Using The Poa Error Message Documentation; Employing Poa Troubleshooting Techniques; Using Platform-Specific Poa Monitoring Tools - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Corresponding Startup Switches By default, the POA generates error mail if an administrator has
been assigned for the domain. Error mail can be turned off using the
startup file.
POA Web Console Another way to receive e-mail notification of POA problems is to use
GroupWise Monitor to access the POA Web console. See
Notification," on page
37.8 Using the POA Error Message
Documentation
POA error messages are documented with the source and explanation of the error, possible causes of
the error, and actions to take to resolve the error. See
GroupWise 8 Troubleshooting 1: Error
37.9 Employing POA Troubleshooting
Techniques
If you are having a problem with the POA but are not receiving a specific error message, or if the
suggested actions for the specific error did not resolve the problem, you can review more general
troubleshooting strategies for dealing with POA problems. See
GroupWise 8 Troubleshooting 2: Solutions to Common
37.10 Using Platform-Specific POA Monitoring
Tools
Each operating system where the GroupWise POA runs provides tools for monitoring programs.
NetWare:
Linux:
Windows:
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1018.
You can use the NetWare Monitor NLM to monitor the effects of the POA on the NetWare
server. NetWare 6.5/OES NetWare provides monitoring tools that you can use from your
Web browser. Processor, resource, and memory utilization can be compared to other non-
GroupWise NLM programs to determine if the POA NLM program is monopolizing
resources. See your NetWare documentation for additional monitoring suggestions.
You can use SNMP tools like snmpget and snmpwalk that allow you to retrieve the data
about all the services registered with the SNMP service. These tools are part of the NET-
SNMP package. See your Linux documentation for additional monitoring suggestions.
You can use the Performance Monitor in Windows Administrator Tools to gather similar
information. See your Windows documentation for additional monitoring suggestions.
Section 63.5.1, "Configuring E-Mail
"Post Office Agent Error
Messages.
"Strategies for Agent
Problems.
/noerrormail switch in the POA
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Problems" in