Welcome to GWAVACon GroupWise Best Practices Dave Muldoon [email protected].

Welcome to GWAVACon

GroupWise Best Practices

Dave [email protected]


Dave Muldoon:

• Independent Consultant (I don’t work for Novell).

• Author of “GroupWise Administration Made Easy” series. (available at www.caledonia.net)

• Novell Cool Solutions Author since 2002.

• Tech Editor of Novell GroupWise 7.0 User Guides

• Contributor to the GroupWise Advisor Magazine.

• GroupWise Advisor Summit Presentor (2004 & 2005).

• Have been working with GroupWise for over 7 years. Supporting multiple GroupWise environments; small implementations to single systems totaling over 19,000 users.

About your presenter…


What Every GroupWise Admin should know about their system.

Arrive at work and be able to identify:•What agents system contains (Domains, Gateways and Post Offices)•How the system is currently performing•There should be no surprises

Standards; “use ‘em, know ‘em” - How they effect your system.

•Mailbox retention, message size restrictions, times of events, scheduled events.

GWCheck Health


Trending your system•Alerts, uptime, downtimeMonitoring•http and other utilities•http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/features/trenches/tr_http_monitoring_gw.html


Tuning your GroupWise system for maximum output.

Trending – what can you identify to increase reliability and output.•Over-utilization and under-utilization•Version control issues•“Oops” in key filesGWIA – inbound AND outbound fault toleranceMultiple Web Access Agents – Tay Kratzer•http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/assets/gw6_webaccess_high_availability.pdfServer Tuning - Novell•http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/html/gw_system_sizing.html


Tuning your GroupWise system for maximum output.

Scheduled Events:•Nightly Structure, Fix problems•Weekly Contents, Fix problemsScheduled Event Timings•Don’t overlap processes if possible•7 day outlineSize Limitations•Configurable via link configuration and client options


Know when POA scheduled events are running, document it.


Know your backup/restore process – what can be restored.


Getting the most from Console One Administration.

Added column functionalityPath to Domain (.consoleone folder)Administering Domains on NT/2000/03•Connecting/mapping a drive firstDiagnostics•Record Enumerations•Display object


Getting the most from Console One Administration.

Enabling/Disabling snap-insImport/Export and ADSystem Preferences•Internet Addressing•Default Passwords•Restrict system operations to primary domain


Knowing the realtime pulse of your GroupWise system. (RedLine)

By using all of the items discussed, you should be able to periodically know the realtime pulse of the system.

Set aside time to review your system for the following:•Performance Tuning and Optimization•High availability and fault tolerance•Health Checks•Monitoring review and updates


Knowing the realtime pulse of your GroupWise system. (RedLine)

By using all of the items discussed, you should be able to periodically know the realtime pulse of the system.Set aside time to review your system for the following:•Performance Tuning and Optimization•High availability and fault tolerance•Health Checks•Monitoring review and updates


Tools, Tips and Tricks

• Beyond Compare2 – Compare files or directories (www.scootersoftware.com)

• CleanIT – GroupWise client remover 5.5.- 6.5 (www.emailessentials.ca)

• FileMon – Monitor file activity on Windows box (www.sysinternals.com)

• RegMon – Monitor registry hits on Windows box (www.sysinternals.com)

• TDIMon – Monitor L4 data (TCP, UDP) (www.sysinternals.com)

• TextPad – Simple but powerful text editor (www.textpad.com)

• TEL – Simple telnet program For Netware (www.xtras.com)

• ToolBox – NW NLM that lets you use DOS cmds at server prompt (www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools)



• Console One - 6.5.2 snapins – Arrange Columns (www.novell.com)

• GW 5.2 32bit Client – GroupWise 5.2.5 client (www.novell.com)

• AD – GroupWise 4.1 Administration program (support.novell.com/filefinder)

• Archive FID Editor – Edit FID in archive user.db (www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools)

• HashIT – Identify ofwork\ofdirect\ directories (www.novell.com)

• Password Changer – Mass GW Password changer (www.jrbsoftware.com)

• PostMaster – Crack GW Headers of mail msg. (use MTA Message Tracking instead) (www.novell.com)

• Spammer – Simple GW Mass mailer – test tool (www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools)

• GW Coolsolutions - novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag



• Nexic AcctManager – Run GW on different users (www.nexic.com)

• GWIP – Check IP address and port connection (www.novell.com)

• GWMBSize – Pull reports from GWCHECK logs (www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools)

• GroupWise Monitor Agent (GWMON.EXE) (comes with GroupWise 6.5 and above)

• GWAVA Freeware Foundation Utilities (www.gwava.com)

• AbControl – Import/Export/Search/Replace NAB (www.fronteri.com/gwfreeutils.htm)

• AbShare – Import/Export Shared Address Bk. (www.fronteri.com/gwfreeutils.htm) CalCreate – Import/Export Calendar -> XML (www.fronteri.com/gwfreeutils.htm) GWAVAsig – Add signature to SMTP outbound (www.gwava.com)

• ProxySguff – Import Proxy rights (www.fronteri.com/gwfreeutils.htm)

• RuleCreate – Import Rules (www.fronteri.com/gwfreeutils.htm)



• Macro Recorder – Powerful Win macro recorder (www.kratronics.com)

• Quick TID – FAST Novell TID lookup tool (www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools)

• SuperScan – Nifty port scanner (www.foundstone.com)

• XP Power Toys – Usefull tools for Windows XP (www.microsoft.com)

• dnsreport.com – Is your DNS setup properly?


Great Web Sites for GroupWise• www.gwcheck.com• www.gwmag.com• www.caledonia.net• www.ngwlist.com• www.taykratzer.com• www.samspade.org• www.novellshareware.com• http://gwadvisor.com/• http://anderbr.duc.auburn.edu/gwtoys.html• www.groupwise.org/gw-utils.htm• www.slewis.org


Vendors

There are tons of tools and products for GroupWiseGroupWise is not a dead product. You just need to know where to

look.

http://www.howdavedoesit.com/vendors.htm


Final Note

• GroupWise is a very mature, stable product• Take a little time to tune and maintain your GroupWise system, and it

will basically run itself.• Use the right tools to know the pulse of your system.• Be creative on how to use the previous tips and tools in your

environment.• Look for 3rd party solution to business needs that may not be out of

the box solutions.


Thank You!

Dave [email protected]

Welcome to GWAVACon GroupWise Best Practices Dave Muldoon [email protected].

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