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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

Sametime Gateway Server


The IBM Sametime Gateway Server integrates your Sametime network with external instant messaging networks such as Google and AIM. For additional information on how to prepare for a Gateway Server implementation, refer to the following resources:

Planning for a Sametime Gateway Server:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/Planning_a_Sametime_Gateway_installation_st852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b053

IBM Sametime Gateway 8.5.0/8.5.1 sizing guidelines:

http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/IBM_Lotus_Sametime_Gateway_8.5.08.5.1_sizing_guidelines

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b054

Installing and Administrating the Sametime Gateway (A Consultant In Your Pocket Guide), Chris Miller, C Miller:

http://www.amazon.com/Installing-Administrating-Sametime-Gateway-Consultant/dp/B00262M45E

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b055

Additional resources

We have also a few "odds and ends" we want to include as we think they may be useful. One is the SNAPPS tool for chat logging, and the other is the GSKIT (formerly known as iKeyman) for managing SSL certs. To download the GSKIT file set requires an IBM user ID and password. As a manager of a server environment that authenticates with LDAP, we have also included a link for a free LDAP browser as well as some documentation for understanding the Domino LDAP server.

SNAPPS Snapshot for chat logging:

http://www.snapps.com/snaweb.nsf/0/D8B4302106BC41E086256E8C0079D852

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b056

IBM GSKIT:

https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?source=gskitupdt &lang=en_US

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b057

Softerra LDAP browser:

http://www.ldapadministrator.com/download.htm

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b058

IBM Lotus Domino LDAP server:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.domino.admin.doc/DOC/H_ABOUT_THE_DOMINO_LDAP_SERVER.html

http://tinyurl.com/sametime-b059