Configuring Redirection And Failover Support - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

5 Select the language in which you want to run the Installation program and install the
WebAccess software, then click Next.
6 In the Installation program, click Install Products > GroupWise WebAccess > Install
WebAccess Agent.
7 When the installation is complete, click OK.
8 Click Configure WebAccess Agent.
9 Follow the prompts to configure the Linux WebAccess Agent.
10 When installation and configuration is complete, you need to configure your GroupWise
system so that the WebAccess and WebPublisher Applications know about this instance of the
WebAccess Agent and can direct the appropriate user requests to it. For instructions, see
Section 53.3, "Configuring Redirection and Failover Support," on page
Installing a Linux WebAccess and WebPublisher Application
To install a WebAccess Application and a WebPublisher Application to a Web server:
1 After installing and configuring the WebAccess Agent, if you want to use existing Apache and
Tomcat installations, click Install GroupWise WebAccess Application.
In addition, a self-signed certificate is generated, enabling users to use WebAccess and
WebPublisher using an SSL connection.
NOTE: The option to install Apache and Tomcat along with the WebAccess Application is not
available if you are installing to Novell Open Enterprise Server Linux because Apache and
Tomcat are already installed and configured correctly in that environment.
2 When the installation is complete, click OK.
3 Click Configure WebAccess Application.
4 Follow the prompts to configure the Linux WebAccess Application.
5 When the installation and configuration is complete, start or restart the Web server.
53.3 Configuring Redirection and Failover
Support
Redirection enables the WebAccess Application to direct user requests to specific WebAccess
Agents. For example, you might want WebAccess Agent 1 to process all requests from users on Post
Office 1, and WebAccess Agent 2 to process all requests from users on Post Office 2.
Failover support enables the WebAccess Application to contact a second WebAccess Agent if the
first WebAccess Agent is unavailable. For example, if the WebAccess Application receives a user
request that should be processed by WebAccess Agent 1 but it is unavailable, the WebAccess
Application can route the user request to WebAccess Agent 2 instead.
The following sections provide information to help you successfully configure redirection and
failover support:
Section 53.3.1, "How the WebAccess Application Knows Which WebAccess Agents to Use,"
on page 883
Section 53.3.2, "Synchronizing the Encryption Key," on page 885
Section 53.3.3, "Specifying a WebAccess Agent in the WebAccess URL," on page 886
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