IBM SLP must be installed last for Domino 8.5.x FPs on IBM i – United States


Problem

For Domino 8.5.2 and 8.5.3, when load / apply fix pack installer on IBM i, the installation will update OSGI folders and files to reflect time stamp changes between Gold and fix pack version, this process also removes previously installed SLP folders and files in the same OSGI directory.

Resolving the problem

Customers need to install SLP last for Domino fix packs on IBM i deployment. If customers have installed SLP before, they need to reinstall SLP after finishing applied Domino fix packs.

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Best practices for using SSO with IBM Sametime 8.5.x Community Server


This white paper describes the IBM® Sametime flows that use the single signon (SSO) mechanism and how SSO works in the IBM Sametime Community Server. It focuses on best practices for configuring SSO in the Community Server, including the various configuration settings involved in that process, along with tips on troubleshooting common problems and their resolutions.

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Setting up an IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 Meeting server for LiveNames integration


Table of Contents

* 1 Required server installations

* 2 Setting up Single Sign on (SSO)

* 3 Adding an STProxy server value in configuration

* 4 Setting up STProxy server for the Invite to Meeting Room functionality

* 5 Conclusion

* 6 Resources

* 7 About the authors

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Troubleshooting Lotus Sametime 8.5 using WebSphere Application Server configuration files and logs


The document below describes several WebSphere Application Server configuration files and logs that can be helpful for determining the current configuration of Lotus Sametime 8.5 and troubleshooting issues that occur in the Sametime environment. Document: Troubleshooting Lotus Sametime 8.5 using WebSphere Application Server configuration files and logsTime: It should take 45 minutes to read this document.The topics covered in the document are: WebSphere Application Server configuration files in the context of Sametime How to manually synchronize Sametime configuration changes How to automate synchronization of nodes WebSphere Application Server log files in the context of Sametime How to enable Trace for WebSphere Application Server based Sametime servers How to bind ports

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IBM US Announcement Letter – IBM Lotus Quickr 8.5 for WebSphere Portal and IBM Lotus Quickr Connectors 8.5 provide enhanced user experience and tighter integration with other IBM software products


IBM® Lotus® Quickr™ 8.5 for WebSphere® Portal delivers:

  • New user experience
  • Native bridging with Enterprise Content Management ECM repositories
  • More administrative control
  • New library portlet to integrate Lotus Quickr content into WebSphere Portal applications
  • Infrastructure update and expansion, including support for IBM WebSphere Portal V6.1.5

IBM Lotus Quickr Connectors 8.5 provides:

  • Users with the ability to easily access and contribute shared content in Lotus Quickr team places and ECM systems directly from popular desktop applications
  • Integration with Lotus Quickr and ECM systems from Lotus Notes®, Lotus Sametime®, Lotus Symphony™, Microsoft® Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Windows® Explorer

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IBM – Can you use Sametime 8.5 with Domino 8.5.1 server?


Question

Can you use Lotus Sametime 8.5 with a Lotus Domino 8.5.1 server? Is such a configuration supported? The Sametime 8.5 system requirements list only Domino 8.5.0 as the prerequisite version of the Domino server.

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Installation and Setup of IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 ”From Zero to Hero” in Just Two Hours


This Lotusphere 2010 presentation takes you through installing IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 on three machines, one of them dedicated to LDAP, in a pilot environment in less that two hours.

Lotus Sametime 8.5 setup can be fast, smooth, and easy when you know what you are doing. 120 minutes is all it takes — and this presentation shows you how. The new server architecture of Lotus Sametime 8.5 offers so many more options to deploy that it is not easy to know where to start. In this presentation from Lotusphere 2010, the presenters want to prove that it is possible to create a proof of concept setup very quickly, They install all the new Lotus Sametime 8.5 components: Lotus Sametime System Console, Community Server, Proxy Server, Meeting Server, Media Server, and the new Lotus Sametime Connect client. At the end of the presentation, you can experience how to maintain and administer the whole environment from the new Lotus Sametime System Console.

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IBM – Detailed system requirements – Sametime 8.5


Abstract

This document contains the detailed system requirements for IBM® Lotus® Sametime® 8.5

Content

Lotus Sametime 8.5 is the latest release of IBM’s platform for unified communications and collaboration. It provides a core set of real-time communication services that make it easier to find, reach and collaborate with colleagues, customers, and business partners. These include:

* Rich presence

* Secure, enterprise class instant messaging

* Online meetings with audio- and video- conferencing

* Integrated Voice (VoIP) and high quality desktop video

* Community collaboration, including federation with public Instant Messaging services

* Mobile device support

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HOW TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE YOUR DISK COSTS USING LOTUS DOMINO 8.5


As the gap between CPU cost and disk cost continues to grow, the Lotus Domino team has been hard at work providing mechanisms to help customers reduce their total disk costs. This includes simple reduction in disk usage as well as allowing effective use of lower cost disks, and reduction of disk management.

LotusUserGroup.org has arranged for you to get a first hand look at exactly how they’ve approached this and what they’ve achieved, with an online presentation of the Lotusphere 1009 session, How to Potentially Reduce Your Dick Costs Using Domino 8.5. This session will provide an array of best practices and financial information on how to best use Domino, and Domino 8.5 features in particular, to help reduce disk costs immediately.

The session happens April 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -5) and presented by Russ Holden, Lotus Domino Chief Architect and IBM Distinguished Engineer. it is free to participate in the online session, but pre-registration is required. You can register at http://www.LotusUSerGroup.org/LCTYonline

IBM – Lotus Domino 8.5 Administrator Help updates


Problem

Some information in the Domino Administrator 8.5 Help database is inaccurate or missing; the help database content doesn’t match the infocenter content.

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