IBM SG24-7645-00 manual 7645install.fm, Installing the required middleware

7645install.fm Draft Document for Review May 23, 2008 10:14 am

1.Installing the required middleware

Through the launchpad, you can install an appropriate configuration of WebSphere, DB2 and Tivoli Directory Server. Though you can change default parameters, if you take the default options, the installation of these middleware components through the launchpad is simple and straightforward.

2.Installing the base services

There are a set of common base services that provide the general functions for all Maximo-based applications. These base services comprise a set of modules that reside on an application server. The two supported application servers are:

–BEA WebLogic

–IBM WebSphere

and utilize any the following database platforms:

–DB2

–Oracle

–SQL Server 2005

Note: If you used the Launchpad to install the middleware, then the launchpad will ‘remember’ the configuration that was installed and utilize that to simplify the installation of the base services.

If you installed the middleware separately and/or used other products namely Oracle/SQL Server or BEA Weblogic, then you can still use the Launchpad, but will have to specify the appropriate parameters for the middleware environment you have installed.

3.The third phase of the installation is to enable or add the Maximo Asset Management Essentials specific package solutions to the base services installed in step 2. Again, the launchpad will guide you through this process, helping ensure that all appropriate parameters are specified for your target environment.

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