Verifying a Sametime Meeting Server installation

Log in to the IBM® Sametime® Meeting Server to verify that the installation was successful.

About this task

Verify the installation by logging in to the Sametime Meeting Server. Then try creating a new meeting room.

Procedure

  1. From a web browser, navigate to the Meeting Room Center by entering this URL:

    http://serverhostname.domain/stmeetings

    Replace serverhostname.domain with your server name. For example:

     http://stmeet1.example.com/stmeetings
    Tip: To verify the port number being used by the application, log in to the console on the Sametime Meeting Server:
    1. Enter the following URL, replacing serverhostname.domain with the fully qualified domain name of the server.
      http://serverhostname.domain:8600/ibm/console

      8600 is the default port when the Meeting Server is installed as a Cell Profile.

      For example:

      http://stmeet1.example.com:8600/ibm/console
    2. Enter the IBM WebSphere® Application Server User ID and password that you created when you installed the server.
    3. Click Servers > WebSphere application servers > STMeetingServer > ports > WC_defaulthost to find the port number.

    You can also verify the HTTP port number being used by the Sametime Meeting Server by opening the AboutThisProfile.txt file for the Sametime Meeting Application Server Profile and use the setting specified for the HTTP transport port. The default profile name is short_host_nameSTMPNProfile1 when you use a deployment plan to install the server.

  2. (Base Meeting Server only) Verify that the new Base Meeting Server was successfully federated to its deployment manager.

    The deployment manager handles administration tasks for the cell to which the new server is federated. If the server was not successfully federated, you will encounter problems when you attempt to administer it; you will also be unable to create a WebSphere Network Deployment cluster. Avoid these problems by verifying that the federation was successful and completing federation manually if needed.

    1. On the new Sametime server, navigate to the following directory: install_root/profiles/profile_name/logs
    2. Open the addNode.log file and check for confirmation that the new node was successfully added to the cell's deployment manager.
    3. If the node was not federated successfully, use the addNode command to complete the federation by running the following command:

      AIX® or Linux™

      install_root/bin/addNode.sh -profileName profile_name dmgr_host dmgr_SOAP_port

      Windows™

      install_root\bin\addNode.bat -profileName profile_name dmgr_host dmgr_SOAP_port

      where:

      • dmgr_host is the fully qualified host name of the deployment manager (typically the Sametime System Console).
      • dmgr_SOAP_port is the SOAP port of the deployment manager.

        The SOAP port is 8879 by default; you can check the port value by opening the deployment manager's WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console and clicking System Administration > Deployment Manager Communications > Ports.

  3. Check the server's status in the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console by completing the following steps:
    • Cell deployment:
    1. On the new server, log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator:
      • If you installed the server as a primary node, use the following URL:

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

        where host_name.domain is the fully qualified host name of the server, and 8700 is the default port.

      • If you installed the server as a cell, use the following URL:

        http://serverhostname.domain:8800/ibm/console

        where host_name.domain is the fully qualified host name of the server, and 8800 is the default port.

    2. In the navigation tree, click Servers > Server types > WebSphere application servers.
    3. Find the new server in the list and verify that the status column shows that the server is running.
    • Federated deployment:
    1. On the server hosting the Sametime System Console, log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator:

      https://host_name.domain:port/ibm/console

      where host_name.domain is the fully qualified host name of the server, and 8701 is the default port. For example:

      https://sametime.example.com:8701/ibm/console

    2. In the navigation tree, click Servers > Server types > WebSphere application servers.
    3. Find the new server in the list and verify that the status column shows that the server is running.
  4. Create a meeting room by completing the following steps:
    1. Click Log In and then enter your User name and Password to log in to the Meeting Center. Use the name and password that is in the LDAP directory connected to the Sametime System Console.
    2. Click New Meeting Room, then fill in the fields and click Save.
    3. The new meeting appears in the list of meetings that you own. Click Enter Meeting Room that follows the name of the new meeting to join that meeting.