Primary Domain

A domain serves two main purposes:

• It functions as the main administration unit for the GroupWise^® system. When you add GroupWise information such as post offices and users through ConsoleOne^®, the information is stored in Novell^® eDirectory^TM and the GroupWise domain database. From the domain database it is distributed to each post office database. Users then get their information, such as user addresses, from the post office database.
• In a GroupWise system with multiple post offices, it organizes the post offices into a logical grouping for administration, addressing, and routing purposes.

The first domain you create is called the primary domain, and is used to coordinate replication of information throughout your GroupWise system. All other domains you create within your system are called secondary domains.

The domain name can consist of one or more words, as in the following examples:

• Corp
• Headquarters
• Quality_Assurance
• Human_Resources

Name your domain carefully. After it is created, it cannot be renamed. Do not use invalid characters.

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