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Figure 4-1 Single Server Deployment

4.2.2 Multi-server

The multi-server topology consists of splitting Maximo Asset Management Essentials components across several different machines. This is beneficial as it optimizes resource use and decreases each system’s workload. This type of deployment would be typical for production use within an enterprise.

Maximo Asset Management Essentials should be deployed on multiple machines in order to provide load balancing, availability, reuse, and redundancy. This is the recommended deployment topology for a production environment.

When contemplating your deployment strategy, you must determine if it will include systems already established in your network. Implementing Maximo Asset Management Essentials by installing all new components using the Maximo Asset Management Essentials middleware and Maximo Asset Management Essentials installation programs will simplify the deployment. If you plan to reuse or migrate resources that already exist in your network, make adjustments to your rollout plan to allow time for things such as bringing the existing resources to version levels that are compatible with Maximo Asset Management Essentials.

In a disparate environment, the collection of machines in this deployment could be a mixture of Windows and UNIX® machines. Only the Administrative system must be hosted on a Windows system.

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