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Setting Up a Domain and Post Office in a NetWare Cluster
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Setting Up a Domain and Post
Office in a NetWare Cluster
You should have already reviewed “Planning GroupWise in a NetWare Cluster” on page 23 and
filled out the “System Clustering Worksheet” on page 37 , the “IP Address Worksheet” on page 40 ,
and the “Agent Clustering Worksheet” on page 41 . You are now ready to complete the following
tasks to set up GroupWise
®
in a clustering environment:
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Section 3.1, “Preparing the Cluster for GroupWise,” on page 43
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Section 3.2, “Setting Up a New GroupWise System in a Cluster,” on page 46
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Section 3.3, “Creating a New Secondary Domain in a Cluster,” on page 48
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Section 3.4, “Creating a New Post Office in a Cluster,” on page 49
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Section 3.5, “Installing and Configuring the MTA and the POA in a Cluster,” on page 50
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Section 3.6, “Testing Your Clustered GroupWise System,” on page 59
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Section 3.7, “Managing Your Clustered GroupWise System,” on page 60
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Section 3.8, “What’s Next,” on page 64
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Section 3.9, “Clustering Quick Checklists,” on page 65
3.1 Preparing the Cluster for GroupWise
After you have installed Novell
®
Cluster Services
TM
, as described in Novell Cluster Services
Overview and Installation , complete the following tasks to prepare the cluster for your GroupWise
system:
Š
Section 3.1.1, “Ensuring Required Software Versions,” on page 43
Š
Section 3.1.2, “Cluster-Enabling Shared Volumes for Use with GroupWise,” on page 43
Š
Section 3.1.3, “Configuring Short Name Resolution,” on page 44
3.1.1 Ensuring Required Software Versions
Double-check each node in the cluster to make sure it meets the requirements described in
Section 2.1, “Meeting Software Version Requirements,” on page 24 .
3.1.2 Cluster-Enabling Shared Volumes for Use with
GroupWise
To cluster-enable a shared volume for use with GroupWise:
1
Select a System Clustering Worksheet item ( 6 , 7 , or 8 ) where you marked Yes under Cluster
Enabled?.
2 Complete the steps in the cluster-enabling section of the cluster documentation for your version
of NetWare
®
, as listed in Chapter 1, “Introduction to GroupWise 7 and Novell Cluster Services
on NetWare,” on page 21 .