The strongly recommended approach for installing Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 servers is to install a Sametime System Console first and then use the console to create a deployment plan for a given server. During installation, the server takes the installation values from the deployment plan and after installation, the new server is registered automatically with the console to become one of its managed servers. The console gives you a central administration point for all Sametime servers and offers guided activities that make installation and configuration tasks easier.
However, there are situations in which you cannot install a Sametime server in the recommended way. Such a situation may be caused by a lack of hardware for a full Sametime server installation, installation delays with the Sametime System Console, or a need for a small testing environment for a specific server. This article describes how to install a Sametime 8.5.1 server as a standalone server, which can be added later to the Sametime System Console through a separate registration utility. These instructions apply to installing a Sametime Community server, a Sametime Proxy server, a Sametime Media Manager, or a Sametime Meeting server running on AIX, Linux, Solaris, or Windows.
- Installing a Sametime Community server without using a deployment plan
- Installing a Sametime Proxy server without using a deployment plan
- Installing a Sametime Media Manager without using a deployment plan
- Installing a Sametime Meeting server without using a deployment plan
Installing a Sametime Community server without using a deployment plan
Before you begin
Install a Domino server as described in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center. Then start the Domino® server to allow validation of the Domino administrator during the installation.
If you plan to connect to a separate slide conversion server, you have configured the server and know its name and port number.
Make sure the LDAP server is running.
Installing
Follow Steps 1 - 7 from this topic in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center as you would for a regular installation:
Running the community server installation program on AIX, Linux, Solaris, or Windows.
8, Click
No to install without the Lotus Sametime System Console. Click
Next.
9. At the Connect to Domino Server screen, provide the fully qualified host name for this Lotus Sametime Community Server. Do not use an IP address or the host's short name.
Leave 80 as the default port unless you are using another port for the HTTP server.
Enter the existing Domino administrator's user ID and password, and then click
Next.
Use the common-name portion of the ID (not the hierarchical name that includes slashes). The Sametime System Console validates the administrator credentials on the Domino server.
10. At the Slide Conversion screen, do one of the following:
- Select Use the Sametime server to host the slide conversion feature on the current server, and then click Next.
- Select Use Sametime slide conversion server to host the slide conversion feature on a different Community Server, provide the host name and port to connect to that server, and then click Next.
11. At the LDAP screen, provide values that will be used for connecting to an LDAP server
- Provide the hostname and port of the LDAP server and click
Validate. Make sure that the LDAP server is running. Once the button label changes to
Validated, then click
Next.
12. At the HTTP Tunneling screen, to allow Sametime clients to make HTTP-tunneled connections on port 80 to a server with a single IP address, click Enable HTTP Tunneling, and then click
Next.
Selecting this feature increases the possibility that users in restrictive network environments can exchange data in chats on a Sametime Community Server that is extended to the Internet.
13. At the summary panel, review the settings, then click
Install to start the installation.
14. Click
Finish to close the installation screen.
15. Click
Exit to close the Installation Manager.
Next steps
When you install the Lotus Sametime System Console later, register the new server to take advantage of clustering and other administrative features. For more information, see
Registering a Community Server manually in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center.
Installing a Sametime Proxy server without using a deployment plan
Before you begin
Make sure that the community server is running.
Installing
Follow Steps 1 - 11 from this topic in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center as you would for a regular installation:
Installing a proxy server on AIX, Linux, Solaris, or Windows.
Complete the installation by following these steps:
12. Select
IBM Sametime Proxy Server as the feature to install, but do
not select
Use Lotus Sametime System Console to install. Click
Next.
13. At the WAS Configuration screen, provide values that will be used by the WebSphere Application Server.
- Under
Select the type of installation, select
Standalone (Cell and Primary nodes).
- Supply the User ID and Password information and click
Next.
14. At the Proxy Server Configuration screen, provide values that will be used for installing the Proxy Server.
- Enter the hostname and port of the Community Server that will be used by the Media Server and click
Validate. When the button label changes to
Validated, then click
Next.
15. At the summary panel, review the settings, then click
Install to start the installation.
16. Click
Restart installation manager to close the installation screen.
17. Click
Exit to close the Installation Manager.
Next steps
When you install the Lotus Sametime System Console later, register the new server to take advantage of clustering and other administrative features. For more information, see
Registering a Sametime Proxy Server, Media Manager, or Meeting Server manually in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center.
Installing a Sametime Media Manager without using a deployment plan
Before you begin
Make sure the Community server is running.
Installing
Follow Steps 1 - 11 from this topic in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center as you would for a regular installation:
Installing a media manager on Linux or Windows.
Complete the installation by following these steps:
12. Select
IBM Sametime Media Manager as the feature to install, but do
not select
Use Lotus Sametime System Console to install. Click
Next.
13. At the WAS Configuration screen, provide values that will be used by the WebSphere Application Server.
- Under
Select the type of installation, select
Standalone (Cell and Primary nodes).
- Supply the User ID and Password information and click
Next.
14. At the Media Server Configuration screen, provide values that will be used for installing Media Server components.
- Provide the hostnames for Conference Manager, SIP Proxy/Registrar, and Packet Switcher
If all 3 components are to be installed on the same local system - provide the same local host name.
- Enter the hostname and port of the Community Server that will be used by the Media Server and click
Validate. Make sure that the community server is running. When the button label changes to
Validated, then click
Next.
15. At the summary panel, review the settings, then click
Install to start the installation.
16. Click
Restart installation manager to close the installation screen.
17. Click
Exit to close the Installation Manager.
Next steps
When you install the Lotus Sametime System Console later, register the new server to take advantage of clustering and other administrative features. For more information, see
Registering a Sametime Proxy Server, Media Manager, or Meeting Server manually in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center.
Installing a Sametime Meeting server without using a deployment plan
Before you begin
You have set up the prerequisites: an
LDAP server, an
IBM® DB2® installation, and a
meeting server database.
Make sure that the LDAP server and DB2 server are running, then follow Steps 1 - 11 from this topic in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center as you would for a regular installation:
Installing a meeting server on AIX, Linux, Solaris, or Windows.
Complete the installation by following these steps:
12. Select
IBM Lotus Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.1 as the feature to install, but do
not select
Use Lotus Sametime System Console to install. Click
Next.
13. At the WAS Configuration screen, provide values that will be used by the WebSphere Application Server.
- Under
Select the type of installation, select
Standalone (Cell and Primary nodes).
- Supply the User ID and Password information and click
Next.
14. At the Configure DB2 for the Meeting Server screen, provide values that will be used to connect to the DB2 database.
- Enter the fully qualified host name of the DB2 server in the Host name field.
Do not enter an IP address or a short host name.
- The Port field shows the default port of 50000. Accept the default unless you specified a different port during DB2 installation or your server is using a different port.
Linux: The default is typically 50001, but will vary based on port availability. Check the /etc/services file on the DB2 server to verify the port number being used.
- In the Database name, field, enter the name of the database you want to connect to.
- The database name is STMS unless you changed it.
In the Application user ID field, supply the DB2 application's administrative user name that you created when you installed DB2, such as db2admin. This user has database administration authority and you will use this user ID and password whenever you work with DB2 databases for Lotus Sametime. On IBM i, this is the user profile you specified as the owner of the Meeting Server database schemas in your copy of the stms.default.response.properties file or the user profile you logged in with when you created the Gateway database schemas.
- In the Application password field, enter the password for the DB2 administrative user ID.
- Click Validate. Make sure that the DB2 server is running. Once the button label changes to Validated, then click Next.
15. At the LDAP screen, provide values for the LDAP server.
- (Optional) Select Configure LDAP after the installation if you prefer to configure the LDAP server manually or if your LDAP server requires an SSL connection.
- Enter the fully qualified domain name of the LDAP server you wish to connect to in the Host name field. Do not use an IP address or a short host name.
- Enter the Port of the LDAP server. The default value is 389. If your LDAP server is running on a different port, enter the correct port value here.
- Click Validate. Make sure that the LDAP server is running. Once the button label changes to Validated, then click Next.
16. At the summary panel, review the settings, then click
Install to start the installation.
17. Click
Restart installation manager to close the installation screen.
18. Click
Exit to close the Installation Manager.
Next steps
When you install the Lotus Sametime System Console later, register the new server to take advantage of clustering and other administrative features. For more information, see
Registering a Sametime Proxy Server, Media Manager, or Meeting Server manually in the Sametime 8.5.1 information center.