Maximo Application Suite Customer-managed

Updating Maximo Visual Inspection

As part of a Maximo Application Suite upgrade, a new version of Maximo Visual Inspection is available for update. The following steps are specific to Maximo Visual Inspection and are part of the overarching application update process.

Before you begin

Ensure that you complete the pre-update steps relevant to your version of Maximo Visual Inspection before you update the application.

Updating to version number Updating from version number Pre-update steps
8.2.0 8.1.0 None
8.3.0 8.2.0 and earlier versions This update is not supported.

To move to version 8.3.0, complete the following steps:

  1. Back up your data.
  2. Delete the earlier version.
  3. Install version 8.3.0.
  4. Import your data.
8.4.0 8.2.0 and earlier versions Create and apply YAML files in your Red Hat® OpenShift® cluster.

For more information about creating and applying YAML files, see Deploying Maximo Visual Inspection

8.5.0 8.4.0 and earlier versions This update is not supported.

To move to version 8.5.0, complete the following steps:

  1. Back up your data.
  2. Delete the earlier version.
  3. Install version 8.5.0.
  4. Import your data.
8.6.0 8.5.0 None

About this task

Complete the following steps in Maximo Visual Inspection.

Procedure

  1. Open the Applicant managementpage.
  2. In the Visual Inspection tile, select Update available.
  3. Select the version that you want to update to.
  4. Click Deploy version to start the deployment process.
  5. Optional: To update to the most recent version, complete steps 5-8 of Deploying Maximo Visual Inspection
  6. Optional: To update to an earlier version, complete the deployment steps for that version.
    Important: The estimated update time is based on typical network speeds and processing performance. During deployment, you might temporarily lose access to the application.