The past 24 hours with Sametime

Converting my existing Sametime Entry server to a full Sametime Community server was a snap.  We've used IM and presence awareness for the last 6 months and we've got the licensing for Sametime Standard and nearly there for the SUT Lite licenses.  Ideally in the end I'll have a full ST deployment w/SUT Lite all running under our Power Systems server.  That's one box.  Then a clustered solution to another one.

Converting the Sametime Community Server from using Domino to LDAP in order to use the Sametime System Console (and the rest of the features which I will put on Linux partitions underneath IBM i) wasn't too bad.  There were a couple of hiccups and the server was down for a good few hours because the IBM call center logged my call as a severity 2 instead of a severity 1.  Whoops.  Once I got some support we ironed out the issues.

Installing the Sametime System Console on IBM i (and all the Websphere stuff that goes with it) went really smooth.  My only gripe is that the Sametime 8.5.2 wiki lists Websphere Application Server Network Deployment as a "requirement" so I assumed I needed to download it separately, install it, patch it and then install the SSC.  However, the SSC installer automatically installs and configures WAS ND.  A few hours wasted but I was able to brush up on my QSHELL, so not all was lost.

The only issue now is registering my Community Server with the SSC.  I get the following error and I can only find one reference to it online:

Deployment record updated successfully.                                     
preReqType:LDAP                                                             
Attaching pre-requisite -LDAP                                               
Failed to attach prereq -LDAP                                               
Make sure the dependent pre-requisite is registered with the Sametime System Console.                                                                     

It's funny because the SSC binds with the LDAP server just fine...I can see the users, etc.  Time for a new PMR unless someone else has any ideas.

Lotus Notes 8.5.2 Fix Pack 3 Released

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/r5fixlist.nsf/8d1c0550e6242b69852570c900549a74/b23767bb4ff78657852578d1005f85b8?OpenDocument

What You Need to Know to Convert Spooled Files to PDF (and More)!

Here's an article I wrote for MC Press Online showcasing some new options for converting spooled files to PDF in IBM i 7.1.

http://www.mcpressonline.com/application-software/document-management/what-you-need-to-know-to-convert-spooled-files-to-pdf-and-more.html