GroupWise Agent Installation Worksheet

Item Explanation

1) Agent Platform:

  • NetWare
  • Linux
  • Windows

Mark the platform where you are installing the GroupWise agents.

2) Agents and Locations:

POA:

  • Local to post office
  • Different server from post office

    /dn setting (NetWare only)

MTA:

  • Local to domain
  • Different server from domain

    /dn setting (NetWare only)

Mark the agents you want to install and where you want to install them.

On NetWare, if you want to install the agents on a server different from where their directories and databases are located, specify the settings for the /dn startup switches the agents can use to access the remote servers.

For more information, see Selecting the Agent Location.

3) Installation Path:

Specify the directory where you want to install the agent software.

For more information, see Selecting the Agent Installation Directory.

4) Configure NetWare Agents for Clustering:
Yes | No

This item applies only if you are installing the NetWare agents.

Mark whether or not you want to optimize the NetWare agents for use with Novell Cluster Services.

For more information, see Clustering the NetWare Agents .

5) Languages:

List the languages you want to install.

For more information, see Deciding Which Languages to Install.

6) Domains:

  • Domain name:
  • Path to database:

List the domains you are installing the MTA for.

For more information, see System and Domain Names and Domain Directory.

7) Post Offices:

  • Post office name:
  • Path to database:

List the post offices you are installing the POA for.

For more information, see Post Office Name and Post Office Directory.

8) Installation Options:

  • Install GroupWise agent software:
    Yes | No
  • Install and configure SNMP for GroupWise agents:
    Yes | No
  • Install as Windows services:
    Yes | No

This item applies only if you are installing the Windows agents.

Mark the installation options you want when you install the Windows agents.

For more information, see Selecting the Agent Location, Using SNMP Traps to Monitor the Windows Agents, and Configuring the Windows Agents as Services.

9) Windows Service Information:

Account type:

  • Use local system account

    Allow service to interact with desktop:
    Yes | No
  • Use this Windows user account:
    User name:
    Password:

Startup type:

  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Disabled

This item applies only if you are installing the Windows agents.

If you are installing the Windows agents as services, mark the type of account they can use to log in.

If needed, specify the Windows user account they can run under.

Also mark whether you want them to be started automatically or manually each time the Windows server restarts.

For more information, see Configuring the Windows Agents as Services.

10) Launch GroupWise Agents Now:

Yes | No

Mark whether or not the Agent Installation program can start the agents for you at the end of the installation process.

11) Launch in Protected Mode:

Yes | No

This item applies only if you are installing the NetWare agents.

Mark whether or not you want the Agent Installation program to start the NetWare agents in Protected Mode on NetWare 5.1 or above.