By default, any mail communications thru Maximo use port 25 which is the default SMTP port. In some case, you may want to change this for whatever the reason. This example given works in WebSphere and Maximo 7.
Configure Maximo 7.1 to use LDAP with WebSphere
Enabling Maximo 7 to use LDAP with WebSphere is a fairly simple task once you have your Active Directory setup and long as you understand the concepts behind it to set it up. I love how Maximo 7′s system administration guide is absolutely useless in helping you setup WebSphere for LDAP authentication. Here is what [...]
IBM Education Assistant: Maximo deployment engine overview
IBM has a Maximo deployment engine overview as a flash video with audio and a PDF version as well. [IBM Education Assistant]
IBM Education Assistant: Build and deploy Maximo EAR files
IBM just release this flash video with audio on how to build and deploy Maximo EAR files. There is also a PDF version of this video available. [IBM Education Assistant]
IBM recommends Maximo 7x users to upgrade WebSphere 6.1 to fix pack 35
This is a recommended WebSphere 6.1 fix pack level for Maximo. You basically have to patch WebSphere, upgrade your Java SDK and IBM HTTP server if you are using it. Click here to read more.
Setup a Maximo 7 cluster with WebLogic or WebSphere
IBM has provided some documentation on how to setup clusters for Maximo 7 for WebLogic and WebSphere. Below are the related docs…
Setup Maximo 7 clustered environment in WebSphere
This guide comes from IBM support which shows us how to setup a clustered Maximo 7 user interface (UI) within WebSphere for best performance.
Tutorial requests forum
I have started a new forum for tutorial request. Please post any requests that you would like to see and I will try my best to make one for you.
Websphere nodeagent is not synchronized with cell and Maximo won’t start
Sometimes I would randomly encounter a situation where the nodeagent in Websphere is not synchronized with the cell. Because of this, the MAXIMO application server would not start and would fail immediately. Now since your nodeagent is out of sync, you have to manually sync it again in order to get the Maximo application to [...]
Ensuring the Doclinks Directory is Secure From Web HTTP Access
WebSphere (http Server): Need to modify the httpd.conf file (typically located: C:\max62\IBMHTTPServer\conf) Options -Indexes The above “-Indexes” tells apache not to serve out that location’s directory tree when requested. By default the options is set to Indexes 1. need put in the negative sign, -Indexes 2. Save httpd.conf 3. and restart the service BEA WebLogic: [...]







