About GroupWise Check
To keep GroupWise
In ConsoleOne
Also in ConsoleOne, you can configure the Post Office Agent (POA) to perform mailbox/library maintenance on a regular basis. Right-click a POA object, then click Properties > GroupWise > Scheduled Events, then create a Mailbox/Library Maintenance event.
Independent of ConsoleOne, you can use GroupWise Check to perform all the same maintenance actions that are available from within ConsoleOne, with additional flexibility in how you access and run the actions.
Why Use GroupWise Check Outside of ConsoleOne?
GroupWise Check provides opportunities not provided by Mailbox/Library Maintenance in ConsoleOne.
Running GroupWise Check from a Batch File
The GroupWise Check RPM is located in the /admin directory on the GroupWise 6.5 for Linux CD.
After you have installed GWCheck, you can create a script to execute GroupWise Check using the following syntax:
/opt/novell/groupwise/gwcheck/bin/gwcheck --opt=options_file --batch
Creating an options file is explained later in this topic.
Running GroupWise Check on a User Workstation
If users install the GroupWise Check program on their workstations, they can perform database maintenance on their Remote, Caching, and archive mailboxes, which are not accessible from ConsoleOne.
GroupWise Check Main Window
The GroupWise Check window is divided into several sections, similar to Mailbox/Library Maintenance in ConsoleOne. The maintenance tasks available depend on the combinations of databases and options you select.
Database Type
Post Office
Select Post Office to perform maintenance on databases located in a post office. Specify the path to the post office directory and the name of the post office.
Remote/Caching
Select Remote/Caching to perform maintenance on a Remote mailbox or cached mailbox on a user workstation that is not currently connected to the network.
Archive
Select Archive to perform maintenance on the local database where messages and other items have been archived.
Object Type
If you select a database type of Post Office, you can also select an object type. If you select a database type of Remote/Caching or Archive, the object type of User/Resource is automatically selected for you.
Post Office
Select Post Office to perform maintenance on all databases in the post office specified above. Use the Databases tab to select specific types of database to check.
User/Resource
Select User/Resource to perform maintenance for a specific user or resource in the post office specified above. Specify the name of the user or resource. Use the Databases tab to select specific types of databases to check.
Library
Select Library to perform maintenance for a specific library in the post office specified above. Specify the name of the library.
Action
Select the action to perform. The available actions depend on the database type and object type you have already selected.
Post Office:
Analyze/Fix
Databases
Expire/Reduce Messages
Mailbox Statistics
Archive/Delete Documents
Delete Activity Logs
Analyze/Fix Library
Audit Report
Library:
Analyze/Fix
Databases
Archive/Delete Documents
Delete Activity Logs
Analyze/Fix Library
User or Resource:
Analyze/Fix
Databases
Expire/Reduce Messages
Mailbox Statistics
Reset Client Options
Re-create User Database
Structural Rebuild
Local Database Maintenance on a Client User Workstation:
Analyze/Fix
Databases
Expire/Reduce Messages
Mailbox Statistics
Re-create User Database
Structural Rebuild
Options File
You can save your options in an options file, and later retrieve them to save time the next time you run GroupWise Check. You must create an options file if you want to run GroupWise Check from a batch file.
Save
Click Save, then specify a file name to create a new options file for later use.
Retrieve
Click Retrieve, then browse to and select an options file to retrieve options you previously saved.
Tab Options
Tab options vary depending on the action you select.
Databases
Select the specific types of database to perform maintenance on.
User Database
Message Database
Document Database
Logging
Specify a log file name and optionally select verbose logging. GroupWise Check logging reports what actions were taken and any problems encountered during processing.
Results
Set up e-mail notification to users concerning the results of performing the database maintenance.
Misc
Run GroupWise Check with specialized options typically used only by Novell Technical Services.
Exclude
Select users to exclude from the processing. For example, if you are expiring and reducing mailboxes, you might choose not to perform that action on the mailbox of the president of your company.
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