Maximo Essentials V7.1 - Implementer's Guide

1 Asset Management Essentials Implementer s Guide Melissa ChristensenAbesolom FidelNihar JainRutger MonsVenkatesan RamamoorthyVikas SharmaBart JacobAddress the needs of general business clientsPlan a deploymentConfigure the environmentFront coverMaximo Asset Management Essentials Implementer s GuideAugust 2008 International Technical Support OrganizationSG24-7645-00 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008. All rights to Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADPS chedule Contract with IBM Edition (August 2008)This edition applies to Maximo Asset Management Essentials Version Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices on page vii.

2 Copyright IBM Corp. 2008. All rights .. viiTrademarks .. viiiPreface .. ixThe team that wrote this book .. ixBecome a published author .. xiiComments welcome .. xiiChapter 1. Introduction to Maximo Asset Management Essentials .. Enterprise asset management overview .. Maximo Asset Management Essentials .. Functional overview .. Modules.. Integrating with existing enterprise applications .. 7 Chapter 2. Maximo Asset Management Essentials .. Differences with Maximo Asset Management enterprise edition.. 11 Chapter 3. Project planning .. Required skills .. Solution description and assumptions .. Task breakdown.

3 22 Chapter 4. Solution environment.. Hardware and software requirements .. Typical deployment environments .. Single-server .. Multiserver.. Sizing considerations .. Maximo Asset Management Essentials supported platforms .. 37 Chapter 5. Installation.. Preinstallation checklist .. Hardware and software considerations .. Verifying the DVD content .. Backup and snapshot management .. JDK and JRE.. Internet browser .. Disabling the firewall .. 41iv Maximo Essentials - Implementer s Deleting the TEMP and TMP user environment variables .. Verifying required installation of rpm-build package .. Setting the ulimit.

4 Setting the swap size .. Setting shared memory .. Enabling remote configuration .. Installation flowchart .. Middleware installation .. Middleware installation overview.. Middleware installer logs .. Installing Maximo core components .. Maximo Asset Management Essentials installation overview .. Maximo Asset Management Essentials installation .. After Maximo Essentials base services installation.. Process solution package installation .. Pre-Process Solution package installation checklist .. Enable Maximo Asset Management Essentials license .. Post-installation tasks .. Ensuring relevant Maximo services are running.

5 Ensuring connectivity to the Maximo application .. Ensuring the Language Pack installation is functional .. Ensuring client connectivity .. Checking report administration .. Configuring Attached Documents .. Ensuring relevant cron tasks are working and enabled .. Backing up the environment .. Automating the backup procedure .. Assessing the server workload .. Client local or regional properties .. Enabling Internet and firewall security .. Setting up SMTP mail exchange server .. Authenticating LDAP through Virtual Member Management .. Setting the system and logging properties .. System Properties application.

6 Logging application .. 105 Chapter 6. Configuration .. Getting started .. Managing users.. Organization and site setup .. Initial configuration and data import sequence .. BIRT reports .. Administering reports .. 118 Contents Configuring BIRT reports .. Running BIRT reports .. 123 Appendix A. Summary of modules and applications .. 127 Related publications .. 137 IBM Redbooks .. 137 Online resources .. 137 How to get Redbooks .. 137 Help from IBM .. 137 Index .. 139vi Maximo Essentials - Implementer s Guide Copyright IBM Corp. 2008. All rights information was developed for products and services offered in the IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries.

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