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Subject: [ngw] Re: GW on a Virtual Machine
From: "Ed Rothenbaum" <ERothenbaum () kleinfelder ! com>
Date: 2008-11-25 22:56:27
Message-ID: 492C121B.803B.005B.3 () kleinfelder ! com
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We are currently running our GW Messenging and GWMail on VMWare without any problems. \
We are running under Netware 6.5 sp7 currently and have about 2100 users spread over \
4 POs in caching mode across 4 VMs, messenging on one, and GWIA and Webaccess on \
another. All are running great. The largest PO contains about 900 users.
Thanks
Ed Rothenbaum
IT Director
Kleinfelder
(P) 916-366-1701
(F) 916-366-7013
> > > On 11/25/2008 at 8:46 AM, "Bruce Perrin" <Bruce.Perrin@lbb.state.tx.us> wrote:
We are running several GW servers on VMWARE. Two netware 5.1 SP7 boxes running 1 \
domain, post office and gateway each and 1 W2K3 server with a domain and post office. \
We have seen no major issues.
> > > "Kevin Salisbury" <KSalisbury@twinman.com> 11/25/2008 8:17 AM >>>
Bruce,
We will be migrating to 8 on SLES 10 from NetWare 6.5 SP 7.
I second your question about Virtual Machines however. We have a small, 55 user post \
office and we'd like to move it to a Virtual Machine (VMware Server or Xen). Our \
research shows virtualization of GroupWise is supported by Novell under Linux, \
NetWare or Window$, but I can't find any best practices guides for setup, etc.
Novell GroupWise 8 Documentation link;
http://tinyurl.com/6hnhee
Note the statement under the Xen section;
"Large post offices with busy POAs are not good candidates for virtualization. \
Specialized POAs, such as an indexing POA with no mailboxes and users, could be \
virtualized. Other GroupWise components such as the MTA, Internet Agent, and \
WebAccess Agent do well when virtualized."
I'm going to assume that this statement applies to all Virtualization platforms, and \
I'm also thinking I should assume our environment does not classify in any way as a \
"large post office with a busy POA" - but I'm really not sure as "large" isn't \
defined. YMMV. I think I'll contact NTS on it unless someone in here has real world \
experience with GroupWise on Linux under VMware or Xen...
Kevin
> > > "Bruce Feder" <bfeder@timeequities.com> 11/24/2008 11:50 AM >>>
I am planning to get a new server for Groupwise while I upgrade from
V6.5.7 to either 7 or 8.
Currently I am on a netware platform - Should I out netware on my new
server or should I move over to Linux.
Also - has anyone installed GW (weather on netware or Linux) on a
virtual machine. Should GW get a dedicated server or do you think it can
be on a virtual machine?
Thanks
______________
Bruce Feder
MIS Director
Time Equities, Inc.
bfeder@timeequities.com
(P) 212-206-6106
(F) 212-627-9279
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<DIV>We are currently running our GW Messenging and GWMail on VMWare without any \
problems. We are running under Netware 6.5 sp7 currently and have about 2100 users \
spread over 4 POs in caching mode across 4 VMs, messenging on one, and GWIA and \
Webaccess on another. All are running great. The largest PO contains about 900 \
users.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ed Rothenbaum<BR>IT Director</DIV>
<DIV>Kleinfelder</DIV>
<DIV>(P) 916-366-1701</DIV>
<DIV>(F) 916-366-7013</DIV>
<DIV><BR>>>> On 11/25/2008 at 8:46 AM, "Bruce Perrin" \
<Bruce.Perrin@lbb.state.tx.us> wrote:<BR></DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 7px; \
MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 15px; BORDER-LEFT: #050505 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: \
#f3f3f3">We are running several GW servers on VMWARE. Two netware 5.1 SP7 boxes \
running 1 domain, post office and gateway each and 1 W2K3 server with a domain and \
post office. We have seen no major issues. <BR><BR>>>> "Kevin Salisbury" \
<KSalisbury@twinman.com> 11/25/2008 8:17 AM \
>>><BR><BR>Bruce,<BR><BR>We will be migrating to 8 on SLES 10 from NetWare \
6.5 SP 7.<BR><BR>I second your question about Virtual Machines however. We have a \
small, 55 user post office and we'd like to move it to a Virtual Machine (VMware \
Server or Xen). Our research shows virtualization of GroupWise is supported by Novell \
under Linux, NetWare or Window$, but I can't find any best practices guides for \
setup, etc.<BR><BR>Novell GroupWise 8 Documentation link;<BR><A \
href="http://tinyurl.com/6hnhee">http://tinyurl.com/6hnhee</A> <BR><BR>Note the \
statement under the Xen section;<BR><BR>"Large post offices with busy POAs are not \
good candidates for virtualization. Specialized POAs, such as an indexing POA with no \
mailboxes and users, could be virtualized. Other GroupWise components such as the \
MTA, Internet Agent, and WebAccess Agent do well when virtualized."<BR><BR>I'm going \
to assume that this statement applies to all Virtualization platforms, and I'm also \
thinking I should assume our environment does not classify in any way as a "large \
post office with a busy POA" - but I'm really not sure as "large" isn't defined. \
YMMV. I think I'll contact NTS on it unless someone in here has real world experience \
with GroupWise on Linux under VMware or Xen...<BR><BR>Kevin<BR><BR>>>> \
"Bruce Feder" <bfeder@timeequities.com> 11/24/2008 11:50 AM \
>>><BR>I am planning to get a new server for Groupwise while I upgrade \
from<BR>V6.5.7 to either 7 or 8.<BR><BR>Currently I am on a netware platform - Should \
I out netware on my new<BR>server or should I move over to Linux. <BR><BR>Also - has \
anyone installed GW (weather on netware or Linux) on a<BR>virtual machine. Should GW \
get a dedicated server or do you think it can<BR>be on a virtual \
machine?<BR><BR>Thanks<BR><BR>______________<BR>Bruce Feder<BR>MIS Director <BR>Time \
Equities, Inc.<BR>bfeder@timeequities.com <BR>(P) 212-206-6106<BR>(F) \
212-627-9279<BR><BR><BR><BR>NOTICE:<BR>This email and any files transmitted with it \
are confidential and <BR>intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity \
to whom <BR>they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please \
<BR>notify the sender and delete all copies on your system. Please <BR>note that any \
views or opinions presented in this email are solely <BR>those of the author and do \
not necessarily represent those of Twin <BR>Manufacturing Company, \
Inc.<BR><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Visit <A \
href="http://www.ngwlist.com">http://www.ngwlist.com</A> for help \
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