In ConsoleOne, make sure you are connected to Site #2’s primary domain (worksheet item 5).
In the GroupWise View, right-click the secondary domain you want to release (worksheet item 8), click to display the GroupWise System Maintenance dialog box.
Select
, then click to launch the Release Domain Advisor.In the Release Domain dialog box, click
.If the Rights Warning dialog box is displayed, make sure you have sufficient rights (see Section 11.1, Setting Up Administrator Rights), then click .
Take care of any pending operations, then click
.In the Path to Domain dialog box, select the domain directory (if it is not already displayed), then click
.In the System Name dialog box, specify a name for the new GroupWise system that will be created for the released domain, then click
.In the Update eDirectory Objects dialog box, select
if you have access to the eDirectory tree in which the domain is located, then click .or
If you don’t have access to the domain’s eDirectory tree, select Graft GroupWise Objects
in GroupWise Utilities
in System
in the GroupWise 8 Administration Guide).
If you have not already done so, shut down the primary domain’s MTA and the MTA that services the domain you are releasing, then click
.In the Ready to Release dialog box, click
to start the release process.When the process is finished, the Domain Successfully Released dialog box is displayed.
Click
to return to the GroupWise System Maintenance dialog box, then click .The secondary domain has now been released to become its own GroupWise system. It is displayed as an external domain in Site #2.
Restart the MTAs in case you need to take care of any pending operations for the next domain you release.
Repeat Step 2 through Step 13 for every Site #2 secondary domain you want to release (worksheet item 5 and worksheet item 10).
When you have released all of the Site #2 secondary domains, you are ready to proceed with merging the domains into Site #1. For more information, see Section 12.8, Merging a Site #2 Domain into Site #1.
However, if the systems you are merging cannot be directly connected, you must first do the tasks under Section 12.6, Sending Site #2 Databases to the Site #1 Administrator and Section 12.7, Receiving Site #2 Databases at Site #1.