Installing a Sametime Base Meeting Server on IBM i

Run the install script to set up the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server on IBM i. The Sametime Base Meeting Server and the Sametime Meeting Document Converter Server are supported on IBM i. Install each server individually.

Procedure

  1. On the computer where you will install Sametime Base Meeting Server, log on as user with the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM authorities.
  2. Find the software packages you need to download.
  3. Download the packages.
  4. Extract all downloaded packages.
  5. Install IBM Installation Manager.
  6. Install IBM WebSphere Network Deployment.
  7. From an IBM i command line, run the WRKSYSVAL to check the setting for QVFYOBJRST; make sure it is set to 3 or less. If you need to change the value, complete these steps:
    1. Type option 2 before the QVFYOBJRST system value, and press enter to change the value.
    2. Change the value to 3, and then press Enter.
  8. From an IBM i command line, run the following command to start the QShell Interpreter: QSH
  9. Configure WebSphere Application Server to use 64 bits by completing the following steps:
    1. Run the cd shell command to change to the bin directory of the WebSphere Application Server program installation directory; for example:

      cd /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V855/bin

    2. Run the following commands to set up WebSphere Application Server using 64 bit:

      managesdk -setNewProfileDefault -sdkname 1.7_64

      managesdk -setCommandDefault -sdkname 1.7_64

  10. Run the cd shell command to change to the Installation Manager /tools directory; for example:
    cd /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools
  11. Run the following command to start Installation Manager and install the Sametime Base Meeting Server:
    ./imcl input /path_and_name of IMS_ssc_i.rsp -log /log_path/log_name -acceptLicense
    For example, enter
    ./imcl input /ST9build/Meeting/IMS_ssc_i.rsp -log /st9/logs/Meetinginstall -acceptLicense

    When the installation finishes, a summary of the results is displayed.

  12. When the script completes, press F3 to exit QSH.

Results

If the installation fails, review the installation logs stored in /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/logs for information about the failure. Fix the problem, and then install again.

The log name contains the date and time in this format: yyyymmdd_hhmm.xml.