Sametime 8.5 Installation and Configuration Issues

Andy Yiu | Advisory Software Engineer – IBM Software SupportTony Payne | Staff Software Engineer - IBM Software Development

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Agenda● Top Installation and Configuration Issues

● Question & Answer Session

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#1. Installing IBM DB2 ● Do NOT use the same name for the server and database.● Confirm the download package name

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#2. Selecting the Domino Server version ● Sametime 8.5 requires

▬ Domino 8.0.2▬ Domino 8.5 ▬ Domino 8.5.1*

▬ Domino 32-bit version only▬ IPv4/IPv6 (exception Windows 2003 IPv6 only)

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#3. Setting up the LDAP Repository ● Microsoft Active Directory

▬ Error in Installation Manager Logs: “logs\ant”[exec] [wplc-create-federated-ldap-repositorycom.ibm.websphere.wim.exception.WIMConfigurationException: CWWIM5015E Login properties are not

valid: [mail, saMAccountName].[exec] [wplc-create-federated-ldap-repository] at

com.ibm.ws.wim.config.ConfigValidator.validateLoginProperties(ConfigValidator.java:568)

▬ Specify “uid” instead of “samAccountName”▬ LDAP Prerequisite plan “mail; cn; uid”

IBM Technote: 1415752

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#4. Setting up the LDAP Repository ● Domino LDAP

▬ If you specify a 'blank' base DN, users may not be able to create or find meeting rooms

▬ This happens after new Meeting Policies have been created/defined

▬ A Hotfix is available to resolve this issue

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#5. Installation of Cell/Nodes● Terminology

▬ Cell▬ Virtual Container that can contain one or more nodes▬ Call be distributed among multiple servers▬ All servers in a cell are managed through a single Integrated System Console (ISC)

▬ Node▬ Virtual container that contains a node agent and multiple application servers▬ Each physical server may host multiple nodes

▬ Server▬ Java process which is responsible for serving J2EE requests and applications ▬ Can not span multiple nodes / cells

▬ Cluster▬ Virtual units that group multiple servers that host the same applications▬ Can span multiple nodes

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#5. Installation of Cell/NodesCell

CellNode

Deployment Manager

Primary NodeNodeAgent

ServerPN2ServerPN1

Secondary NodeNodeAgent

ServerSN2ServerSN1

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#5. Installation of Cell/Nodes● Acceptable Configurations

▬ Multiple cell components installed on the same server

● Unacceptable Configurations▬ Multiple Primary/Secondary Nodes installed on the same server▬ Primary/Secondary node installed on a server hosting another Sametime component.

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#6. Administration of Server Components ● Integrated Solutions Console

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MeetingCell

#6. Administration of Server Components

SSCCell

SSCNode

Deployment Manager

MeetingNodeNodeAgent

MeetingServer

SSCCell

SSCNode

Deployment Manager

MeetingNodeNodeAgent

MeetingServer

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#7. Server Components – Post Registration to the System Console

● Post Registration Utilities are located in the /console directory of your installation

▬ console.properties▬ productConfig.properties▬ registerProduct.bat▬ Deployment Plan and Pre-Requisite Considerations▬ Sametime System Console server must be running▬ Use a Command Prompt !

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#8 Application Administration● Each application component has its own Integrated Solutions Console● Locating the Integrated Solutions Console Port

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#9. Audio/Video Architecture Changes

Client Peer-to-PeerAudio/Video

Sametime Server

TCSPI

Sametime Server

TCSPI

External Conference Bridge

Media Convergence Server (MCS)Integration

Sametime 8.0.2

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#9. Audio/Video Architecture Changes

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Sametime 8.5

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#9. Audio/Video Architecture Changes● Sametime 8.5 Components

▬ Conference Manager▬ Conference Focus▬ Conference Service

▬ SIP Proxy/Registrar (RFC 3261)▬ Packet switcher

● Improvements▬ Improved and additional codecs (Video: H.264/Audio: G.711.1)▬ Point-to-point AV streams▬ Multipoint AV streams▬ Improved participant capacity▬ Third-party conference bridge integration

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#9. Audio/Video Architecture Changes● Using Sametime 8.0.2 Clients in a Sametime 8.5 environment

▬ Peer-to-Peer video chat still functions▬ Will not be able to use AV in Sametime 8.5 Meetings▬ Old A/V architecture available in Sametime Classic.

● Limitations▬ All A/V chat in Sametime 8.5 clients require Sametime Connect

and Media Manager▬ Does not work in NAT environments

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#10. Public Group Awareness ● Some members of public group may sporadically not appear online.

● SPR #NTOR7ZKL76 ● Monitor Technote 1418890 for updates

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#11. Virtualization● VMWare ESX 3.x is currently supported

● Resource Utilization▬ CPU▬ Memory▬ Disk / SAN capacity▬ Network

● Disable VMotion!

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Question and Answer Session

Send Comments to: Andy Yiu (andy_yiu@us.ibm.com)Tony Payne (tony_payne@us.ibm.com)