52.5 Environment Switches

The following switches configure Internet Agent environment settings such as working directories, NetWare clustering support, and SNMP support.

52.5.1 /cluster

Informs the Internet Agent that it is running in a cluster. A clustered Internet Agent automatically binds to the IP address configured for the Internet Agent object even if the Bind Exclusively to TCP/IP Address option is not selected on the Internet Agent Network Address page in ConsoleOne. This prevents unintended connections to other IP addresses, such as the loopback address or the node’s physical IP address. For information about clustering the Internet Agent, see the GroupWise 8 Interoperability Guide.

Syntax: /cluster

52.5.2 /ip

Binds the Internet Agent to the specified IP address so that, on a server with multiple IP addresses, the Internet Agent uses only the specified IP address.

Syntax: /ip-address

Example: /ip-172.16.5.18

52.5.3 /ipa

Specifies the IP address (or hostname) of a GroupWise POA that the Internet Agent can use to resolve IP addresses of other POAs in the system. This replaces the need to configure post office links for the Internet Agent in ConsoleOne (Internet Agent object > Post Office Links > Settings).

If you have established a GroupWise name server (ngwnameserver), you can use it. See Section 36.2.2, Simplifying Client/Server Access with a GroupWise Name Server.

Syntax: /ipa-address

Example: /ipa-ngwnameserver

52.5.4 /ipp

Specifies the port number of a GroupWise POA that the Internet Agent can use to resolve IP addresses of other POAs in the system. This replaces the need to configure post office links for the Internet Agent in ConsoleOne (Internet Agent object > Post Office Links > Settings).

If you have established a GroupWise name server (ngwnameserver), you can use it. See Section 36.2.2, Simplifying Client/Server Access with a GroupWise Name Server.

Syntax: /ipp-port_number

Example: /ipp-1678

52.5.5 /nosnmp

Disables SNMP for the Internet Agent. The default is to have SNMP enabled. See Section 49.4, Using an SNMP Management Console.

Syntax: /nosnmp

52.5.6 /smtphome

Specifies a secondary SMTP queues directory for inbound and outbound messages. This secondary directory can be helpful for troubleshooting by providing a way to trap messages before they are routed to the Internet. You can also use the secondary directory to run third-party utilities such as a virus scanner on Internet-bound messages. See Section 50.1, Relocating the Internet Agent’s Processing Directories.

The Internet Agent places all outbound messages in this secondary directory. The messages must then be moved manually (or by another application) to the primary SMTP queue’s send directory (/dhome switch) before the Internet Agent routes them to the Internet.

Syntax: /smtphome-path

Example: /smtphome-mail:\provo1\wpgate\gwia\smtp2

52.5.7 /work

Sets the directory where the Internet Agent stores its temporary files. On NetWare and Linux, the work directory is located in the domain by default. On Windows, it is not.

Syntax: /work-pathname

NetWare Example: /work-sys:\tmp\work

Linux Example: -work /opt/novell/groupwise/tmp

Windows Example: /work-j:\tmp\work

52.5.8 /nasoq

By default, the Internet Agent sends the accounting file (acct) to users specified as accountants in ConsoleOne (Internet Agent object > GroupWise > Gateway Administrators). The file is sent daily at midnight and any time the Internet Agent shuts down.

This switch instructs the Internet Agent to send the acct file once daily at midnight, not each time the Internet Agent quits or is shut down.

Syntax: /nasoq