The installation of IBM® Maximo Anywhere 7.6.0 has the following prerequisites. Review the prerequisite information and ensure that your environment meets the minimum standards before you perform the installation.
Maximo Anywhere version 7.6.0 and version 7.6.1 support will be discontinued on April 30, 2020. Extended support is not available for these versions of Maximo Anywhere.
Prerequisite products
Maximo Anywhere must be installed with either Maximo Asset Management version 7.5.0.6 or greater or 7.6.0.0 or greater. For more information see the system requirements page for the versions of Maximo Asset Management.
Maximo Integration Framework version 7.5.1.2 is also required and is included as an interirm fix for Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0.6 or later versions. If Maximo Asset Management 7.6 or higher is installed, the correct version of the Integration Framework might already be deployed. The installation program detects the required components if they are already installed. The Maximo Integration Framework installable component includes OSLC object structures that the enterprise system requires to support Maximo Anywhere. With OSLC integration, the enterprise applications can share data with Maximo Anywhere.
Hardware Requirements
IBM MobileFirst server:
Disk space: 512 MB minimum
Memory: 2 GB RAM minimum
Build machine:
Disk space: 512 MB minimum; 2 GB recommended
Memory: Minimum: 2 GB RAM minimum; 8 GB RAM recommended
Mobile devices:
Android 4, 5, or 6 operating systems
iOS 8 or 9 operating systems
Windows 8.1 or 10 Tablets
Disk space: 300 MB per application minimum; 1 GB or higher per application recommended (for maps and attachment files)
Memory: 1 GB RAM minimum
iOS CPU: Dual core processor at least iPhone 5 and above recommended
Android CPU: CPU score of 900 or above recommended. See http://browser.primatelabs.com/android-benchmarks.
If deploying Maximo Anywhere to iOS devices (iPad, iPhone), a MacBook (laptop), iMac, Mac Pro or Mac mini (desktop), running OS X 10 or greater is required in order to build the applications.
If building apps for Windows 8.1 or 10 Tablets, Windows 8, Windows 10, or Windows 2012 Server R2 is required.
For support of Android 6, download the latest interim fix for your version of Maximo Anywhere from Fix Central.
Other:
Medium, large, and extra large size screens are supported.
Medium, high, and extra high densities are supported.
An environment that supports HTTP protocol, such as LAN TCP/IP, WiFi, cellular, or satellite communications is required.
For bar code scanning, a 5 mega pixel camera with auto focus is required.
Software Requirements
The following software is used with Maximo Anywhere:
MobileFirst Server must be deployed to an application server. The application server can be configured so a specific profile is assigned to MobileFirst Server. Note that MobileFirst Server does not support Oracle WebLogic Server. If your enterprise environment runs WebLogic Server, install a new application server that supports MobileFirst Server.
MobileFirst Server requires a production-grade database instance. You can configure an existing Maximo database server for MobileFirst by creating a database instance or multiple database schemas. Note that MobileFirst Server does not support Microsoft SQL Server.
For more information, see the MobileFirst system requirements.
- The Android SDK, API 14 or higher, is required to build Maximo Anywhere mobile apps. Building with the android-23 platform and running on Android 6 is also supported.
- Google Chrome is required to view the deployed applications in the MobileFirst Console.
- The Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) is a prerequisite for Android development and its subcomponent, the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), is required to run MobileFirst Studio. The following versions are supported:
- Oracle Java SDK/JRE/JDK 7.0
- Oracle Java SDK/JRE/JDK 6.0 Update 45
- Other Java SDKs are also supported for some components:
- IBM Java SDK/JRE 7.0, for the IBM MobileFirst Server
- IBM Java SDK 6.0, for the IBM MobileFirst Server
- IBM MobileFirst Server version 6.3.0.0 is required to deploy Maximo Anywhere in a production environment. MobileFirst Server is installed with Maximo Anywhere Version 7.6.0.
- For support of Windows devices on Windows, you must also ensure that Visual Studio Tools is installed:
Other Software Information:
Recommended System Requirements for Mobile Devices
For Android devices:
For iOS devices:
For Windows tablets:
- 32 and 64-bit systems with Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
- Recommended: At least 1 GB of Ram
- Multicore CPU, and 64-bit
Bar Code Types
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Bar codes are supported with Blue-tooth enabled external scanner and device camera. If the device has an in-built bar code scanner - then it is not supported.
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For Android devices, Maximo Anywhere supports the following bar code types:
- UPC-A and UPC-E
- EAN-8 and EAN-13
- Code 39
- Code 128
- QR Code
- Data Matrix (‘alpha’ quality)
- ITF
- Aztec Code
QR code works for simple scans with one value only, such as the WO number.
For iOS devices, Maximo Anywhere supports the following bar code types:
- UPC-A
- UPC-E
- Code 39
- Code 39 mod 43
- Code 93
- Code 128
- EAN-8
- EAN-13
- Aztec
- PDF417
- QR
For Windows devices, Maximo Anywhere supports the following bar code types:
- UPC-A
- UPC-E
- EAN-8
- EAN-13
- ITF
- Code 39
RFID
- Only Bluetooth RFID scanners are supported with Android, iOS, or Windows.
- RFID scanners must be in HID profile. Refer to your device's owner's manual to determine whether the device can be enabled in HID profile and how to set it.
- All frequencies (UHF, HF, LF) are supported as long as the RFID scanner is Bluetooth enabled and in HID profile.
Map positioning information
Maximo Anywhere Version 7.6.0 supports Maximo Spatial Asset Management 7.5.0.1 to provide positioning information that determines the location of a work order on a map. If your enterprise system includes IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management, positioning information is obtained from work order objects that are linked to a map feature.
If Maximo Spatial Asset Management is not in your environment, positioning information is obtained by using non-linked objects.
For more details, see the Maximo Anywhere 7.6.0 knowledge center.
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