Updating Maximo for Aviation

If you already installed Maximo® for Aviation 7.6.4, you can update the product to version 7.6.5.

Before you begin

Back up the middleware servers and the administrative workstation.

Procedure

  1. Download the Maximo for Aviation 7.6.5 update package from IBM® Passport Advantage® and extract the installation image to a local directory.
  2. Start the launchpad by double-clicking the launchpad file. If your computer is a Windows system, use the launchpad64.exe file. If your computer is a UNIX or Linux system, use the launchpad.sh file.
  3. On the Update IBM Maximo for Aviation pane, click Update. IBM Installation Manager program starts.
  4. In IBM Installation Manager, select Update and complete the update wizard.
  5. Select IBM Tivoli process automation engine configuration utility and click Finish to start the configuration program. If the configuration program does not start, you can start it manually. In the install_home/ConfigTool directory, double-click the ConfigUI file.
  6. In Tivoli®'s process automation engine configuration tool, select Update Database and Build and Deploy Application EAR Files.
  7. From the Apply Deployment Operations panel, select the options for your environment and then click Finish
    Option Description
    WebSphere® Application Server Select the options for applying changes to the database and automatically building and deploying application EAR files.
    Oracle WebLogic Server Select the options for applying changes to the database and automatically building the application EAR files. For WebLogic Server, you must manually deploy the application EAR files.
  8. Complete the configuration program.
  9. When the installation and configuration processes are complete, log in to Maximo Asset Management and verify that the latest version of Maximo for Aviation is listed in the System Information window.