IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 | Release Notes |
Registry entry for Sametime installation directory
The Sametime Connect 7.5.1 for Windows installer will create a key in the Windows registry that records the base installation directory. This can be found in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\Sametime Connect\BasePath
Upgrade notes
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Conversion Services upgrade required
If you have been using Sametime Conversion Services with your current release of Sametime, there are several changes for Sametime 7.5.1 that you need to be aware of. Significant impacts to the upgrade process are highlighted below, but you should consult the Meeting Services section of the Sametime 7.5.1 Information Center for detailed information.
(Prior to Sametime 7.5, there was a separate Sametime Conversion Services Setup Guide. For Sametime 7.5, this information was incorporated into the Sametime Administrator's Guide. For Sametime 7.5.1, see the Sametime Server Administration Help in the Sametime 7.5.1 Information Center.)
zThe requirements for the Windows system where you run the conversion services are the same for 7.5 and 7.5.1. They have changed since 7.0. Make sure the system you are planning to use satisfies the requirements for 7.5.x. (This system is referred to as the Conversion Server.)
zPrevious versions of Sametime Conversion Services are not compatible with Sametime 7.5.1 servers. You must uninstall the earlier version of Sametime Conversion Services from your remote conversion server, and install Sametime 7.5.1 Conversion Services for use with your Sametime 7.5.1 server. The new version can only be installed as a standalone Windows service.
zSametime 7.5.1 Conversion Services is not compatible with previous versions of Sametime. If you have multiple Sametime servers sharing the same Conversion Server, they can also share a single Sametime 7.5.1 Conversion Server once you have upgraded all of them to Sametime 7.5.1. If you do not plan to upgrade all of the servers at the same time, you will need at least two Conversion Servers: one for the Sametime 7.5.1 servers and a separate one for the Sametime servers that have not yet been upgraded.
zSametime 7.5.x no longer stores the connection information for the Conversion Server in the meetingserver.ini file. The connection information is now stored in the stconvservices.properties file. For Sametime 7.5.1, this file is located in the stconversion subdirectory of the Sametime server data directory. (For Sametime 7.5, it was located in the Sametime server data directory.) If the IP address or port for the Conversion Server ever changes, you must update this file.
zWhen you install Sametime on AIX, Linux, or Solaris, you will be prompted to provide connection information for the system where you plan to run conversion services. If you prefer, you can manually configure the conversion services information at a later time.
zWhen you upgrade to Sametime 7.5.1 on i5/OS, existing Sametime servers are upgraded and the conversion server IP address and port number that were previously stored in the meetingserver.ini file are migrated to stconvservices.properties. After upgrading, you must update this file if the IP address or port for your Conversion Server are different from the previous release.
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Migrating privacy data after upgrading the server
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