Moving an Existing GroupWise 6.5 System into a Microsoft Cluster

If you are adding the high availability benefits of a Microsoft cluster to a GroupWise^® 6.5 system that is already up and running, the first step is to set up the cluster and review Introduction to GroupWise 6.5 and Microsoft Clusters to help you apply clustering principles and practices to your GroupWise system.

You do not need to transfer your entire GroupWise system into the cluster all at once. You could transfer individual post offices where the needs for high availability are greatest. You could transfer a domain and all of its post offices at the same time. You might decide that you don't need to have all of your GroupWise system running in the cluster.

This section provides a checklist to help you get started with moving your GroupWise system into a Microsoft cluster:

Decide which shared disks you will use for GroupWise administration (ConsoleOne^® and the software distribution directory).
Decide which shared disks you will use for GroupWise domains and post offices.
Plan the resource groups for domains and post offices.
Review Planning GroupWise in a Microsoft Cluster. Fill out the System Clustering Worksheet to help you decide which domains and post offices you will move to which shared disks.
Review Planning Cluster-Unique Port Numbers for Agents in the Cluster and fill out the Network Address Worksheet to record resource group IP addresses and to specify cluster-specific port numbers for all of your GroupWise agents.
Select the first shared disk that will be part of your clustered GroupWise system and set up the resource group for it, following the instructions in Creating GroupWise Resource Groups and Configuring Short Name Resolution.
Move a domain and/or post office onto the shared disk, following the instructions in "Moving a Domain" in "Domains" or "Moving a Post Office" in "Post Offices" in the GroupWise 6.5 Administration Guide.

Review Deciding How to Install and Configure the Agents in a Cluster, fill out the Agent Clustering Worksheet, and install the agents as needed for the first clustered domain and/or post office, following the instructions in Installing and Configuring the MTA and the POA in a Cluster.
Test the first component of your clustered GroupWise system following the instructions in Testing Your Clustered GroupWise System.
Take care of the cluster management details described in Managing Your Clustered GroupWise System.
Move more domains and post offices into the cluster as needed. If you have GroupWise libraries, see Planning a Library for a New Clustered Post Office.
Move GroupWise administration into the cluster as needed.
Add other components to your clustered GroupWise system as needed, following the instructions in: