Turn up the Logs!
Whenever there is a problem in Maximo and you describe it to one of your co-workers the first thing they say to you is "what do the logs say?" Logs are the first place to look when you have a…
Import SSL Certificates into WebSphere Trust Store
Ever tried to connect your Maximo system with an external secured URL? By default, WebSphere is designed not to trust secured external URLs. It will only allow the connection if an administrator specifically instructs WebSphere to do so by importing…
Changing the hostname of a Maximo WebSphere Application Server
There may come a time when you need to change the hostname of your IBM Maximo WebSphere Application Server. This could be due to migrating the configuration to another machine, changing domain/subnet information, or copying a virtual machine for development…
Maximo email with Office 365
I've received a lot of questions lately about integrating Maximo with Office 365 for email notification purposes. Let's take a moment to review the steps necessary to configure this for your organization. Considerations: You will need to provide Maximo with…
Maximo SSL (HTTPS) Configuration
I won't get into a lengthy discussion about why you should use SSL to secure browser traffic. I'll simply offer that your Maximo environment, especially if the environment can be accessed over the public internet, should be secured. Here are…
Securing Maximo by Forcing Users to SSL (HTTPS)
You've taken the step of securing your Maximo environment by implementing SSL in your WebSphere environment. However, just because you’ve implemented the SSL configurations doesn't mean users must use them. How do you force users to append that little "S"…