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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

Planning for DB2


The use of a separate data store is a requirement for both the SSC and any Sametime Meeting Servers you are installing. The only supported database for Sametime is DB2 and there is a limited use license for DB2 9.5 and 9.7, which comes as part of the Sametime licensing entitlement. This allows you to install a customized version of DB2 for use with Sametime databases only.

Many companies also have their own DB2 infrastructure using enterprise licensing and, assuming it is a supported version, this pre-existing infrastructure can be leveraged for the Sametime databases. Your company or organization may have dedicated database staff as well. Consult them about storage requirements, database growth, and how to manage your backups and restore processes.

Understanding how many DB2 instances will be required

Each Meeting Server that doesn't exist in a cluster will require its own DB2 database but not necessarily its own DB2 instance. It is acceptable to have multiple DB2 databases...