Make sure that the Web server where you are installing the WebAccess Application meets the system requirements listed in Section 5.2, WebAccess System Requirements.

Make sure that the Linux server has a static IP address.

Make sure that the firewall on the server has the ports open that are used by the Web server and the WebAccess Application.

For assistance, see GroupWise Port Numbers in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.

Make sure that the POA that the WebAccess Application will communicate with has SOAP enabled on a secure SSL connection, as described in Section 5.3.4, Connecting the WebAccess Application with Supporting Agents.

Continue with Installing the Linux WebAccess Software.

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

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

or

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

Run ./install.

The X Window System is required for running the GUI GroupWise Installation program. If you are not using the X Window System, you can install GroupWise components individually, as described in Installing GroupWise Components Using the Text-Based Installation Program.

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

The main GroupWise System Installation page appears.

Click Install Products > GroupWise WebAccess > Install WebAccess to install the WebAccess software.

When the installation is complete, click OK.

Click Configure WebAccess.

Click Next, accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

Follow the prompts to configure the WebAccess using the following information from the GroupWise WebAccess Installation Worksheet:

• POA Network Address
• DVA Network Address
• Web Server Information

On the Configuration Complete page, click Exit to exit the WebAccess Installation program.

The WebAccess software is installed to the following directories:

/opt/novell/groupwise/webaccess
/etc/opt/novell/groupwise/webaccess
/var/opt/novell/groupwise/webaccess

It so also integrated with Tomcat.

Exit the GroupWise Installation program.

Start the DVA that you configured the WebAccess Application to communicate with.

For example, if the DVA is installed on the same server with the WebAccess Application, use:

rcgrpwise start gwdva

For more information about the DVA, see Document Viewer Agent in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.

Restart Apache and Tomcat:

rcnovell-tomcat6 stop
rcapache2 stop
rcapache2 start
rcnovell-tomcat6 start

rcnovell-tomcat5 stop
rcapache2 stop
rcapache2 start
rcnovell-tomcat5 start

rctomcat6 stop
rcapache2 stop
rcapache2 start
rctomcat6 start

rctomcat5 stop
rcapache2 stop
rcapache2 start
rctomcat5 start

Make sure that Apache and Tomcat restart automatically when the server reboots:

chkconfig apache2 on
chkconfig novell-tomcat6 on

chkconfig apache2 on
chkconfig novell-tomcat5 on

chkconfig apache2 on
chkconfig tomcat6 on

chkconfig apache2 on
chkconfig tomcat5 on

Skip to Section 5.5, Testing GroupWise WebAccess.

Make sure that the Web server where you are installing the WebAccess Application meets the system requirements listed in Section 5.2, WebAccess System Requirements.

Make sure that the Windows server has a static IP address.

Make sure that the firewall on the server has the ports open that are used by the Web server and the WebAccess Application.

For assistance, see GroupWise Port Numbers in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.

Make sure that the POA that the WebAccess Application will communicate with has SOAP enabled on a secure SSL connection, as described in Section 5.3.4, Connecting the WebAccess Application with Supporting Agents.

Continue with Installing the Windows WebAccess Software.

On the Web server where you want to install the WebAccess Application, change to the root directory of the downloaded GroupWise 2012 software image.

or

If you have already copied the WebAccess Application to a software distribution directory, change to that location

Run setup.exe.

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

On Windows, the GroupWise 2012 software image can be downloaded in a multilanguage version or an English-only version. When you install from the multilanguage version, all languages are always installed, regardless of the specific language that you select for running the Installation program.

The main GroupWise System Installation page appears.

Click Install More Components > Install WebAccess to start the WebAccess Installation program.

You can also start the WebAccess Installation program by running:

/software_image/internet/webaccess/setup.exe

Click Next, then follow the prompts to provide the information from your GroupWise WebAccess Installation Worksheet.

The WebAccess Installation program provides diagrams that help you understand how the various components interact with each other. Review the diagrams as you provide the requested information.

• Web Server Information
• Post Office Information
• Document Viewer Agent Information

Review the Installation Summary page, then click Install.

(Conditional) If prompts appear because your Web server is running, select how you want to stop your Web server.

When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the WebAccess Installation program.

You can choose to have the WebAccess Installation program restart the Web server for you.

Along with the WebAccess Application, the WebAccess Installation program also installs Tomcat 6 to c:\novell\tomcat6, integrates it with your Web server, and automatically starts it to support the WebAccess Application.

Click Finish to exit the GroupWise Installation program.

Start the DVA that you configured the WebAccess Application to communicate with.

For example, if the DVA is installed on the same server with the WebAccess Application, click Start > All Programs > GroupWise Agents > DVA.

For more information about the DVA, see Document Viewer Agent in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.

Continue with Testing GroupWise WebAccess.