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Chapter 5. Installation 39
Draft Document for Review May 23, 2008 10:14 am 7645install.fm
5.1.3 Backup/Snapshot Management
It is recommended to take a backup of your system before installing any Maximo
Asset Manager 7.1 component on your system. Notably there is no automated
uninstall feature supplied with IBM Tivoli Maximo Asset Manager 7.1. If the
installation fails at any point, you need to restore your system from the backup or
reinstall the respective OS on your machine.
5.1.4 JDK/JRE
It is recommended to have IBM Java 5.1 installed on your system.When
implementing BEA WebLogic you will be required to have the update SUN JDK™
1.5.0 version installed.
5.1.5 Internet Browser
Maximo Asset Manager Essentials 7.1 currently supports Firefox and Mozilla
internet browsers on Linux and Internet Explorer on Windows.
5.1.6 Disabling the firewall
This procedure describes how to disable the firewall if one is present on the
system. You must disable the firewall for the system to which you are installing
Maximo Asset Management Essentials middleware. You must disable the firewall
prior to using the Tivoli middleware installer.
The firewall must be disabled on the following platforms.
–Windows
–Linux
5.1.7 Deleting the TEMP and TMP user environment variables
The existence of the TEMP and TMP user variables can cause errors with the
installation of DB2 on a Windows system. Prior to using the Tivoli middleware
installer to install DB2, you must remove these variables for the user ID that will
perform the installation. These are user environment variables that must be
deleted, not system variables. To remove the TEMP and TMP user variables on a
Windows system, complete the following steps:
1. Access the System Properties dialog by right-clicking the My Computer icon
on your desktop and selecting Properties.