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Deploying
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.
Deploying an instant messaging gateway for external communities
Clients in a local IBM® Sametime® community can communicate with users in other communities through the Sametime Gateway.
Installing Sametime® Gateway Servers in a cluster
Install a cluster of IBM® Sametime® Gateway servers in a network deployment.
Creating a cluster and proxy servers
Create a Sametime® Gateway cluster, install proxy servers, and then configure the proxy servers to use the cluster. Set up node replication only if you need high availability and failover, and then start the cluster.
Starting the SIP and XMPP proxy servers
The XMPP and SIP proxy server node is different from other Sametime® Gateway node installation types in that it contains more than one server. Based on the type of traffic you expect to have in your environment (SIP or XMPP), you can start or stop the appropriate proxy server instance on the node. This removes the need to define a proxy server for each type of protocol. If you require the XMPP proxy functionality only, then start the XMPPProxyServer only. If you need SIP proxy functionality only, then start the SIPProxyServer only. If you need both, start both.

Starting the SIP and XMPP proxy servers

The XMPP and SIP proxy server node is different from other Sametime® Gateway node installation types in that it contains more than one server. Based on the type of traffic you expect to have in your environment (SIP or XMPP), you can start or stop the appropriate proxy server instance on the node. This removes the need to define a proxy server for each type of protocol. If you require the XMPP proxy functionality only, then start the XMPPProxyServer only. If you need SIP proxy functionality only, then start the SIPProxyServer only. If you need both, start both.

Procedure

On the deployment manager node, log in to the Integrated Solutions Console.
Choose Servers > Application servers.
Select the XMPP proxy server and click Start.
Verify that the XMPP proxy status is Started (shown with a green arrow).
From the Integrated Solutions Console, choose Servers > Clusters.
Verify that the cluster status is Started (shown with a green arrow).
From the Integrated Solutions Console, choose Servers > Proxy servers.
Select the SIP proxy server and click Start.