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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

Required ports for Sametime servers


The following tables include those ports that are required for the various Sametime components. Unless otherwise stated, they refer to TCP ports that should be open for traffic in and out of the firewall. An "X" in the following columns signifies that the port specified is used on the client side of the Sametime environment.

Sametime System Console ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

8700

Provides default browser access to the SSC.

 

8701

Provides HTTPS browser access to the SSC.

 

9080

Port used by the Sametime Community Server to access the SSC HTTP port.

 

9443

Port used by the Sametime Community Server to access the SSC HTTPS port.

 

50000

SSC database port used by installation manager utilities, post-registration utilities, and Sametime Meeting Server.

 

Sametime Community Server ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

80

The Sametime Community Server listens for the SSC on port 80.

 

Alternate HTTP port (8088)

If HTTP tunneling on port 80 is configured during the Sametime Community Server installation or afterward, the Domino HTTP server, on which the Sametime Community Server is installed, must listen for HTTP connections on a port other than port 80.

 

389

The Sametime Community Server connects to the LDAP server on port 389 if configured to connect to an LDAP server.

 

443

The Domino HTTP server listens for HTTPS connections from the SSC on this port by default. This port is used only if you have set up the Domino HTTP server to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for web browser connections.

 

1352

The Domino server, on which Sametime Community Server is installed, listens for Notes clients and Domino server connections on port 1352.

 

9092

Port 9092 is the Event Server port on for the Sametime Community Server and is used for server connections between Sametime components.

 

9094

Port 9094 is the Token Server port on the Sametime Community Server and is used for server connections between Sametime components.

 

Sametime Community Services (CS) ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

1516

Port 1516 is used by CS to listen for direct TCP/IP connections from the Community Services of other Sametime Community Servers. This port must be open for chat, awareness, and other Community Services' data to pass between the servers.

X

1533

The Community Services listen for direct TCP/IP connections and HTTP-tunneled connections from the Community Services clients (such as Sametime Connect and Sametime Meeting Room clients) on this port.

X

80

If HTTP tunneling was configured on port 80 during the Sametime Community Server installation, the Community Services clients can make HTTPtunneled connections to the Community Services multiplexer on port 80. But the CS multiplexor listens for HTTP-tunneled connections on both port 80 and 1533. The CS multiplexer simultaneously listens for direct TCP/IP connections on port 1533.

X

8082

When HTTP tunneling support is enabled, the CS clients can make HTTP-tunneled connections to the CS multiplexor on port 8082 by default. Community Services clients can make HTTP-tunneled connections on both ports 80 and 8082 by default. Port 8082 ensures backward compatibility with previous Sametime releases. In previous releases, Sametime clients made HTTP-tunneled connections to the Community Services only on port 8082.

X

Sametime Classic Meetings ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

554

The Sametime Classic Recorded Meeting client attempts a direct RTSP TCP/IP connection to the Recorded Meeting Broadcast Services on the Sametime Community Server on port 554.

X

1533

Port 1533 is used by the Sametime Classic Meeting Room client when the user attends an instant or scheduled meeting through a web browser.

X

8081

The Meeting Room client uses port 8081 to connect with the Meeting Services on the Sametime Community Server.

X

Sametime Proxy Server port

  

Default port

Purpose

 

8880

The SSC accesses the Deployment Manager Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) port. This is used for server-to-server communication and the port may vary depending on how WAS was configured.

 

Sametime Media Manager Server ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

9080

Port 9080 is an HTTP port used for the management of audio/video calls. In a cluster, HTTP ports are proxied through a WebSphere Proxy Server.

 

42000-43000

Sametime Media Manager Packet Switcher routes audio data through a range of ports starting with 42000 through 43000. It uses values as needed in increments of two. If encryption is enabled (SRTP), the numbers to be used will be odd numbers.

X

46000-47000

Sametime Media Manager Packet Switcher routes video data through a range of ports starting with 46000 through 47000. It uses values as needed in increments of two. If encryption is enabled (SRTP), the range starts with an odd port number.

X

5060 and 5061

The Conference Manager and Packet Switcher are SIP applications, and therefore use WebSphere SIP container ports.

X

5080/5081

The SIP Proxy Registrar uses these ports for client registration.

X

8880

Port 8880 is used for server-to-server communication. The SSC accesses the Deployment Manager SOAP port.

X

Sametime Meeting Server ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used By Client

443

In a single node environment using HTTPS that bypasses the WAS Proxy, the Lotus Sametime Meeting Server listens for data from the Lotus Sametime Meeting Room client over this connection.

X

80/443

Meeting server deployed with WAS Proxy will listen on these ports for client connections.

X

9080

Port 9080 is used in a single node or multiple node environment when Lotus Sametime Meeting Server listens for data from the Lotus Sametime Meeting Room client over this connection when HTTP bypasses the WAS Proxy.

X

9443

In a multiple node environment using HTTPS, the Lotus Sametime Meeting Server listens for data from the Lotus Sametime Meeting Room client that is passed through the WAS Proxy.

X

8880

Port 8880 is used for server-to-server communication. The SSC accesses the Deployment Manager SOAP port.

 

Sametime SIP Proxy and Registrar ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used By Client

5080-5081

SIP messaging uses these ports in a Media Manager deployment where the SIP Proxy and Registrar runs on a separate virtual host.

X

5060-5061

Ports are used in a multi-server Media Manager deployment where the SIP Proxy and Registrar runs on a separate host.

X

Sametime TURN Server ports

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

3478

UDP or TCP Port for basic STUN/TURN handling. This port should be open for internal and external access.

X

49152-65535

UDP Ports for dynamic packet allocation. These ports should be available for internal client access.

X

Sametime Packet Switcher (MCU) ports (internal use)

  

Default port

Purpose

Used by Client

39000

UDP audio port for the MCU in single port mode.

X

40000

UDP video port for the MCU in single port mode.

X

42000-43000

UDP audio ports for the MCU in multi-port mode.

X

46000-47000

UDP video ports for the MCU in multi-port mode.

X