4.1 Hardware and Operating System Requirements

The requirements listed below are the base server requirements for the GroupWise Domain and agents (Post Office Agent, Message Transfer Agent, Document Viewer Agent, Internet Agent, and Monitor Agent). Other agents might have additional requirements. See GroupWise Component Installation and Setup for these additional agent requirements.

  • x86-64 bit processor

  • Use the following OS support matrix to know what OS is supported for your version of GroupWise:

    GroupWise Version

    Supported Operating Systems

    Added in this Version

    Removed in this Version

    GroupWise 23.4

    • SLES 12 SP5 or SLES 15 SP5

    • OES 2018 SP3*, OES 2023, or OES 23.4

      IMPORTANT:If Calendar Server is not starting, check to see if it has a port conflict with another service. You may have to change the default port of 443.

      For information, see Changing the Default Port on GroupWise Calendar Server.

    • Windows Server 2019* or 2022

      *Supported, but not formally tested.

    • OES 23.4

    • SLES 15 SP4

    • Windows Server 2016

    GroupWise 18.5

    • SLES 12 SP5 or SLES 15 SP4

    • OES 2018 SP3 or 2023

      IMPORTANT:If Calendar Server is not starting, check to see if it has a port conflict with another service. You may have to change the default port of 443.

      For information, see Changing the Default Port on GroupWise Calendar Server.

    • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

     

     

    To view requirements for GroupWise versions earlier than 18.5, see the GroupWise 18 Installation Guide in the GroupWise 18 Documentation site.

    NOTE:By default, the GroupWise Linux agents run as services without user interfaces. Running Linux agents with a user interface is not supported.

    IMPORTANT:When installing on SLES 15, the following modules and extensions must be installed before installing GroupWise:

    • Base system

    • Desktop Applications

    • Legacy

    • Server Applications

    • Web & Scripting (for GroupWise Web, CalPub, Monitor, and CalServer)

    For more information on modules and extensions on SLES 15, see SUSE documentation, Modules & Extensions Quick Start.

  • Adequate server memory as required by the operating system

    Depending on the anticipated load on the GroupWise agents, additional memory might be required. For details, see Sample Agent Memory Requirements.

  • Adequate server disk space as required by each GroupWise component:

    • Domain Folder: 100-200 MB for the domain database, plus 1 GB or more for message queues when links are down

    • Post Office Folder: 5 MB per user (minimum); 100 MB or more per user (recommended); plus 100-300 MB for the post office database; plus 500 MB or more for message queues when links are down

    • GroupWise Server Installation: Approximately 885 MB (GroupWise Administration Service, Message Transfer Agent, Post Office Agent, Internet Agent, and Document Viewer Agent combined; varies by platform)

      For additional Internet Agent requirements, including Internet connectivity requirements, see Internet Agent Functional Requirements.

    • Calendar Publishing Host Installation: Approximately 525 MB (shared with the Monitor Application when they are installed on the same web server; varies by platform), plus 50 KB per published calendar and 50 KB per user for free/busy searching

    • Monitor Installation: Approximately 40 MB for the Monitor Agent (varies by platform); approximately 525 MB for the Monitor Application (shared with the Calendar Publishing Host Application when they are installed on the same web server; varies by platform)