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GroupWise Mobile Server
DST Readme
March 7, 2007
1 Daylight Saving Time Changes
Under the new Energy Act of 2005, daylight saving time (DST), begins three weeks earlier in 2007.
The change takes place on the second Sunday in March (March 11). DST is also extended by one
week to the first Sunday in November (November 4). The change in DST will be observed in most
of the US, Canada, and parts of Mexico.
The following events might occur if GroupWise Mobile Server DST Support Pack 1 is not applied
or OS updates or other software patches are not applied for the DST changes.
Š Calendar appointments, single and recurring, that were created using the old DST rules (not
upgraded) might appear an hour late on software updates using the new DST rules (upgraded).
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Calendar appointments, single and recurring, that were created using the new DST rules
(upgraded) might appear an hour early on software using the old DST rules (not upgraded).
1.1 Prerequisites for Server Install or Upgrade
To prepare for the Groupwise Mobile Server Support Pack 1, you must patch the server operating
system on GroupWise Mobile Server machines, external database servers, and GroupWise.
Š “Patching the Windows Operating System for DST” on page 1
Š
“Patching Novell GroupWise for DST” on page 1
1.1.1 Patching the Windows Operating System for DST
The Windows* operating system must be patched before you update other parts of GroupWise
Mobile Server. For information on patching the Windows operating system, see the
Microsoft*
Support Web site (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928388) .
1.1.2 Patching Novell GroupWise for DST
Before patching GroupWise Mobile server, you must patch GroupWise. Before patching
GroupWise, the operating system hosting GroupWise must also be patched. For information on
patching GroupWise, see the
GroupWise Product Web site (http://www.novell.com/products/
groupwise/timezones.html) .
1.2 Installing the GroupWise Mobile Server DST Support Pack
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1 Download the GroupWise Mobile Server Support Pack 1 file
(
GroupWiseMobileServerDST.exe
) from the download.novell.com (http://
download.novell.com) Web site.