Install multiple instances of Maximo 7
using WebSphere
The previous versions of Maximo all came with an installation guide that helped you
install a Maximo application server for production purposes and also for testing or
development purposes. In most cases, this is how most of our applications are setup.
Unfortunately, Maximo 7 does not come with any demo data or even an installation
guide for installing a MaxTest instance. The Maximo install guide does show you how
to install one instance on one server, but some of you may want to install a MaxTest
application server as well as your MaxProd application server. This guide will show
you just how to add a MaxTest Maximo application using WebSphere. It also assumes
that you have successfully completed the installation for your Maximo 7 production
application.
Step 1:
Create a backup copy of your Maximo production database. I will assume most of you
know how to do that, but if you don’t, you can find a guide for backing up a SQL Server
database here or an Oracle database here. After you have created a backup, restore the
database and name it MaxTest.
Step 2:
Moving on to WebSphere, log into the admin console. The default username is now
‘wasadmin’. Expand ‘Servers’ and click on ‘Application Servers’. There you should
find one instance called ‘MXServer’ which is the one you already installed. Click on
‘New’ to create a new app server. Enter ‘MXTest’ as your server name and hit ‘Next’.
Accept the default template and check the box for ‘Generate Unique Ports’. Finish and
confirm your new app server. Finally save directly to your master configuration.
Step 3:
Click on the ‘MXTest’ app server. Under ‘Server Infrastructure’, expand ‘Java and
Process Management’ and click on ‘Process Definition’. Click on ‘Java Virtual
Machine’ under the Additional Properties. Here you need to set the Initial Heap Size to
512 and the Maximum Heap Size to 1024. Don’t forget to save to master.
Step 4:
Now we need to know what our new application server is using for ports. Go back to
your Application Server list and click on ‘MXTest’, expand ‘Ports’ and make note of
the ports numbers for the four port names that begin with ‘WC’. The port numbers
should look like this:
Maximo 7 Instance Ports
These port number were auto generated for you in step 2.
Step 5:
Now we need to create a new virtual host. Expand ‘Environment’ in the left pane and
click on ‘Virtual Hosts’. Here you will see a list of hosts such as maximo_host,
admin_host, etc. Click on ‘New’ and name it ‘maxtest_host’ and click on Apply. Now
click on ‘Host Aliases’. This list should be empty, and we will be creating 5 new
aliases. Click on ‘New’ and accept the default port 80 and click ‘Apply’. Next, create
four more ports that look like the following:
Maximo 7 Host Aliases
These port numbers are from step 4.
Step 6:
Go to your maximo installation directory, the default is “C:/ibm/SMP”. In there, you
will find a maximo directory. Copy that entire directory and rename it ‘maxtest’. Once
you’ve done that, go to “C:/ibm/SMP/maxtest/applications/maximo/META-INF” folder
and open the ‘[Link]’ file. Do a search for ‘<context-root>/maximo</context-
root>’ and change it to ‘<context-root>/maxtest</context-root>‘. This will be use in
the url for connecting to your new instance. For example, the url for connecting to your
maximo test application server will be “[Link]
Next, edit the same property in the ‘[Link]’ as well. Save both
files.
Step 7:
Open your [Link] file found at
‘C:/ibm/SMP/maxtest/applications/maximo/properties’. Change the ‘database’ to the
name of your newly created SQL Server database. The database property should look
something like this:
database=MAXTEST&language=us_english&nowarnings=true&mars=
false
Next change the ‘[Link]’ property. Just to make it simple, just add one to the
existing value. Finally, the last property to modify is ‘[Link]’. Change it so
look like so:
[Link]=[Link]
[Link]=MaxTest
Step 8:
The last step is to rebuild and deploy your maximo ear files for the newly created
maxtest application server. After you are done that, you can access your maximo test
environment at ‘[Link]
When you are deploying a new enterprise application for your second instance, make
sure you name your application ‘MAXTEST’.
Tags: Maximo, Maximo 7, WebSphere, Multiple Instance
