IBM® Sametime® consists of a variety of servers and clients, and can be deployed to suit many different environments. The deployment instructions are organized by feature set, beginning with the minimum components that are necessary to support instant messaging, and then expanding the deployment to include features such as audio and video support, and conferencing.
Expand the range of features in your IBM® Sametime® deployment by integrating with other products.
Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers such as the Sametime Advanced Server and the Sametime Meeting Server with IBM Connections.
There are two IBM® Connections community widgets forSametime®, the Meeting Rooms Widget and the Chat Rooms Widget.
Install and configure the Video Chat widget.
The installation worksheets are organized according to feature area, such as instant messaging, audio video, and common components. Use the installation worksheets to record DNS-registered host names, database names, IP addresses, ports to open, credentials, and other information. The checklist contains sample tables already filled out, and blank tables for you to fill out.
Install an IBM® Sametime® fix by downloading packages and installing with the Update option.
Many IBM® Sametime® servers use common components to support either an individual server or a server cluster. Installation Manager and WebSphere® Network Deployment are required prerequisites for most Sametime servers. DB2® and Sametime System Console must be installed once for the deployment. IBM Load Balancer is used in a clustered environment. Follow the instructions for each type of deployment to determine which common components you need to install.
Instant messaging features are provided primarily by the IBM® Sametime® Community Server, which supports presence, text chats, and two-way phone calls.
Deploy the First Party Call Control (FPCC) feature by configuring settings in the IBM® Sametime® Connect and Sametime Embedded client installation packages and then distributing the updated packages to users.
Clients in a local IBM® Sametime® community can communicate with users in other communities through the Sametime Gateway.
The IBM® Sametime® Connect client or Sametime Embedded Client has to be installed on users' computers to use instant messaging and meetings. This section explains how to install these clients.
The Apple iOS client is distributed through the Apple App Store. The Android client is no longer available for download from the IBM® Sametime® Proxy Server. Customers with users who are unable to access the Google Play Store should contact IBM Support to request that a build be provided to them directly.
You can provide failover and load balancing in your deployment by creating a cluster of multiple IBM® Sametime® servers of the same type. All Sametime servers can be clustered except for the Sametime System Console, and the Video MCU and TURN Server components of the Sametime Media Manager.
Ensure the security of your IBM® Sametime® deployment by deploying servers in the extranet. Deploying Sametime servers in the extranet allows external clients to access Sametime features without directly connecting to servers deployed in your intranet.
Integrating Sametime® Communicate and Sametime Conference with IBM® Connections, MS Office, MS SharePoint, and IBM WebSphere® Portal.
Starting with version 5, IBM® Connections supports an External Collaboration feature that allows users to invite people from outside the organization to participate in meetings and share files. Sametime® 9 does not fully support this feature and you should be aware of the following security and performance considerations when integrating IBM Sametime with Connections 5.
You can integrate your IBM® Connections communities into IBM Sametime® Advanced Server. Integrating Connections with Sametime Advanced Server provides users with a unified list of Connections communities and broadcast communities on the Broadcast Communities tab in Sametime Advanced Server.
You can configure the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server to enable web and mobile meeting participants to share files stored in the My Files directory on an IBM Connections server. To configure integration, you must have a Connections server version 4.5IFR CR2 installed, and a Sametime Meeting Server version 9.0 or later. You also need the Files Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) API installed on the Connections server.
Install and configure the Meeting Rooms widget.
Install and configure the Chat Rooms widget. The Chat Rooms widget provides IBM® Sametime® Advanced persistent chat room features within IBM Connections.
The Video Chat widget provides audio and video capability for an IBM® Connections community. Users of the Video Chat widget just click a button from the Connections community to start an audio/video conference. If the conference has not been started already, the Start Video Conference button displays. If the conference has been started, the Join Conference button displays, along with the number of users logged into the conference.
The IBM® Sametime® Meetings API requires authentication before releasing data, therefore, single sign-on must be enabled between IBM Connections and the Sametime Meeting Server.
Install the Video Chat widget. IBM® Sametime® users can use the widget to start an audio video conference with just the click of a button.
Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers with Microsoft™ Office.
Integrate IBM® Sametime® servers with IBM WebSphere® Portal.
Integration between IBM® iNotes® 9.0 and IBM Sametime® requires the use of the Sametime Proxy Server. Install the Sametime Proxy Server as part of your Sametime deployment, and then update IBM Domino® settings to enable iNotes users to access Sametime features.