GroupWise 6.5 
Support Pack 6
February 6, 2006


Overview

The information in this Readme file pertains to Novell
GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6. This Support Pack contains
updates for all components contained in the GroupWise 6.5
product. However, this Support Pack does not contain
updates for GroupWise Messenger. GroupWise Messenger 1.0
Support Pack 6 is a separate download.

GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6 includes the NetWare, Linux,
and Windows GroupWise 6.5 software. The NetWare and
Windows software is provided in one set of downloads; the
Linux software, including the Cross-Platform client for
Linux and Macintosh, is provided in a separate set of
downloads. 


1.0  NetWare/Windows: Support Pack Installation

     1.1  GroupWise Version Information
     1.2  Prerequisites
     1.3  Downloading and Installing the NetWare/Windows
          Support Pack
          1.3.1  Downloading and Installing the
                 Administration Software
          1.3.2  Downloading and Installing the Windows
                 Client Software

2.0  Linux: Support Pack Installation

     2.1  GroupWise Version Information
     2.2  Downloading and Installing the Linux Support Pack
          2.2.1  Downloading and Installing the
                 Administration Software
          2.2.2  Downloading and Installing the
                 Cross-Platform Client for Linux
          2.2.3  Downloading and Installing the
                 Cross-Platform Client for Macintosh

3.0  Known Issues
4.0  Additional Documentation
5.0  Documentation Conventions
6.0  Legal Notices


1.0  NetWare/Windows: Support Pack Installation

     1.1  GroupWise Version Information

          GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6 for NetWare and
          Windows can be applied to the following GroupWise
          versions in your software distribution directory:

          -  GroupWise 6.5   (original version)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.1 (Support Pack 1)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.2 (Support Pack 2)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.3 (Support Pack 3)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.4 (Support Pack 4)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.5 (Support Pack 5)

          When you update the software distribution
          directory, all GroupWise components must be
          updated to keep them at the same version level.

          When you install updated software for any
          GroupWise agent on a server where multiple agents
          are running, update the software for all
          GroupWise agents on that server. Do not run
          different versions of agent software on the same
          server.

          GroupWise 6.5 Pack Support Pack 6 is the last
          scheduled update to the GroupWise 6.5 product.
          You can update to GroupWise 7 to continue
          receiving Support Packs for GroupWise.


     1.2  Prerequisites

          Before installing GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6
          for NetWare and Windows:

          -  Ensure that the network login account used to
             apply the Support Pack has Read, Write,
             Create, and Erase rights to the GroupWise
             software distribution directory.

          -  Ensure that users do not access the software
             distribution directory during the update
             process.

          -  Verify that the GroupWise software
             distribution directory and files are not
             flagged Read-Only.


     1.3  Downloading and Installing the NetWare/Windows
          Support Pack

          GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6 for NetWare and
          Windows is available as two self-extracting
          (.exe) files, one for administrative files and
          one for Windows client files. English-only and
          multilingual versions are available. You can
          download the Support Pack from the GroupWise 6.5
          Product Updates page
          (http://support.novell.com/filefinder/16963/index.html).

          1.3.1  Downloading and Installing the
                 Administration Software

                  1. From the list of Support Packs,
                     download GroupWise 6.5 Admin SP6
                     (gw656e.exe for English only or
                     gw656m.exe for multilingual) into a
                     temporary directory.

                  2. Extract the .exe file into a directory
                     at the root of your local drive or to
                     a network server drive that can handle
                     long pathnames.

                     The compressed file contains directory
                     paths that could exceed DOS limits. 

                  3. In Windows, click Start > Run >
                     Browse, then locate the directory
                     where you extracted the Support Pack
                     files.

                  4. Select the setup.exe file, then click
                     OK to run the GroupWise Installation
                     program.

                  5. Click Create or Update a GroupWise
                     System.

                  6. Follow the on-screen instructions
                     provided in the GroupWise Installation
                     Advisor to update the software
                     distribution directory and the
                     administration, agent, and client
                     software that is in production.

                  7. After applying the Support Pack on
                     NetWare servers where GroupWise agents
                     are running, restart the servers to
                     ensure that all updated NLM programs
                     are loaded.

                     This resolves any errors you might see
                     during the update process.


                 For complete installation instructions,
                 see the "GroupWise 6.5 Installation Guide"
                 at the GroupWise 6.5 Documentation Web
                 site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw65).


          1.3.2  Downloading and Installing the Windows
                 Client Software

                  1. From the list of Support Packs,
                     download GroupWise 6.5 Client SP6
                     (gw656ce.exe for English only or
                     gw656cm.exe for multilingual) into a
                     temporary directory on your
                     workstation.

                  2. Extract the .exe file into a directory
                     at the root of your local drive.
                     The compressed file contains directory
                     paths that could exceed DOS limits. 

                  3. In Windows, click Start > Run >
                     Browse, then locate the directory
                     where you extracted the Support Pack
                     files.

                  4. Select the setup.exe file, then click
                     OK to run the GroupWise client Setup
                     program.

                  5. Follow the on-screen instructions
                     provided in the GroupWise client Setup
                     program to update the client software
                     on your workstation.


                 For complete installation instructions,
                 see the "GroupWise 6.5 Installation Guide"
                 at the GroupWise 6.5 Documentation Web
                 site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw65).


2.0  Linux: Support Pack Installation

     2.1  GroupWise Version Information

          GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6 for Linux can be
          applied to the following GroupWise versions in
          your software distribution directory:

          -  GroupWise 6.5 for Linux   (original version)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.2 for Linux (Support Pack 2)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.3           (Support Pack 3)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.4           (Support Pack 4)
          -  GroupWise 6.5.5           (Support Pack 5)

          GroupWise 6.5 for Linux and GroupWise 6.5.2 for
          Linux were Linux-only releases. (There was no
          GroupWise 6.5.1 for Linux.) GroupWise 6.5.3
          through 6.5.6 include all supported platforms
          (NetWare, Linux, and Windows) in the same Support
          Pack release.

          The GroupWise 6.5 software distribution directory
          must already exist in order to install Support
          Pack 6. When you update the software distribution
          directory, all GroupWise components must be
          updated to keep them at the same version level.

          When you install updated software for any
          GroupWise agent on a server where multiple agents
          are running, update the software for all
          GroupWise agents on that server. Do not run
          different versions of agent software on the same
          server.

          GroupWise 6.5 Pack Support Pack 6 is the last
          scheduled update to the GroupWise 6.5 product.
          You can update to GroupWise 7 to continue
          receiving Support Packs for GroupWise.


     2.2  Downloading and Installing the Linux Support Pack

          GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6 for Linux is
          available as compressed tar files, one for the
          GroupWise administration software, one for the
          Cross-Platform client for Linux, and one for the
          Cross-Platform client for Macintosh. All
          languages are included. You can download the
          Support Pack from the GroupWise 6.5 Product
          Updates page
          (http://support.novell.com/filefinder/16963/index.html).

          2.2.1  Downloading and Installing the
                 Administration Software

                 The administration software includes the
                 GroupWise agents and the GroupWise
                 Administrator snap-in to ConsoleOne.

                  1. Download the compressed tar file
                     (gw656lnx.tar.gz) to a temporary
                     directory on your Linux server.

                  2. In a terminal window at your Linux
                     server, change to the temporary
                     directory, then use the following
                     commands to uncompress and untar the
                     downloaded file:

                     gzip -d gw656lnx.tar.gz
                     tar -xvf gw656lnx.tar

                     The result is a directory named
                     gw656lnx.

                  3. Change to the gw656lnx directory.

                  4. Enter the following command:

                     xhost + localhost

                  5. In the same window, become root by
                     entering su and the root password.

                  6. Start the GroupWise Installation
                     program:

                     ./install

                  7. Click Create or Update a GroupWise
                     System.

                  8. Follow the on-screen instructions to
                     update the software distribution
                     directory and the administration and
                     agent software that is in production.


                 For complete installation instructions,
                 see the "GroupWise 6.5 Installation Guide"
                 at the GroupWise 6.5 Documentation Web
                 site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw65).


          2.2.2  Downloading and Installing the
                 Cross-Platform Client for Linux

                  1. Download the compressed tar file
                     (gw656clnx.tar.gz) to a temporary
                     directory on your Linux workstation.

                  2. In a terminal window at your Linux
                     workstation, change to the temporary
                     directory, then use the following
                     commands to uncompress and untar the
                     downloaded file:

                     gzip -d gw656clnx.tar.gz
                     tar -xvf gw656clnx.tar

                     The result is a directory named
                     gw656clnx.

                  3. Change to the gw656clnx directory.

                  4. Run the GroupWise Setup program to
                     install the GroupWise Cross-Platform
                     client software:

                     ./install

                  5. To start the Cross-Platform client
                     after installation, click the
                     GroupWise icon on your Linux desktop.


                 For complete installation instructions,
                 see the "GroupWise 6.5 Installation Guide"
                 at the GroupWise 6.5 Documentation Web
                 site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw65).


          2.2.3  Downloading and Installing the
                 Cross-Platform Client for Macintosh

                  1. Download the StuffIt file
                     (gw656cmac.sit) to a temporary
                     directory on your Macintosh
                     workstation.

                  2. At your Macintosh workstation, browse
                     to the gw656cmac.sit file.

                  3. Double-click the gw656cmac.sit file to
                     uncompress the downloaded file.
                     The result is a directory named
                     gw656cmac.

                  4. Change to the gw656cmac directory.

                  5. Double-click the GroupWise.app.sit
                     file to install the GroupWise
                     Cross-Platform client software.

                  6. To start the Cross-Platform client
                     after installation, click the
                     GroupWise icon on your Macintosh
                     desktop.


                 For complete installation instructions,
                 see the "GroupWise 6.5 Installation Guide"
                 at the GroupWise 6.5 Documentation Web
                 site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw65).


3.0  Known Issues

     For a list of installation issues, other known issues,
     and changes since the original GroupWise 6.5 release,
     see gw65_iss.txt located at the root of the Support
     Pack.


4.0  Additional Documentation

     In addition to this Support Pack Installation Readme
     (readmeus.txt), the following sources give information
     about the Support Pack:

     -  For a list of known issues, see gw65_iss.txt
        located at the root of the Support Pack.
        The Readmes available when installing components
        from the GroupWise Installation program are the
        original GroupWise 6.5 Readmes. They do not contain
        Support Pack issues.

     -  For the latest GroupWise 6.5 documentation, see the
        GroupWise 6.5 Documentation Web site
        (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw65). It has
        been updated to correspond to GroupWise 6.5 Support
        Pack 6.


5.0  Documentation Conventions

     In this documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is
     used to separate actions within a step and items in a
     cross-reference path.


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