Sesam on Novell SLES / OES Linux

Sesam Client:

Required Packages from SEP

• sesam_cli ( Sesam Client / Agent Application )
• sesam-novell-client ( Sesam<->Novell TSA Proxy )

Sesam Server:

Required Packages from SEP

• sesam_srv ( Sesam Server Application )
• sesam-novell-client ( Sesam<->Novell TSA Proxy )

Required Packages from SLES10/11 ( all 64 bit and some 32 bit if package name contains pg)

• postgresql
• postgresql-server

 Required Packages from Sun/Oracle (Required for all Sesam Server and Gui Installations -srv and -gui packages)

• Java2 JRE 1.6 or later (rpm version)

Install the package as root and accept the license, if you receive _any_ errors run "rpm -e jre" and try again.

Required Packages from Novell OES/Linux
Novell TSAs and dependencies: (Novell OES/Linux License Required)

• nici
• novell-filesystem
• novell-ntls
• novell-sms-interface-libs
• novell-sms
   

Required TSA configuration for backup of eDirectory, NSS Volumes, Ifolder, GroupWise and clusters: You may have to customize the tsafsgw line to match your GroupWise installation and post office path.

Edit Configuration File: /etc/opt/novell/sms/smdrd.conf

Online eDirectory with single leaf restore

• autoload: tsands
• You should exclude \./_admin$ from the all or / filesystem backup

Online GroupWise 8 with single message restore

Modify the paths below to match Domain and Post Office locations

• autoload: tsafsgw --home /media/nss/GW --home /media/nss/GWPO --home /media/nss/GWPO2

Online Groupwise 12 add " --EnableGW option to tsafs" 

• autoload: tsafs --EnableGW

Data Mover enable support for netware 6.5

• Mode=Dual or Mode=NetWare
• On the netware side you may need to update to this tsa version http://www.sepusa.com/documentation/client-configuration/novell-products/discontinued-novell-products/netware

Virtual Platforms Disable TSA caching file: /etc/opt/novell/sms/tsafs.conf

• cachingmode=disable

Restart the TSAs

• /etc/init.d/novell-smdrd restart

Advanced Performance Tuning information

http://www.sepusa.com/documentation/client-configuration/novell-products/discontinued-novell-products/netware/novell-tsa-tuning 

Additional Documentation