Updating Sametime Video MCU to FP1

Run the installation program to update the IBM® Sametime® 9.0.1 Video MCU to Feature Pack 1.

Before you begin

Upgrading the Video MCU will overwrite any global settings that you changed after the previous installation. Make a note of those settings now so that you can recreate them after the upgrade is complete.

Procedure

  1. On the computer on which you are upgrading the Sametime Video MCU, log on as root.
  2. Download the FP1 update for this server from IBM Fix Central.
  3. Extract all downloaded packages.
  4. Access the directory where you installed the Video MCU and locate the console.properties file:

    /opt/IBM/Sametime/STVideoMCU/console.properties

  5. Edit the console.properties file and fill in all settings before saving and closing the file.

    Comments embedded in the file explain what information to provide for each setting. Use the following settings as an example:

    • Fully qualified domain name: SSCHostName=SametimeHost01.renovations.com HTTP
    • port: (so SSL) SSCHTTPPort=9080 HTTP
    • port (if SSL is enabled): SSCHTTPSPort=9443
    • Enable SSL between this host and Sametime System Console: SSCSSLEnabled=true
    • Add the following statement to disable TLSv1.2 encryption because it is not supported prior to Feature Pack 1 (you can enable it after you complete the upgrade): Tlsv12Enabled=false
    • System Console administrator: SSCUserName=wasadmin Sametime
    • Sametime
    • System Console administrator password: SSCPassword=password
    • Unique deployment plan name: depName=VMCU_Sametime901_04
    • Fully qualified domain name (no IP addresses): localHostName=Sametime901_04.renovations.com
    • Java™ home: JAVA_HOME=/usr
      Note: For the JAVA_HOME setting, the value /bin/java is automatically appended to the path you provide. For example, if you installed Java at /usr/bin/java, then specify /usr for the JAVA_HOME value.
  6. Change to the directory where you extracted the Sametime Video MCU files.
  7. Upgrade the Sametime Video MCU by entering the following command:

    ./upgrade.sh

  8. Open the file, /mcms/Cfg/NetworkCfg_Management.xml. If necessary, change the IS_SECURED flag from false to true.
  9. If you did not change the value of the IS_SECURED flag in step 9, proceed directly to step 11.

    If you changed the value of IS_SECURED in step 9, restart the Video MCU by entering the following command:

    service soft_mcu restart

  10. When the upgrade is complete, log in to the Sametime System Console.

    Open a browser and navigate to the following address:

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

    where host_name.domain is the fully qualified domain name of the Sametime System Console server; for example: http://sametime_ssc.example.com:8700/ibm/console

  11. In the navigation tree, click Sametime System Console > Sametime Servers > Sametime Video MCU servers.
  12. Click Video MCU global settings.
  13. If you had changed any of the Video MCU global settings after installing Video MCU, make those same changes after upgrading because some settings might have been changed during the upgrade process. Make the changes and click OK.
  14. To allow the changes to take effect, restart the Video MCU by entering the following command:

    service soft_mcu restart

  15. To validate the upgrade, see the topic Validating the Sametime Video MCU installation.