Novell GroupWise 5.5 Administration Part 1 - System Fundamentals

Audience

System Administrators who are responsible for the setup maintenance and administration of a corporate groupware communication installation. Students should have administration experience with NetWare Administrator and NDS. In addition they should have an understanding of TCP/IP protocols and IP addressing including DNS and DHCP. This series is based on Novell course 350 and will help Novell CNA and CNE certification candidates prepare for exam 50-633.

Objective

• Identify the features functions and components of the GroupWise client.
• Document management skills and client customization options.
• Teach the components and structure of the GroupWise system.
• Cover the flow of messages in GroupWise.
• Teach GroupWise viewing and modification options in NetWare Administrator.
• Plan options for an organization and a classroom.
• Teach processes of installing and configuring a GroupWise system.
• Install agents and view GroupWise in NetWare Administrator.

Topics Include

Unit 1: GroupWise Client

• Identify the functions of the GroupWise client.
• Match each GroupWise client folder with its description.
• View a message using QuickViewer.
• Create a mail message using the GroupWise client.
• Identify the default GroupWise calendar views.
• Post an appointment.
• Schedule a group appointment.
• Create a Multi-User list.
• Create a task.
• Create a reminder note for another person.
• Create a folder using the GroupWise client.
• Link a message to a folder using the GroupWise client.
• Share a folder using GroupWise.
• Track the status of a message using GroupWise.
• Identify the features of the GroupWise address book.
• Create a personal address book using GroupWise.
• Export a personal address book using GroupWise.
• Import a personal address book using GroupWise.
• Create a filter for the GroupWise mailbox.
• Create a rule using GroupWise.
• Enable a rule in the GroupWise mailbox.

Unit 2: Document Management and Client Options

• Create a document in GroupWise.
• Share a document in GroupWise.
• Send a document to GroupWise users.
• Modify a sent document in GroupWise.
• Save a document as a GroupWise template.
• Search for a document using GroupWise.
• Delete a document reference from a GroupWise folder.
• Modify the General settings in the GroupWise Environment options.
• Match the GroupWise send options with their descriptions.
• Match the GroupWise document options with their descriptions.
• Grant a user proxy access using the GroupWise security options.
• Modify the month display options using the date and time options.

Unit 3: GroupWise System Fundamentals

• Match the post office components with their descriptions.
• Match the post office subdirectories with their descriptions.
• Identify the functions of the POA.
• Sequence the stages of the post office message flow.
• Match the domain directory file with its description.
• Match the domain directories with their functions.
• Identify the functions of the MTA.
• Sequence the stages of the message flow between post offices.
• Sequence the stages for checking the status of a message in GroupWise.

Unit 4: GroupWise System Viewing and Planning

• Identify the changes that result from extending the NDS schema.
• Identify the changes made to NetWare Administrator by installing the GroupWise administrator snapin.
• Sequence the events that occur when GroupWise information is added to NDS.
• Identify the options for organizing a GroupWise system in NetWare Administrator.
• Identify the components of an NDS tree.

Unit 5: GroupWise Installation and Configuration

• Identify the prerequisites for installing GroupWise.
• Select the necessary considerations when installing GroupWise 5.5 software.
• Identify the options within GroupWise 5.5 system configuration.
• Install GroupWise agents.
• Match the components of the MTA screen to their functions.
• Match the components of the POA screen to their functions.
• Identify the required startup parameters for NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) agents.
• Learn to view the GroupWise system in NetWare Administrator.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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