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IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide

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IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide

Overview of this book

Sametime 8.5.2 delivers a state-of-the-art enterprise-ready instant messaging and meeting service. This Administrator's Guide navigates through the range of Sametime server components and features, providing you with the essential information required to install, administer and troubleshoot your Sametime 8.5.2 environment.The IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide cuts through the complexity of architecting, installing, and administering all the moving parts of the latest version of Sametime. With this book, you will be able to make the necessary decisions when it comes to choosing which server components you need and how to install them to get the most performance and maintainability from the software. Starting with an overview of Sametime 8.5.2, you will then dive into each server component. You learn what each one does, why it might be needed in your environment, and what you need to have in place to run it. By the end, you’ll have Sametime running and configured properly for your particular situation.With flexibility comes complexity-- but not with this guide. You’ll learn how different architectures are possible and how to prepare properly for the installation of Sametime. You’ll learn how to install the servers in the right order so that you can maintain and expand your environment in the future. You’ll also find out how best to monitor your Sametime environment for issues, as well as how to effectively troubleshoot those problems so that you can quickly get Sametime running again.The IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide is the perfect one-stop resource for learning important installation and configuration details quickly and easily.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
WebSphere Application Server-Related Resources

Chapter 10. The End User Experience: Preparing for Sametime Client Deployments

So far we have focused on the server aspects of Sametime. But as you know, Sametime includes client software as well. A successful installation, upgrade, or migration of Sametime includes planning for the deployment and management of Sametime clients. We will primarily discuss those aspects of deployment that are new or have changed with Sametime 8.5.2.

  • Kadeem's company has several locations and each location uses a different version of the Sametime client. When he upgrades the clients to version 8.5.2, he would like to be able to change the client preferences to a standard set across the company.

  • Sam has developed a new plugin for the Sametime client. He would like to keep any actions that his users need to execute to install the plugin to a minimum.

  • Tarita is responsible for managing users who use both the Sametime Connect Client and the Sametime Embedded Client. She is interested in preparing new client packages...