27.0 Upgrading a Secondary Domain Server

After you have upgraded the primary domain server in your GroupWise system, you can upgrade secondary domains in your GroupWise system in any order that is convenient for you.

Before you upgrade a secondary domain server, review the following sections and complete the accompanying tasks if you have not done so recently:

To upgrade a secondary domain server:

  1. Stop the existing GroupWise agents that are running on the server to upgrade.

  2. Install the GroupWise software on the secondary domain server.

    See Installing the GroupWise Software for instructions.

    When the software installation is complete, the Installation Wizard displays the Installation console in your web browser.

    IMPORTANT:As a security feature, the Installation console times out after one hour. For instructions to renew the session, see Handling an Installation Timeout.

  3. In the Installation console, click Upgrade an Existing Domain or Post Office to GroupWise <version>.

    What displays next depends on whether the Installation console can detect the existing domains and post offices on the server. The conditions for automatic detection are described in Preparing Your Existing GroupWise System for the Upgrade.

  4. (Conditional) If the Installation console can locate existing domains and post offices:

    1. (Conditional) If there are any domains and post offices on the secondary domain server that you do not want to upgrade, select them, and then click Remove.

    2. (Conditional) If you want to change the IP address or Admin port for any domain or post office, click its name to display the Network Information dialog box.

      Specify the desired IP address or Admin port, and then click OK.

    3. Skip to Step 6 to perform the upgrade.

  5. (Conditional) If the Installation console cannot locate existing domains and post offices:

    1. Click Add.

    2. Browse to and select the secondary domain folder.

    3. Click OK, and then review the MTA IP address and domain Admin port that the Installation console has provided.

    4. (Optional) Change the information as needed.

    5. Click OK to return to the Installation console.

    6. If you want o upgrade additional domains and post offices on the domain server, repeat Step 5.a through Step 5.e.

    7. Continue with Step 6 to perform the upgrade.

  6. In the list of secondary domains, and optionally, post offices to upgrade, click Next to display the Credentials page.

  7. Specify the IP address of the primary domain server and the password for the GroupWise Super Admin, and then click Next to display the Summary page.

  8. Review the information to ensure that it is correct, and then click Finish to perform the upgrade.

  9. (Optional) Click the Existing Configuration slide-out to list all upgraded domains and post offices.

  10. Click Go to the GroupWise Administration console now.

  11. Accept the GroupWise CA signed certificate that the Installation console has automatically provided for accessing the Administration console.

    The Login fields are displayed.

  12. Specify the GroupWise Super Admin user name and password that you established when you upgraded the primary domain, and then click Login to display the Overview page in the Administration console.

    To finish the upgrade process, you must restart the agents for all upgraded secondary domains and post offices on the secondary domain server.

    If any secondary domains have GWIAs, they were also upgraded along with the secondary domains. However, you do not need to restart the upgraded GWIAs.

    IMPORTANT:If you are upgrading from GroupWise 8, see Agent Upgrades for release-specific information.

  13. To restart the MTA in the upgraded secondary domain:

    1. In the Domain box on the Overview page, click MTA or click Running > MTA to display the MTA properties page.

    2. Click Stop Agent, and then click Start Agent to restart the upgraded MTA.

    3. (Optional) Click Launch MTA Console to open the MTA console in a new browser window.

      HINT:You can conveniently open the MTA console on the Overview page by clicking Running, and then clicking the IP address of the MTA.

      If any secondary domains have GWIAs, they were also upgraded along with the secondary domains. However, you do not need to restart the upgraded GWIAs.

      IMPORTANT:If you are upgrading from GroupWise 8, see Agent Upgrades for release-specific information.

  14. (Conditional) If the secondary domain server has additional upgraded domains, repeat Step 13 for the MTA in each upgraded domain.

  15. (Conditional) If the secondary domain server has upgraded post offices:

    1. In the Domain box on the Overview page, click Running next to the Post Office icon , and then click POA to display the POA properties page.

    2. Click Stop Agent, and then click Start Agent to restart the upgraded POA.

    3. (Optional) Click Launch POA Console to open the POA console in a new browser window.

      NOTE:You can conveniently open the POA console on the Overview page by clicking Running, and then clicking the IP address of the POA.

      If the post office has a DVA, it was also upgraded along with the post office and its POA. However, you do not need to restart the upgraded DVA.

  16. (Conditional) If the secondary domain server has additional post offices, repeat Step 15 for the POA in each upgraded post office.

  17. Continue with the next upgrade task for your GroupWise system: