Configure a virtual host on the Sametime® Meeting Server
to avoid conflicts with other Sametime applications
About this task
Custom virtual hosts may be reset back to the default settings
when the Sametime application
is updated or patched. For best results, document the virtual hosts
prior to any upgrade. Verify custom virtual host settings and reset
them if needed after upgrading.
Procedure
- Log in to the WebSphere® Integrated
System Console as the administrator.
- In the navigation pane, click , and then click New.
- Give the new virtual host a name, such as stmeetings_host for
example, and then click Apply.
- Click Save in the "Messages" box
that displays at the beginning of the page.
- In the Additional Properties section,
click Host Aliases.
- Click New to create one or more
new host alias entries. Host aliases should be created for every host
name and port used to access the Meeting Server or cluster.
- Create the port entries for each of the specific node host
names and load balancer address (if used)
- Meeting room servers and the ports they listen on: WC_defaulthost and WC_defaulthost_secure
- WebSphere Proxies and the ports they listen on: Proxy_http_address and Proxy_https_address
- Meeting Server load balancer and ports
Note: If your Meeting Server also has the Capture Server role, you must also specify the
SIP_Defaulthost and SIP_Defaulthost_Secure ports.
- When you have added all host aliases, click Save in
the "Messages" box that displays at the beginning of the page.
- Make sure there are no conflicting default_host entries
for a port:
- In the navigation pane, click .
- In the list of virtual hosts, click default_host.
- In the Additional Properties section,
click Host Aliases.
- Remove all aliases that map to the fully qualified host
names and ports you just added to the stmeetings_host.
When you are done, there should be no duplication for any
"hostname:port" combination in the default_host virtual host and the
newly created stmeetings_host virtual host.
- Remap the virtual host for the Sametime Meeting Server
applications.
- Return to the navigation pane and click .
- On the Configuration page, click Virtual
hosts in the Web Module Properties section.
- In the Virtual host column, change
each of the available choices from default_host to
the name you defined in Step 3 (stmeetings_host in
this example).
- Return to the navigation pane and click .
- In the Virtual host column, change each of the available
choices from default_host to the name you defined in Step 3 (stmeetings_host
in this example).
- Resynchronize all nodes in the cluster by completing the
procedure Synchronizing and restarting nodes in the cluster.