Chapter 6. Ready, Set, Install: Installing Sametime 8.5.2

As an administrator, the time has now arrived for you to begin your Sametime installation. In this chapter, we will step through a basic Sametime 8.5.2 server installation. After each server component is installed, we will review the steps for testing the success of the implementation.

Regardless of whether you are installing a pilot or production environment, many of the steps and installation options remain the same:

• Alistair wants to install a Sametime Community Server on Sametime 8.5.2 and have it managed by a Sametime Solutions Console so he can add other Sametime components at a later date.

• Marcus is building a new Sametime 8.5.2 pilot environment to evaluate the demand for Sametime in his company. He needs to install all the components on as little hardware as possible.

• Tania would like to install just a Sametime 8.5.2 Domino Community Server. But she would like a better understanding of how to prepare her environment should she...