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IBM Sametime Server for Installation

With the release of IBM Sametime 8.5, a new component called the IBM® Sametime® Media Manager was introduced and changed how the AES TCSPI is installed. IBM® Sametime® Media Manager runs on the WebSphere Application Server to provide audio visual services for chats and meetings. It requires an IBM® Sametime® Community Server, but when the Media Manager is installed, it becomes the target installation server for the AE Services TCSPI.

When planning a Media Manager integration with the AE Services Conference Service, the AE Services TCSPI must be installed on the Media Manager server and not the Community Server. If you are adding a Media Manager to an existing AE Services integration, you must uninstall the AE Services TCSPI from the community server before installing the Media Manager.

The Sametime Media Manager uses three components. In a small deployment, the Sametime Media Manager components can all be installed on one server, but in an enterprise deployment, you typically install each of the components on its own server. A Media Manager deployment consists of a Conference Manager, a SIP Proxy and Registrar, and a Packet Switcher, but each of these components can be installed on separate machines. The AE Services TCSPI must be installed on the Conference Manager. Note that while there is only one Media Manager in a Sametime Community you can still cluster the Conference Manager and therefore must be sure to install and configure the AE Services TCSPI on all Conference Managers in the cluster.

If your environment does not include the Sametime Media Manager, you will install the AE Services TSCPI on the Community Server.