IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas

Version 7.5

Quick Start Guide

This guide introduces IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas Version 7.5, provides a link to prerequisite software, gets you started with a typical installation, and provides a roadmap to other important information.

Translated versions: To obtain the Quick Start Guide in other languages, access the PDF files on the Quick Start DVD.

Product overview
IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas provides oil and gas enterprises with best practices to help improve the productivity and efficiency of their critical assets. The product manages the asset life cycle, including acquisition, work management, operations, inventory control, purchasing, and preventive maintenance.

Step 1: Access the software and documentation

Access the product software either from IBM Passport Advantage or from the product DVD if you requested a product DVD. To download your product from Passport Advantage, follow the instructions in the download document at Maximo for Oil and Gas Download Document (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029207). Before you install the product, read the IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas 7.5 Installation Guide. Review any existing release notes for Maximo for Oil and Gas at Release Notes (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v49r1/topic/ com.ibm.oil.doc/common/oil_relnotes.html). Release notes contain the latest information that is relevant to the installation of this product. If no additional information is available, this link returns no search results. For complete documentation, including installation instructions, see the Maximo for Oil and Gas Information Center (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v49r1/topic/com.ibm.oil.doc/welcome.html).

Step 2: Plan the installation

You install the product on a Microsoft Windows administrative workstation. You must ensure that IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 is installed on the same administrative workstation where you plan to install Maximo for Oil and Gas 7.5, and in the same language as Maximo for Oil and Gas 7.5. For details about the software, system, and network requirements for Maximo for Oil and Gas, see the System Requirements section of the Overview and Planning (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/maximo/ Overview+and+Planning) page in the Maximo Asset Management wiki. Installing Maximo for Oil and Gas requires system administrator rights and privileges. For information about installing Maximo Asset Management 7.5, see the IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 Installation Guide in the Maximo Asset Management Information Center (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v49r1/topic/ com.ibm.mam.doc/welcome.html).

Step 3: Install the product

To install the product: 1. Review the software requirements. 2. If you are upgrading to Maximo for Oil and Gas, Version 7.5 from an earlier version of Maximo for Oil and Gas (Version 7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.1, or 7.1.2), update your environment data. 3. Prepare to install. 4. Install Maximo for Oil and Gas. 5. For Oracle WebLogic Server environments only: you must deploy the Enterprise Application Archive (EAR) files. 6. For the IBM WebSphere Application Server environments: The EAR files are installed during the Maximo Asset Management installation. If this task was deferred during the Maximo Asset Management installation, deploy the EAR files. 7. If a license for IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management is installed and enabled, add spatial features to Maximo for Oil and Gas records. Detailed instructions for these steps are in the IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas 7.5 Installation Guide in the Maximo for Oil and Gas Information Center (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v49r1/topic/com.ibm.oil.doc/welcome.html).

More information

After you install Maximo for Oil and Gas, use the information center to learn more about the product. For more information, see the following resources: v Configuration at Configuring Maximo for Oil and Gas (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v49r1/topic/ com.ibm.oil.doc/configure/t_configure_oil.html). v Product support at Product support (https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/ Maximo_for_Oil_and_Gas) v Product page at Maximo for Oil and Gas (http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/maximo-oil-gas/) v IBM User Communities at IBM User Communities (http://www.ibm.com/community/)

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