Managing co-existence while migrating from GroupWise to Exchange

While performing migration from GroupWise toconnector. Moreover, if the user wants to activate
Exchange, organizations come across a time period ofdistribution list expansion, GroupWise can deliver
interoperability or co-existence of both servers.message to all distribution members in the list.
Running Exchange and Novell GroupWise messageCo-existence and Migration requirements for
systems, only small-scale organizations can performGroupWise -
GroupWise to Exchange migration within a period ofIn order to make GroupWise to Exchange migration
one night. Hence while performing migration fromsuccessful, user needs to have the GroupWise
GroupWise to Exchange, organizations are suggestedversion 4.1 API Gateway Netware Loadable Module
to maintain coexistence, so that Exchange 2000 and(NLM) in your GroupWise system. Moreover, to
GroupWise users can continue to communicate andactivate distribution list expansion, user needs to install
collaborate with each other at the time of migration, noGroupWise Patch 2 for API NLM/OS2 (gw41api.exe)
matter whether the messaging systems are on.released in ’99. Both of these are available from
Activation of Distribution List Expansion in GroupWise-Novell.
In order to facilitate coexistence and directoryActivating Distribution List Expansion - When the
synchronization between Exchange and GroupWisedistribution list is activated in GroupWise, the
messaging systems, Exchange comprises ofGroupWise API Gateway receives the message and
Connector for Novell GroupWise. Also, Exchangesends the same to all members of the distribution lists.
Service Pack 1 (SP1) introduced the CalendarIn order to activate Distribution List in GroupWise:
Connector to allow GroupWise and Exchange usersSearch for Ngwapi.prm file installed in your GroupWise
to schedule meetings with each other and sharesystem in the API Gateway root directory.
calendar information.Open the Ngwapi.erm using Notepad (Windows) or
At the time of coexistence, Exchange users can seeEdit (Netware)
GroupWise distribution lists in the Exchange GlobalFind the line containing string ;/group, and remove the
Address List. Also, when Exchange user sends asemicolon from the string
message to GroupWise distribution list, only a singleSave this file and restart the API gateway for the
copy of the same is sent to the GroupWisechanges to take place.