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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 Video Manager
Install the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager Video Manager. This option requires that you created a deployment plan using the Install Video Manager option. You must also have created all other deployment plans for Media Manager components you plan to install separately. Remember that the Video Manager is available only on Linux™, and only with the Sametime Conference and Sametime Complete offerings. If you are deploying Sametime Communicate, the Video Manager is included in the Sametime Media Manager package but cannot be deployed because it is dependent on the Video MCU component, which is not included in that package.
Troubleshooting a Sametime® Media Manager Video Manager installation
Troubleshoot installation problems for the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager Video Manager.

Troubleshooting a Sametime Media Manager Video Manager installation

Troubleshoot installation problems for the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager Video Manager.

About this task

The following examples show you ways to address issues you may encounter after installing the Media Manager Video Manager.

Problem: The Video Manager installation failed to update the default Conference template.

Solution: Change the values for the Default audio video template to update the Media Manager Default Policy.

From the Sametime System Console, click Sametime System Console > Manage Policies > Media Manager.
Select the Default Policy and click Edit.
Modify the Default audio video template section with the following values:
- Conference template name: Default Audio Video Template
- Cascaded Conference: None
- Conference mode: Mixed AVC and SVC
- Conference mode experience: Optimized for mobile devices
- Conference Line Rate: 384
- Encryption: Encrypt when possible
- Video quality: Sharpness

Problem: The Video Manager installation failed to create the SIP peer.

Solution: Create the SIP peer by completing the steps in Defining an external SIP peer for routing calls from the Video Manager.

Problem: Video Manager server needs to be reinstalled, but IBM Installation Manager fails with a message that the server is still running.

Solution: Complete the steps in the Tech Note Video Manager fails to uninstall.