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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.
Clustering servers for high availability and failover
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.
Clustering Sametime® Advanced Servers
Configuring a cluster of IBM® Sametime® Advanced servers involves several tasks, including synchronizing system clocks, configuring the cluster settings, and deploying a load balancer in front of the cluster, either deploying IBM Load Balancer or another load balancer product.

Clustering Sametime Advanced Servers

Configuring a cluster of IBM® Sametime® Advanced servers involves several tasks, including synchronizing system clocks, configuring the cluster settings, and deploying a load balancer in front of the cluster, either deploying IBM Load Balancer or another load balancer product.

Before you begin

Install the first Sametime Advanced Server using the Primary Node profile, and then install one or more additional Sametime Advanced Servers using the Secondary Node profile.

About this task

There are several tasks involved in creating a cluster; complete them in the sequence shown here.

Attention: Complete all of the tasks to ensure your cluster operates properly.