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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

Migrating from Domino Directory authentication to LDAP


If you are currently using the Domino Directory for authentication for Sametime and are preparing to install Sametime 8.5.2, you may be considering what steps are necessary to change the authentication from Domino to LDAP. This is especially true if you are planning a migration of existing Sametime users. Some resources for this process can be found at the following links mentioned:

How to change your Sametime server from Domino to LDAP after installation:

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21181284

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b010

Upgrading the IBM Sametime client embedded in IBM Lotus Notes client to Sametime 8.5.1:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Upgrading_the_Sametime_client_embedded_in_Notes_to_Sametime_8.5.1#Converting+your+Sametime+environment+from+Lotus+Domino+to+LDAP+authentication

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b011

A key part of this process is the name conversion that must take place for the buddy lists stored in the vpuserinfo.nsf

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.sametime.v85.doc/config/changing__names_in_contact_and_privacy_lists.html

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b012

You should proceed with caution when making the name conversion and buddy list changes and of course have a backup of the original file. There are some tools available to help you with managing buddy lists. One of them can be found from Epilio at:

http://www.epilio.com/web/BLControl.htm

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b013