To prepare for installation, you must set up the required components of a Maximo® Asset Management deployment.
The following components are required for a Maximo Asset Management installation:
Used to install Maximo Asset Management. After the installation, use the administrative workstation to make updates or changes to the configuration.
Stores all information about assets, such as their conditions, their locations, and related records in any of the supported databases.
You can store this information in the IBM® DB2® database that is provided in the product installation image.
A list of supported databases is provided in the system requirements information, available from the Quick Start.
You can use the IBM WebSphere® Application Server software that is provided in the product installation image.
Maximo Asset Management supports Oracle WebLogic Server.
You access the Maximo Asset Management applications by using a Web browser, connected over a company network or over the Internet.
In addition to the required components, you can use the following optional components with Maximo Asset Management: