Run the installation program to update the IBM®
Sametime® 9.0.1 Conference Manager to Feature Pack
1.
Before you begin
To prevent users from using the system during the upgrade, stop the Sametime servers in the deployment, except the Sametime System Console and Deployment Manager. Leave the WebSphere® Application
Server running.
About this task
While upgrading the Sametime Conference Manager, you
might need to download the most recent Installation Manager and update the WebSphere Network
Deployment.
Procedure
Complete the following steps on every Sametime Conference Manager in your deployment:
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Prepare the server for updating to Feature
Pack 1.
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On the computer where you will install Sametime
Conference Manager, log on as root (Linux™) or as the system
administrator (Microsoft™
Windows™).
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Download the FP1 update for this server from IBM Fix
Central.
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Extract all downloaded packages.
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Upgrade IBM Installation Manager.
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Upgrade IBM
WebSphere Network Deployment.
Attention:
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment must
be updated to V8.5.5.11 using Installation Manager V1.8.4.1 or later on all Sametime Proxy Servers
and WebSphere proxy servers.
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Verify that the
SSCConnector.ear module is mapped to a valid server or cluster.
Important: If this setting is mapped incorrectly, then the upgrade will fail.
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Start Installation Manager by running the following command:
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Disable the automatic web update search to allow the installation to run successfully.
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Set the repository location by completing the following steps:
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In the Installation Manager window, click .
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On the Preferences page, click .
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Add the repository for the Sametime Conference
Manager installation package:
- On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
- On the Add Repository page, click Browse.
- On the Select Repository page, browse to the location where you stored the
extracted files for Sametime Conference Manager, and open
the IAV subdirectory.
- Click the repository.config file to select it, and then click
Apply.
- Deselect any listed repositories that you will not use for installing the Sametime Conference Manager.
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Click OK.
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Back in the main Installation Manager window, click
Update.
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Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
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Select IBM Sametime Server Platform package group and click
Next.
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On the License Screen, accept the terms of the license agreements and click
Next.
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On the Update Packages screen, ensure that IBM Sametime Conference Manager
9.0.1 is selected, and click Next.
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In the SSC Login window, supply values for connecting to the Sametime System Console, and then click
Next:
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In the WAS Configuration window, provide the WebSphere administrator user name and password for the Sametime Conference Manager that you are updating, and then
click Validate.
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Review the summary, then click Upgrade to start the update.
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When the update is complete, click Finish.
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Click Exit to close Installation Manager.
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Verify that the virtual host settings are still correct for the Sametime Conference Manager; for information, see the
following topics:
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Restart the server to allow the changes to take effect.