Configure the WebSphere Portal server to recognize Lotus Sametime

 

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You run the IBM Lotus Sametime configuration task on the IBM WebSphere Portal server. Running the task allows the portal to recognize the presence of the Lotus Sametime server so that Lotus Collaborative Services can use the server for the Sametime portlets.

WebSphere Portal (which includes Collaborative Services) must be installed before we can run this task.

You run the configuration task by entering commands at a command line on the portal server.

Commands are case sensitive.

During the instructions for this task, you will edit the wpconfig.properties file. Create a backup copy of this file before performing the following instructions.

For security reasons, you should not store passwords in the wpconfig.properties file. Edit the wpconfig.properties before running a configuration task, inserting the passwords needed for that task. Then, after the task has run, delete all passwords from the wpconfig.properties file.

For detailed information on working with property files, see Configuration properties reference.

Also during the instructions for this task, you will stop and start the portal server. The commands for stopping and starting the server are fully described in Starting and stopping WAS and WebSphere Portal.

Perform the following steps to run the configuration task:

  1. On the portal server, at a command line, change to the directory

    app_server_root/bin

  2. Stop the portal server.

    The default name of the application server is the profile name. If you intend to use a Lotus Domino LDAP Directory with Lotus Sametime, follow the steps for Configuring the WebSphere Portal server to recognize Lotus Domino and the Collaborative Services.

  3. Locate the wpconfig.properties file and make a backup copy before changing any values.

  4. Edit the wpconfig.properties file and enter the appropriate values for the environment. Note the following:

    • Do not change any settings other than those specified in these steps. For instructions on working with these files, see Configuration properties reference for a complete properties reference, including default values.

    • Use / instead of \ for all platforms.

    • Some values, shown in italics below, may need to be modified to the specific environment.

     

    Collaborative Services Properties

    Property Value
    LCC.Sametime.Enabled

    The property that determines whether Lotus Sametime is enabled.

    Setting LCC.Sametime.Enabled to true enables this component. Setting the value to false disables it.

    Recommended Value: true

    Default Value: false

    LCC.Sametime.Server

    The name of the Lotus Sametime server.

    Recommended Value: my.server.com

    Default Value: my.server.com

    LCC.Sametime.Protocol

    The protocol used to connect to the Lotus Sametime server.

    Recommended Value: http

    Default Value: http

    LCC.Sametime.Port

    The port number for the Lotus Sametime server.

    Recommended Value: 80

    Default Value: 80

     

    i5/OS Section of properties file: Database configuration Properties

    Property Value
    DbUser

    The user ID for the database administrator.

    Value Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default Value: ReplaceWithYourDbAdminId

    DbPassword The password for the database administrator.

    Value Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default Value: ReplaceWithYourDbAdminPwd

    WmmDbUser The user ID for the database administrator.

    Value Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default Value: ReplaceWithYourDbAdminId

    If you are migrating from a previous version of WebSphere Portal, this value must match the database user name for the WebSphere Member Services database from the previous WebSphere Portal version.

    WmmDbPassword The password for the database administrator.

    Value Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default Value: ReplaceWithYourDbAdminPwd

  5. Save the file.

  6. Change to the portal_server_root/config directory and enter:

    WPSconfig.[sh|bat] lcc-configure-sametime -DDBPassword=password -DWmmDbPassword=password

  7. Check the output for any error messages. If you encounter an error, check the appropriate logs file for more information.

  8. Start the portal server.

The task lcc-configure-sametime is specific for configuring Collaborative Services to use Lotus Sametime only. It is possible to change and save other Collaborative Services values in wpconfig. properties, and then run...

configuration task./WPSconfig.sh lcc-configure-all

...to configure multiple Domino and Extended Products servers at once.

 

Parent Topic

Checklist of tasks: IBM Lotus Sametime server and portlets

 

Next topic:

Configuring trust for the Sametime Contact List portlet

 

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