Setting up the Clustering Sametime servers running on WebSphere Application Server guided activity

Use the IBM® Sametime® System Console to create a cluster of Sametime Servers hosted on IBM WebSphere® Application Server. The Sametime servers must all be running the same type of server; for example, Sametime Meeting Server, Sametime Proxy Server, Sametime Media Manager Conference Manager, Sametime Media Manager SIP Proxy/Registrar, or Sametime Advanced.

Before you begin

Start the Sametime System Console and the servers you intend to cluster.

Note: This guided activity is only for Sametime servers hosted on IBM WebSphere Application Server, and does not apply to the Sametime Community Server.

About this task

Use the Sametime System Console to run the Cluster WebSphere Application Servers guided activity and configure a cluster of Sametime servers.

Procedure

If you have not already opened the Cluster WebSphere Application Servers guided activity, follow these steps:
  1. From a browser, enter the following URL, replacing serverhostname.domain with the fully qualified domain name of the Sametime System Console server.

    http://host_name.domain:8700/ibm/console

  2. Enter the WebSphere Application Server user ID and password that you created when you installed the Sametime System Console.
  3. In the navigation tree, click the Sametime System Console task to open it.
  4. Click Guided Activities > Cluster WebSphere Application Servers.