Installing the Maximo Anywhere components

After you plan your environment, you install Maximo Anywhere and MobileFirst on one or more computers.

Before you begin

Ensure that either Maximo® Asset Management 7.5.0.6 or later, or Maximo Asset Management 7.6 or later is installed.

Download the Maximo Anywhere product software from IBM® Passport Advantage®.

About this task

Maximo Anywhere 7.6.2 includes the following compressed files:
  • Max_Anywhere_V762_for_Max75.zip
  • Max_Anywhere_V762_for_Max76.zip
  • MaxAny_762_MobileFirst_71.zip

You must extract the compressed files on multiple computers. The contents of the Install folder in the MaxAny_762_MobileFirst_71.zip file must always be copied into the Install folder of the Max_Anywhere_V762_for_Max7x folder on the target system.

Maximo Asset Management version Files to extract
7.6 or later
  • Max_Anywhere_V762_for_Max76.zip
  • MaxAny_762_MobileFirst_71.zip
7.5.0.6 or later
  • Max_Anywhere_V762_for_Max75.zip
  • MaxAny_762_MobileFirst_71.zip

Table 1. The files to extract according to your Maximo Asset Management version.

  • Installing the Maximo Asset Management required components
    You extend Maximo Asset Management with components that include OSLC object structures and licenses that enable a set of applications.
  • Installing MobileFirst Server
    The installation program automatically creates a database instance for the MobileFirst Server environment. It also configures the application server that you assign to MobileFirst Server.
  • Preparing the Maximo Anywhere environment
    Before you can build and deploy the Maximo Anywhere apps, you must install development tools that are specific to the mobile platform.
  • Installing Maximo Anywhere
    Install Maximo Anywhere on a designated build computer. You use the build computer to build the mobile apps and deploy them to MobileFirst Server.
  • Creating a MobileFirst runtime environment
    After Maximo Anywhere is installed, you must set up and configure a MobileFirst runtime configuration by using the MobileFirst Server Configuration Tool.
  • Installing an integrated development environment
    You can create an integrated development environment (IDE) by installing the Eclipse IDE and MobileFirst Studio. You can use the IDE to develop, test, and configure mobile apps before you deploy them to MobileFirst Server or to mobile devices.
  • Silent mode: Installing Maximo Anywhere
    You can run a silent installation of Maximo Anywhere, MobileFirst Server, and Installation Manager from a command line. Silent installations that are conducted with Installation Manager are defined by an XML response file.
  • Setting up Maximo Asset Management for Maximo Anywhere
    You must add users to the predefined Maximo Anywhere security groups and enable applications in Maximo Asset Management.