Creating a MobileFirst runtime environment

After Maximo Anywhere is installed, you must set up and configure a MobileFirst runtime configuration by using the MobileFirst Server Configuration Tool.

Before you begin

Ensure that Maximo Anywhere is installed. If you installed Maximo Anywhere on a different computer than the MobileFirst Server computer, ensure that the MaximoAnywhere.war file is copied over.

About this task

Use the installation planning worksheet to record the values that you enter so that they can be used later in the installation.

Procedure

  1. On the computer where MobileFirst Server is installed, start the Server Configuration Tool.
    Option Description
    On Windows In the Start menu, click IBM MobileFirst Platform Server 7.1 > Server Configuration Tool.
    On Linux In the desktop menu, click IBM MobileFirst Platform Server 7.1 > Server Configuration Tool.
  2. Select Add a MobileFirst runtime environment to a configuration and specify a name for the new runtime environment. For example, enter MaximoAnywhere. Use the scroll bar to see the MobileFirst project configuration.
  3. On the MobileFirst runtime environment pane, browse to the MaximoAnywhere.war file that was generated on the Maximo Anywhere computer. Specify the MobileFirst project context root and click Next. This value must match the runtime context root that you specified during the Maximo Anywhere installation.
  4. Specify the database settings in the subsequent panes and click Save and Deploy. After the runtime configuration is saved, you can redeploy the MaximoAnywhere.war file at any time by selecting it in the MobileFirst Server Configuration Tool.
  5. Restart MobileFirst Server.
  6. On the computer where Maximo Anywhere is installed, run the build all command. If your computer is a Windows system, use the build.cmd file. If your computer is a UNIX or Linux system, use the build.sh file. This step generates the distributable files for the project and deploys them to MobileFirst Server.

Results

After the deployment is complete, the MaximoAnywhere project and apps are available in the MobileFirst Operations Console and the Application Center Console.