47.2 DVA Installation on Additional Servers

The following sections assume that you are already running the DVA that was installed along with the POA for a post office, and that you want to install additional DVAs to run independently on other servers for use by the WebAccess Application and /or the POA. When the WebAccess Application needs additional DVAs, you might want to install one on the Web server itself.

IMPORTANT:Make sure that the servers where you install the DVA meet the system requirements listed in Agent System Requirements.

47.2.1 Linux: Installing Additional DVAs

  1. In a terminal window on the server where you want to install the DVA, log in as root, then provide the root password.

  2. Change to the root directory of the downloaded GroupWise 2012 software image.

    or

    If you have already copied the agent software to a software distribution directory, change to /opt/novell/groupwise/software.

  3. Run ./install.

  4. Select the language in which you want to run the GroupWise Installation program, then click OK.

  5. On the main GroupWise System Installation page, click Install Products > GroupWise Agents > Install Agents to install the GroupWise agent software, including the DVA

  6. When the installation is complete, click OK.

    The GroupWise agent software, including the DVA, is installed to the following directory:

    /opt/novell/groupwise/agents

  7. Click Configure GroupWise Agents, then click Next.

  8. Accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

  9. On the Domains/Post Offices page, click Next.

    By not specifying any domains or post offices, you keep the MTA and the POA from being configured to run on this server.

    Document Viewer Agent dialog box

  10. In the Document Viewer Agent dialog box, click Yes to configure the DVA for high availability.

    For more information, see Enabling the GroupWise High Availability Service for the Linux GroupWise Agents in Installing GroupWise Agents in the GroupWise 2012 Installation Guide.

    or

    Click No if you do not want to configure the DVA for high availability.

  11. (Conditional) If you do not want the DVA to start automatically when the server restarts, deselect Launch GroupWise Agents on System Startup.

  12. Click Exit to exit the GroupWise Agent Installation program.

  13. Exit the GroupWise Installation program.

  14. Use the following commands to manually manage the DVA on the Linux server:

    rcgrpwise start gwdva
rcgrpwise stop gwdva
rcgrpwise status gwdva
rcgrpwise print gwdva

    or

    Use the following command to start the Linux DVA:

    /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/bin/gwdva @gwdva.dva

    When you use this command to start the DVA, you must use the kill command to stop it, as described in Stopping the Linux GroupWise Agents as Daemons in Installing GroupWise Agents in the GroupWise 2012 Installation Guide.

    NOTE:Currently, the DVA must run as root. It cannot be configured to run as a non-root user as the other GroupWise agents can.

  15. To configure the DVA, see Section 48.0, Configuring the DVA.

  16. To monitor the DVA, see Section 49.0, Monitoring the DVA.

47.2.2 Windows: Installing Additional DVAs

  1. Change to the root directory of the downloaded GroupWise 2012 software image.

    or

    (Conditional) If you have already copied the agent software to a software distribution directory, change to that location

  2. Run setup.exe.

  3. (Conditional) If prompted, select the interface language for the Installation program, then click OK.

  4. On the main GroupWise System Installation page, click Install GroupWise System, then click Yes to accept the License Agreement and display the Installation Type page.

    When you install the agents, you are performing a Standard installation.

  5. Click Next to accept the default of Standard.

  6. Select Install Individual Components, deselect GroupWise Administration, then click Next.

  7. On the Installation Path page, select Install the software files, but do not configure the agents, then click Next.

    When you install the DVA along with the MTA and the POA, the agents are installed as Windows services by default. When you install the DVA independently, you must select Install the software files, but do not configure the agents in order to skip the Domains/Post Offices page where the MTA and POA are configured. This deselects Install as Windows services, so when you install the DVA independently, you must install it as a Windows application.

  8. On the Summary and Modification page, click Install.

    The GroupWise agents are installed to the following directory:

    c:\Program Files\Novell\GroupWise Server\Agents

    Because you did not configure the MTA and the POA, they do not run on the server, even though the agent software was installed.

  9. Click Finish to exit the Agent Installation program.

  10. Click the Windows Start menu > All Programs > Novell GroupWise Agents > GWDVA.

    The DVA server console opens on the Windows desktop.

  11. To monitor the DVA in your Web browser, see Section 49.2, Using the DVA Web Console.

  12. To configure the DVA, see Section 48.0, Configuring the DVA.