This document provides an overview and agenda for an open mic session on best practices, tips, and tricks for installing Sametime 9. It discusses the installation of the Sametime Video MCU, including prerequisites, hardware requirements, and ports. It also covers validating a Video MCU installation, uninstallation, troubleshooting, and collecting logs. The document provides detailed steps and considerations for installing, validating, uninstalling, and troubleshooting the Video MCU component of Sametime 9.