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Change Sametime 8.5.x Meeting server port
Aug 16th
By default the Sametime 8.5.x Meeting server listens to port 9080 or above. If you’re not using the Sametime Proxy server which listens to port 80 and forwards requests to correct port you can easily change the default Sametime Meeting server port to 80 (or anything else).
Here’s how:
1. Open the Sametime administrative websphere console
(Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Application Server Network Deployment V7.0 > Profiles > stSTMDMProfile1)
2. Navigate to Servers > Server Types > WebSphere Application Servers.
3. Go to STMeetingServer
4. Under Communications, expand Ports and click on Details
5. Select WC_defaulthost and change it to whatever port you like, then click on save and restart the meeting server service.
Sametime 8.5 Capability matrix
Dec 22nd
| Capability wanted | Servers to Install |
| Just IM, no new meeting capabilities, but still supports Sametime classic meetings | IBM Lotus Domino IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Community Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Connect Clients Optional LDAP directory source |
| Ability to schedule meetings, and restrict who can access the meeting based upon their user name. (Sametime classic meetings) | IBM Lotus Domino IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Community Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Connect Clients Optional LDAP directory source |
| New Sametime 8.5 Meeting Capabilities without Audio and Video. | IBM Lotus Domino IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Community Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 System Console Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Meeting Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Connect Clients LDAP directory source |
| New Sametime 8.5 Meeting Capabilities with Audio and Video. | IBM Lotus Domino IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Community Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 System Console Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Meeting Server IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Media Manager IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Connect Clients LDAP directory source |
| All Sametime 8.5 capabilities, and support for mobile devices like iPhone, and zero download web client (AJAX) | IBM Lotus Domino
IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Community Server |
| Sametime 8.0.x IM capabilities running on Domino 8.5, and support for zero download web client (AJAX) and mobile devices like iPhone | IBM Lotus Domino
IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.5 Community Server |
The number of servers depends upon the options you want. The colour indicates minimum servers you will require, in reality many of these servers under load will be placed on additional machines.
| Minimum 1 Machine |
| Minimum 2 Machines |
Original Source: My thread on the IBM forums which was responded to by Carl Tyler who also blogged it here
My Sametime 8.5 install
Dec 22nd
Here I go, installing Sametime 8.5 in my lab environment. Figured I’d try it out in my lab before Golden Axing(tm) our production environment — you’re welcome Sally 
Before I continue, let me explain the term “to Golden Axe” something is to destroy it. Usually I tend to “Golden Axe” things when I’ve been a little reckless, and yeah, it came from the video game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Axe.
Alright, back to Sametime 8.5, my ADHD kicks in sometimes, sorry…
So, I’m going to start my tests by installing the following:
Windows 2003 Enterprise 64-bit – Why Enterprise? Because it was already installed!
Sametime 8.5 Standard Community Server – Downloaded CZA62ML.zip, thank-you IBM for using friendly file names…
Lotus Domino 8.5.1 64-bit
My installation, verbatim step-by-step (
- I’ve decided to add my new Sametime Domino server to our existing production environment to ensure enough testing will go into this prior to placing it into production.
- So far the installation went smoothly, with the exception of a minor DNS issue. I pointed my lab server to our internal DNS server but since it’s not on the same domain I had to create a local entry in the hosts. file for our Domino server name Domino1.
- Just stopped Domino and started the Sametime 8.5 install running the demo32.exe file (I never understood why they called demo32) and Sametime didn’t detect my Domino 8.5.1 installation. Going to fire up Domino and try again!
- Still no luck. Maybe it really won’t run on 8.5.1 and wants 8.5? Let’s try and find out… Going to start the download of 8.5. Too bad it’s too early for a beer… I wonder…
Here’s my error:
IBM Lotus Sametime Server 8.5 requires Domino to be installed before Sametime can be installed, but no Domino installation was detected. Install Domino and then install IBM Lotus Sametime Server 8.5.
As you can see in my image (below) I clearly have Domino installed and running!
- Didn’t work with 8.5.0 64-bit. I believe the problem is 64-bit. Going to try 32-bit version of 8.5.1.
UPDATE: Well, that did it. Sametime 8.5 works in a 64-bit environment (OS) but Domino needs to be 32-bit.
As of 3.15pm today I’ve moved along nicely.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
1. You can still install Sametime on one box.
2. I’m working on it…. please be patient 
Sametime 8.5 is out
Dec 22nd
Sametime 8.5 has been officially released today!
I’m in the process of download all the components for Sametime Standard 8.5 and will begin installing in my lab environment. I’ve noticed there are many new components and a lot which run on Websphere, so I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be a long day
Hope to post some good news by end of day.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r5/index.jsp