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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

Installing DB2


To begin your Sametime installation, you need to prepare your environment for the SSC. This becomes the central administration interface for all the components you are about to install. The SSC uses a DB2 database to store configuration and security information, so the first step is to install a DB2 server. DB2 v9.5 and v9.7 are both supported, and IBM supplies a Sametime-specific limited-use DB2 license as part of the Sametime downloads. You can also use an existing DB2 server environment if you have one in your organization.

To install DB2, you first need to unzip the Sametime-specific DB2 software and, from the top level directory, run the launchpad script. If this is the first IBM product to be installed on this server, then the installer will initially install IBM Installation Manager. This is a program that handles the installation and de-installation of any subsequent Sametime software. Once the Installation Manager completes, the installer launches the DB2 installation...