Upgrading the Sametime WebPlayer on an alternate update site

If you posted the IBM® Sametime® WebPlayer on an alternate update site hosted on an HTTP server and have a newer version to deploy, update the package on the HTTP server.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the computer where the HTTP server is installed.
  2. Navigate to the directory where the WebPlayer is hosted.
  3. Copy the original WebPlayer package to a backup folder.
  4. Copy the upgraded WebPlayer package to the hosting folder.
  5. Log in to the Sametime System Console.
  6. Click Sametime System Console > Sametime Servers > Sametime Proxy Servers.
  7. In the Proxy Servers list, click the server with the configuration that you want to change.
  8. In the Web AV Settings tab, provide the following details.

    If you have an external update site, you must provide values for all three fields.

    • URL

      Leave the URL the same.

    • WebPlayer Version
      Specify the value of the WebPlayer version as displayed in the VersionInfo.txt file that is included with the Web Meeting Room client package, located in the following directory
      WAS_install_root/AppServer/profiles/profile_name/installedApps/cell_name/ConferenceFocus.ear/ConferenceFocus.war
    • Softphone Plug-in Version

      Specify the value of the Plug-in version, which is also displayed in the VersionInfo.txt file.

  9. Click Apply, then click OK.
  10. Click System administration > Save changes to master repository.
  11. Select Synchronize changes with Nodes, and then click Save.
  12. Restart the Sametime Proxy Server.
    • If you installed the Sametime Proxy Server using the Primary Node profile, then restart the Sametime System Console deployment manager, the Sametime Proxy Server node agent, and the Sametime Proxy Server application server.
    • If you installed the Sametime Proxy Server using the Cell profile, then restart the Sametime Proxy Server's own deployment manager, node agent, and application server.

Results

Clients install the latest WebPlayer by entering a Meeting room and using the browser's automatic install feature.

Internet Explorer only: If users installed the WebPlayer through an administrator-initiated install, they must select Install for all users if they are prompted with a choice during the update.