You must prepare your environment before you install Maximo® Asset Management. In some cases, to perform steps for preparation, you must be logged in as a user with administrator privileges on Windows or as root on UNIX. Some processes, such as anti-virus programs, can negatively affect Maximo Asset Management installation on the system. You must temporarily shut down any noncritical processes before running the Maximo Asset Management installation program.
Make a copy of the image of the system, database, and application server on which you are planning to install the product.
Ensure that you have adequate disk space for the future on the systems being used for the Maximo Asset Management deployment. Filling up the disk space on a Maximo Asset Management deployment system can cause problems with Maximo Asset Management operations.
Fully qualified host names provided to the installation programs must resolve between systems involved in the product deployment. Ensure all IP addresses configured for systems targeted for the product deployment are reachable using the ping command from the administrative workstation.