Install and to install GroupWise WebAccess.
The WebAccess package is installed on the server. If any supporting packages are not available on the server, the Installation Wizard automatically installs them from the operating system media.
When the installation is finished, press any key to return to the Installation Options list.
Enter 2 for Configure to configure the WebAccess Application.
Follow the prompts to configure the WebAccess Application, using the following information from the GroupWise WebAccess Installation Worksheet:
Press any key to exit WebAccess Configuration.
Exit the GroupWise Installation Wizard.
Continue with Testing GroupWise WebAccess.
Reference the sections below for information about installing GroupWise WebAccess on Windows.
To prepare the Windows Server for GroupWise WebAccess installation:
Ensure that the web server where you are installing the WebAccess Application meets the system requirements listed in GroupWise WebAccess System Requirements.
Ensure that the server has a static IP address.
Ensure that the POA that the WebAccess Application will communicate with has SOAP enabled on a secure TLS connection, as described in Connecting the WebAccess Application with Supporting Agents.
Continue with Installing the Windows WebAccess Software.
To install the Windows WebAccess software:
Run setup.exe at the root of the extracted GroupWise software to start the GroupWise Installation Wizard.
(Optional) Review the Readme, Quick Start, and Installation Guide to better prepare yourself for the installation.
Click GroupWise WebAccess.
Click Next to display the Web Server Information page.
The Installation Wizard provides diagrams that help you understand how the various components interact with each other. Review the diagrams as you provide the requested information.
Follow the prompts to configure the WebAccess Application, using the following information from the GroupWise WebAccess Installation Worksheet:
Click Next to display the Installation Summary.
Review the Installation Summary page, and then click Install to install the WebAccess Application.
(Conditional) If prompts appear because your web server is running, decide whether you want the Installation Wizard to stop your web server.
When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the WebAccess Installation Wizard.
You can choose to have the Installation Wizard restart the web server for you.
Along with the WebAccess Application, the WebAccess Installation Wizard also installs Tomcat 9 to c:\novell\tomcat, integrates it with your web server, and automatically starts it to support the WebAccess Application.
Exit the GroupWise Installation Wizard.
Continue with Testing GroupWise WebAccess.