Implementing Messenger In A Microsoft Cluster; Planning Your Messenger System In A Cluster; Understanding Your Cluster; Planning Messenger Administration - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - INTEROPERABILITY Manual

Implementing Messenger in a
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Microsoft Cluster
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Novell Messenger does not require the existence of a GroupWise
cluster, but presumably one has already been set up as described in
GroupWise in a Microsoft Cluster," on page 277
Office in a Microsoft Cluster," on page
cluster, you filled out the
from this worksheet will be helpful as you implement Messenger in your cluster.
Section 41.1, "Planning Your Messenger System in a Cluster," on page 335
Section 41.2, "Setting Up Your Messenger System in a Cluster," on page 338
Section 41.3, "Messenger Clustering Worksheet," on page 339
41.1 Planning Your Messenger System in a
Cluster
Because the Messenger agents are not associated with GroupWise domains or post offices, the
Messenger agents are easier to implement in a cluster than are the GroupWise agents.
"Messenger Clustering Worksheet," on page 339
Messenger agents in a clustering environment. You should print the worksheet and fill it out as you
complete the tasks listed below:
Section 41.1.1, "Understanding Your Cluster," on page 335
Section 41.1.2, "Planning Messenger Administration," on page 335
Section 41.1.3, "Deciding Where to Install the Messenger Agent Software," on page 336
Section 41.1.4, "Planning the Messenger Agent Installation," on page 337

41.1.1 Understanding Your Cluster

Fill out items 1 and 2 in Section 41.3, "Messenger Clustering Worksheet," on page 339
information about your cluster. This information corresponds to items 1 and 2 on the
Clustering Worksheet" on page 288
see Section 33.1, "Setting Up Your Microsoft Cluster," on page

41.1.2 Planning Messenger Administration

If you have set up a shared disk for GroupWise administration, as described in
"Planning Shared Administrative Resources," on page
Messenger administration files. For example, you might want to have a shared disk where you
install the Messenger snap-in to ConsoleOne
workstations.
and
293. As part of the process of setting up GroupWise in your
"System Clustering Worksheet" on page
lists all the information you need as you set up the
that you filled out for GroupWise. For background information,
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instead of installing it to multiple administrator
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system in your Microsoft
Chapter 33, "Planning
Chapter 34, "Setting Up a Domain and Post
288. Some of the information
278.
281, you can use the same shared disk for the

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Section 41.3,
with
"System
Section 33.6,
335