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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 audio and video
Audio and video features are provided primarily by the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager, which supports point-to-point and multipoint calls. The Sametime Media Manager uses standard audio and video codecs so that it works with products from other audio and video vendors.
Installing Sametime® Media Manager
The IBM® Sametime® Media Manager is an optional component that runs on a WebSphere® Application Server and provides audio and video features for a Sametime deployment. It requires a Sametime Community Server. You must complete a guided activity for every component, which creates a deployment plan for the installation program. You must have a deployment plan for every Media Manager component before you start installing any component.
Sametime® Media Manager
The IBM® Sametime® Media Manager is available for installing on the Linux™ or Windows™ platforms only. The Sametime Video Manager and Sametime Video MCU components run only on Linux, and can be used only with the Sametime Conference or Sametime Complete offerings.
Installing the Sametime® Media Manager's Conference Manager as a separate component
Install the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager's Conference Manager component on its own computer. Installing a separate Conference Manager gives you the option of installing additional instances of the same server later, and then clustering them for high availability and failover. This option requires that you created a deployment plan using the Install Conference Manager option. You must also have created all other deployment plans for Media Manager components you plan to install separately.

Installing the Sametime Media Manager's Conference Manager as a separate component

Install the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager's Conference Manager component on its own computer. Installing a separate Conference Manager gives you the option of installing additional instances of the same server later, and then clustering them for high availability and failover. This option requires that you created a deployment plan using the Install Conference Manager option. You must also have created all other deployment plans for Media Manager components you plan to install separately.