Sametime 12.0.2 Chat server for Windows
One of the very big news in Sametime 12.0.2 FP2 is the new Sametime Chat server (only chat, no meetings) for Windows.
I believe this is useful for the MS die-hard fans, or for those who don’t feel confident with Linux and containers. Though in my personal opinion the standard containerized version is a better choice.
Anyway, I installed it. The procedure is the same as for the old version: you have to install Mongo and create the sametime user and the databases. All this is detailed in the instructions here https://opensource.hcltechsw.com/sametime-doc/v1202/admin/t_configure_mongodb.html, though you have to be aware not to simply copy/paste the script from that page because it contains line breaks, copy it in a text file, make it a single line and then use this one. Then you have to modify the mongod.cfg file and enable replication and restart Mongo. Then the installation of the Sametime server is basically “next,next,…” in the various screens that show up. You have to give the server name, the mongodb connection string, select the LDAP server type and give its details. Nothing new, which is good for those familiar with the previous version setup.
All in all it takes less than 10 minutes if you don’t make any mistake. If you do, in the Sametime installation directory there’s a sub-directory named Trace, that contains the logs. Have a look there to find what’s wrong.
The setup will create several services (sounds familiar ?) and the one you need to start to fire up and shut down Sametime is called “ST Community Launch”, which is the only one set to automatic start.
That’s it.
Now even if you are not familiar with Linux, there’s no excuse not to have a Sametime Chat server running in your company 🙂
