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GroupWise Message-Level Backups
Setup your GroupWise® server to do message-level backups with BitLeap.
Requirements
- GroupWise 7 and above
- BitLeap GroupWise Trusted Application Key Generator
GroupWise Setup Steps
From a Microsoft Windows® workstation that has the Novell Client installed, login with an account that has access to the GroupWise primary domain database file
wpdomain.db.Launch the
BitLeap GroupWise Trusted Application Key Generatorapplication and input the path to the folder that contains the GroupWise primary domain database filewpdomain.db. Then click theGenerate Keybutton. Copy the key that is generated, as you will be asked for this key when you setup the backups in the BitLeap Control Panel.(Optional) If you would like BitLeap to backup all e-mails, you will need to setup GroupWise to retain e-mails. This feature will instruct GroupWise not to purge out e-mails until our product has a backup copy of the e-mail. For information on how to set this up, please view the instructions that Novell has posted, specifically
Setting Client OptionsandEnvironment Options: Retentionsections.
BitLeap Control Panel Steps
Now that you have setup your GroupWise installation to allow us to access it through the trusted application key generator, you can now add it to the control panel:
- Add your server with a proper hostname or IP address, description, NetWare version, username and password or locate it in the existing list if it has already been added previously.
- Next to your server click
Add Backup Data - Enter a description and change the data type to
GroupWise, then enter the Base Context, Trusted Application Key that you generated earlier and e-Directory Hostname. - Now click the
Test GroupWise Connectivitybutton to verify all the data entered is correct. - If the connectivity test returns OK, you can now pick what mailboxes you wish to backup.
- Click
Save Changes
If you have questions about setting up GroupWise for BitLeap message-level backups, please contact BitLeap’s customer support at 1-877-LEAP-111 (1-877-532-7111), option 1.