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  2. Deploying

    IBM® Sametime® consists of a variety of servers and clients, and can be deployed to suit many different environments. The deployment instructions are organized by feature set, beginning with the minimum components that are necessary to support instant messaging, and then expanding the deployment to include features such as audio and video support, and conferencing.

  3. Integrating Sametime® with other products

    Expand the range of features in your IBM® Sametime® deployment by integrating with other products.

  4. Integrating Sametime® with Connections

    Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers such as the Sametime Advanced Server and the Sametime Meeting Server with IBM Connections.

  5. Deploying Connections community widgets for Sametime®

    There are two IBM® Connections community widgets forSametime®, the Meeting Rooms Widget and the Chat Rooms Widget.

  6. Installing and configuring the Meeting Rooms widget

    Install and configure the Meeting Rooms widget.

  7. Installing the Meeting Rooms widget

    Install the Meeting Rooms widget. IBM® Sametime® users can use the widget to create meeting rooms, enter meeting rooms, manage meeting rooms and other related tasks.

  8. Configuring SSL communications for a network deployment

    Using SSL communications is optional for your network deployment environment.

  • Deploying

    IBM® Sametime® consists of a variety of servers and clients, and can be deployed to suit many different environments. The deployment instructions are organized by feature set, beginning with the minimum components that are necessary to support instant messaging, and then expanding the deployment to include features such as audio and video support, and conferencing.

    • Installation worksheets

      The installation worksheets are organized according to feature area, such as instant messaging, audio video, and common components. Use the installation worksheets to record DNS-registered host names, database names, IP addresses, ports to open, credentials, and other information. The checklist contains sample tables already filled out, and blank tables for you to fill out.

    • Deploying fixes to Sametime® servers running on WebSphere® Application Server

      Install an IBM® Sametime® fix by downloading packages and installing with the Update option.

    • Deploying common components

      Many IBM® Sametime® servers use common components to support either an individual server or a server cluster. Installation Manager and WebSphere® Network Deployment are required prerequisites for most Sametime servers. DB2® and Sametime System Console must be installed once for the deployment. IBM Load Balancer is used in a clustered environment. Follow the instructions for each type of deployment to determine which common components you need to install.

    • Deploying instant messaging

      Instant messaging features are provided primarily by the IBM® Sametime® Community Server, which supports presence, text chats, and two-way phone calls.

    • Deploying meetings

      Meeting features are provided primarily by the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server, which creates online "meeting rooms" where users can present information and share applications. If you deploy the Sametime Media Manager, conferences can include audio and video features as well.

    • Deploying audio and video

      Audio and video features are provided primarily by the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager, which supports point-to-point and multipoint calls. The Sametime Media Manager uses standard audio and video codecs so that it works with products from other audio and video vendors.

    • Deploying SIP trunking

      SIP trunking allows IBM® Sametime® users to make SIP-based phone calls from their installed Sametime clients.

    • Deploying First Party Call Control

      Deploy the First Party Call Control (FPCC) feature by configuring settings in the IBM® Sametime® Connect and Sametime Embedded client installation packages and then distributing the updated packages to users.

    • Deploying an instant messaging gateway for external communities

      Clients in a local IBM® Sametime® community can communicate with users in other communities through the Sametime Gateway.

    • Deploying the Sametime® client to users

      The IBM® Sametime® Connect client or Sametime Embedded Client has to be installed on users' computers to use instant messaging and meetings. This section explains how to install these clients.

    • Deploying for mobile users

      The Apple iOS client is distributed through the Apple App Store. The Android client is no longer available for download from the IBM® Sametime® Proxy Server. Customers with users who are unable to access the Google Play Store should contact IBM Support to request that a build be provided to them directly.

    • Clustering servers for high availability and failover

      You can provide failover and load balancing in your deployment by creating a cluster of multiple IBM® Sametime® servers of the same type. All Sametime servers can be clustered except for the Sametime System Console, and the Video MCU and TURN Server components of the Sametime Media Manager.

    • Deploying Sametime® servers in the extranet

      Ensure the security of your IBM® Sametime® deployment by deploying servers in the extranet. Deploying Sametime servers in the extranet allows external clients to access Sametime features without directly connecting to servers deployed in your intranet.

    • Integrating Sametime® with other products

      Expand the range of features in your IBM® Sametime® deployment by integrating with other products.

      • Reviewing the checklist for integrating Sametime® with other products

        Integrating Sametime® Communicate and Sametime Conference with IBM® Connections, MS Office, MS SharePoint, and IBM WebSphere® Portal.

      • Integrating Sametime® with Connections

        Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers such as the Sametime Advanced Server and the Sametime Meeting Server with IBM Connections.

        • Considerations for integrating Sametime® with Connections

          Starting with version 5, IBM® Connections supports an External Collaboration feature that allows users to invite people from outside the organization to participate in meetings and share files. Sametime® 9 does not fully support this feature and you should be aware of the following security and performance considerations when integrating IBM Sametime with Connections 5.

        • Integrating Sametime® Advanced Server with Connections

          You can integrate your IBM® Connections communities into IBM Sametime® Advanced Server. Integrating Connections with Sametime Advanced Server provides users with a unified list of Connections communities and broadcast communities on the Broadcast Communities tab in Sametime Advanced Server.

        • Configuring the Sametime® Meeting Server for Connections Files integration

          You can configure the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server to enable web and mobile meeting participants to share files stored in the My Files directory on an IBM Connections server. To configure integration, you must have a Connections server version 4.5IFR CR2 installed, and a Sametime Meeting Server version 9.0 or later. You also need the Files Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) API installed on the Connections server.

        • Deploying Connections community widgets for Sametime®

          There are two IBM® Connections community widgets forSametime®, the Meeting Rooms Widget and the Chat Rooms Widget.

          • Installing and configuring the Meeting Rooms widget

            Install and configure the Meeting Rooms widget.

            • Preparing to install the Meeting Rooms widget

              The Meeting Rooms widget integrates IBM® Connections Communities and the IBM Sametime® Meeting Server. Owners of a Community can create a meeting room, and members of the Community can view a list of available meeting rooms and join those meetings. When creating a meeting room, the widget provides fields to configure the room.

            • Enabling communication between Sametime® Meetings and Connections

              The IBM® Sametime® Meetings API requires authentication before releasing data, therefore, single sign-on must be enabled between IBM Connections and the Sametime Meeting Server.

            • Installing the Meeting Rooms widget

              Install the Meeting Rooms widget. IBM® Sametime® users can use the widget to create meeting rooms, enter meeting rooms, manage meeting rooms and other related tasks.

              • Unpacking the Meeting Rooms widget files

                Unpack the Meeting Rooms widget files by downloading and extracting the files and then storing the files in the specified directories.

              • Downloading the Sametime® Meetings Remote Client SDK

                The MeetingRoomsMembershipSynchroniser.jar file synchronizes Community owners to the meeting rooms owner list. This MeetingRoomsMembershipSynchroniser.jar file has dependencies on libraries contained within the IBM® Sametime® Meetings Remote Client SDK. Use this procedure to include the required libraries from the Sametime Meetings Remote Client SDK.

              • Adding the Meeting Rooms widget to the widget definition file

                Add the Meeting Rooms widget definition to the widget definition file, widgets-config.xml.

              • Configuring the AJAX proxy for the Meeting Rooms widget

                The AJAX proxy allows HTTP and HTTPS requests to be made across domains. Since the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server resides on its own server, not on the IBM Connections server, HTTP and HTTPS requests are made through the AJAX proxy.

              • Configuring SSL communications for a network deployment

                Using SSL communications is optional for your network deployment environment.

            • Installing the Membership Synchronizer in WebSphere®

              Community owners are mapped to be managers of meeting rooms. This mapping of Community owners to meeting room managers is done by the MeetingRoomsMembershipSynchroniser.jar file. When an owner is added to, or removed from a Community, the membership synchronizer updates the manager's list of all meeting rooms within the Community.

          • Installing and configuring the Chat Rooms widget

            Install and configure the Chat Rooms widget. The Chat Rooms widget provides IBM® Sametime® Advanced persistent chat room features within IBM Connections.

          • Installing and configuring the Video Chat widget

            Install and configure the Video Chat widget.

      • Integrating Sametime® with Microsoft™ Office

        Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers with Microsoft™ Office.

      • Integrating Sametime® with WebSphere® Portal

        Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers with IBM WebSphere® Portal.

      • Integrating Sametime® with iNotes® 9

        Integration between IBM® iNotes® 9.0 and IBM Sametime® requires the use of the Sametime Proxy Server. Install the Sametime Proxy Server as part of your Sametime deployment, and then update IBM Domino® settings to enable iNotes users to access Sametime features.

Configuring SSL communications for a network deployment

Using SSL communications is optional for your network deployment environment.

About this task

To use SSL communication, the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server must retrieve all IBM Connections certificates. In WebSphere® for the Sametime Meeting Server, complete this procedure: Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communication for a network deployment environment.
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