A.1 GroupWise 2012 on Linux

Select the GroupWise version that you want to determine GroupWise 2012 compatibility with:

A.1.1 Compatibility with GroupWise 8 on Linux

GroupWise 8 Administrative Components with GroupWise 2012 on Linux

GroupWise 2012 Components

GroupWise 8 Domain and Post Office Databases

GW 8 Objects in eDirectory

ConsoleOne + GW 8 Snap-Ins

GW 2012 Domain and Post Office Databases

N/A

N/A

Not Supported

GW 2012 Objects in eDirectory

N/A

N/A

Not Supported

ConsoleOne + GW 2012 Snap-Ins

Supported

Supported

N/A

Table Summary: ConsoleOne with the GroupWise 2012 snap-ins can be used to access GroupWise 8 databases for domains and post offices and GroupWise 8 eDirectory objects. However, ConsoleOne with the GroupWise 8 snap-ins should not be used to access GroupWise 2012 databases and GroupWise 2012 eDirectory objects.

The general rule is that later GroupWise snap-ins can administer earlier GroupWise system components, but earlier GroupWise snap-ins should not be used to administer later GroupWise system components. The exception in GroupWise 2012 is that the GroupWise 2012 snap-ins cannot be used to administer GroupWise 8 WebAccess eDirectory objects, because WebAccess configuration information is not stored in eDirectory objects in GroupWise 2012. Continue to use the GroupWise 8 snap-ins to administrator GroupWise 8 WebAccess eDirectory objects.

NOTE:If your GroupWise administration includes Novell Identity Manager, see “Identity Manager Driver Version Compatibility” in the GroupWise 2012 Readme.

GroupWise 8 Agents with GroupWise 2012 on Linux

GroupWise 2012 Agents

GroupWise 8 Domain and Post Office Databases

GW 8 MTA

GW 8 POA

GW 8 GWIA

GW 8 WebAccess Agent

GW 8 Monitor Agent

GW 2012 Domain and Post Office Databases

N/A

Not Supported

Not Supported

Not Supported

N/A

Not Supported

GW 2012 MTA

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

N/A

Supported

GW 2012 POA

Supported

Supported

N/A

N/A

N/A

Supported

GW 2012 DVA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

GW 2012 GWIA

Supported

Supported

N/A

Not Supported

N/A

Supported

GW 2012 Monitor Agent

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

N/A

N/A

Table Summary: GroupWise 8 agents cannot access domain and post office databases that have been updated to GroupWise 2012. When a GroupWise 2012 MTA or POA accesses a GroupWise 8 database, it automatically updates the database to GroupWise 2012.

The Document Viewer Agent (DVA) is new in GroupWise 2012 and does not interact with any GroupWise 8 agents. The WebAccess Agent that was part of GroupWise 8 is not part of GroupWise 2012.

GroupWise 8 Windows Client with GroupWise 2012 on Linux

GroupWise 8 Windows Client

GroupWise 2012 Post Office Direct Access

GW 2012 POA Client/Server Access Online Mode

GW 2012 POA Client/Server Access Caching Mode

GW 2012 POA Dial-Up Access Remote Mode

Windows Client

Not Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Table Summary: The GroupWise 8 Windows client can communicate with the GroupWise 2012 POA, but it cannot access a GroupWise 2012 post office directly. The general rule is that later POAs can always communicate with earlier GroupWise clients, but earlier POAs cannot communicate with later GroupWise clients.

A.1.2 Compatibility with GroupWise 7 on Linux

GroupWise 7 components should work with GroupWise 2012 in the same way that GroupWise 8 works with GroupWise 2012. However, extended support of GroupWise 7 ended on September 30, 2012. Self-support is still available. For more information, see the Novell Support Product Support Lifecycle Web page.