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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

Resources for Sametime documentation


The primary source of IBM-provided documentation is the Sametime wiki. This can be found at http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf. The wiki is a public website and is open for comments and updates by anyone working with Sametime. We have also included the following resources that you may find useful.

Sametime product website:

http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/sametime/

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b026

Sametime 8.5.2 Release Notes:

http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/dw/lotus/sametime/st852/rnST852.html

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b027

IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Installation, Migration and Configuration Guide:

http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/dw/lotus/sametime/st852/st_852_pdfone.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b028

IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide:

http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/dw/lotus/sametime/st852/st_852_pdftwo.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b029

Best Practices for LDAP and Sametime:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Best_Practices_for_using_LDAP_with_Lotus_Sametime

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b030

Creating Custom Java Searches for LDAP:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Creating_custom_Java_classes_for_searching_the_LDAP_st852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b031

Sametime Log File Locations:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Log_file_locations_stl852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b032

IBM Redbooks: Sametime 8.5 Enterprise Scale Deployment:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=Redbooks:%20Sametime%208.5%20Enterprise%20Scale%20Deployment

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b033

Get Started Installing IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.1 You Too Can Be A WAS Admin:

http://www.turtleweb.com/turtleblog.nsf/dx/ST%20&%20WAS%20Admin.pdf/$file/ST%20&%20WAS%20Admin.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b034

Steps for Integrating iNotes with STLinks:

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21319618

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b035

System Requirements Sametime Entry 8.5.2:

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27019580

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b036

System Requirements Sametime Standard 8.5.2:

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27019598

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b037

System Requirements Sametime Advanced 8.5.2:

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27020283

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b038

Understanding Sametime Architecture:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/documentation/sametimearchitecture/

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b039

Sametime Messages:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=Sametime 8.5.2 Message Catalog

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b040

Sametime SSL-related resources

Importing the Lotus Domino Server's SSL certificate into the keystore:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Importing_the_Lotus_Domino_servers_SSL_certificate_into_the_keystore_sta852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b041

Enabling encryption for Sametime services:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Enabling_encryption_for_Sametime_Services_and_between_Sametime_and_web_browsers_sta852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b042

Configuring Security:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Configuring_security_st852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b043

IBM has recently identified a security flaw in the Sametime Community Server that has led to them recommending you use SSL to secure your environment. See the following technote—http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21569452. It is important to note that you should always use LDAP credentials that have minimal (read) access to your directory and are not used anywhere else.

Sametime TURN Server resources

Troubleshooting Sametime TURN Server and TURN Server Debug Settings:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21507564

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b048

Sametime support and fix list resources

Of course, sometimes servers do stop working and you may need to refer to either the support site or fix list for assistance. The following are those sites:

IBM Support Portal:

http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b049

Sametime Fix List:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stfixlist.nsf

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b050