System Requirements - GroupWise

Email Server Requirements

X86-64 processor
Running on Windows: Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, plus the latest Service Pack

Running on Linux: SLES 11 or later, or OES 11 or later
Optional Directory: NetIQ® eDirectory 8.8 or later, or Active Directory

Disk Space Requirements

Domain folder: 100–200 MB for the domain database, plus 1 GB or more for message queues
Post office folder: 5 MB per user minimum plus 100–300 MB for the post office database

Server installation: 885 MB
WebAccess installation: 525 MB

Desktop Client Requirements

Windows Desktop Client: Windows 7 or above, 200 MB free disk space

For the GroupWise Editor: Microsoft Office 2007 or later, LibreOffice 3.6 or later

IMPORTANT: The Mac and Linux clients available in GroupWise® 8 can also be used with a GroupWise 18 back end. Here are technical specifications for these clients.

GroupWise WebAccess User Requirements

Any of the following web browsers:

Linux: Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome
Windows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or later; Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome

Macintosh: The latest version of Safari for your version of Mac OS; Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome
Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, with Windows 8 or later

Any mobile device that supports Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) and has a microbrowser that supports Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 4.0 or later.

GroupWise Mobility Service

x86-64 processor
SLES 11 or later
4 GB RAM or above recommended

Static IP address
Directory: LDAP compliant directory or native GroupWise directory

Messenger Requirements

x86-32 or x86-64 processor
Running on Linux: SLES® 11 or later, or OES 11 or later

Running on Windows: Windows Server 2008 or later, plus latest Service Pack
Directory: NetIQ eDirectory 8.7 or later, or Active Directory

Documentation

GroupWise documentation

Digital Certificates

GlobalSign

GlobalSign is an expanding European network of certification authorities providing digital certificates for secure business-to-business e-commerce. GlobalSign offers a range of certificate solutions for both personal and corporate environments.

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Use your Internet browser to download certificate

Once you apply for a digital certificate from one of the above certification authorities, you will receive specific instructions about downloading it. You are required to use your Internet browser to download the digital certificate when it is ready for pickup. If you are using:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Your digital certificate is ready for GroupWise to use immediately after you download it.