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5.1.3 Backup/Snapshot Management

It is recommended to take a backup of your system before installing any Maximo Asset Manager 7.1 component on your system. Notably there is no automated uninstall feature supplied with IBM Tivoli Maximo Asset Manager 7.1. If the installation fails at any point, you need to restore your system from the backup or reinstall the respective OS on your machine.

5.1.4 JDK/JRE

It is recommended to have IBM Java 5.1 installed on your system.When implementing BEA WebLogic you will be required to have the update SUN JDK™

1.5.0version installed.

5.1.5Internet Browser

Maximo Asset Manager Essentials 7.1 currently supports Firefox and Mozilla internet browsers on Linux and Internet Explorer on Windows.

5.1.6 Disabling the firewall

This procedure describes how to disable the firewall if one is present on the system. You must disable the firewall for the system to which you are installing Maximo Asset Management Essentials middleware. You must disable the firewall prior to using the Tivoli middleware installer.

The firewall must be disabled on the following platforms.

–Windows

–Linux

5.1.7Deleting the TEMP and TMP user environment variables

The existence of the TEMP and TMP user variables can cause errors with the installation of DB2 on a Windows system. Prior to using the Tivoli middleware installer to install DB2, you must remove these variables for the user ID that will perform the installation. These are user environment variables that must be deleted, not system variables. To remove the TEMP and TMP user variables on a Windows system, complete the following steps:

1.Access the System Properties dialog by right-clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop and selecting Properties.

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