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Invisible Bits of Maximo

Connect Maximo to Microsoft 365 email

Understand the legacy Office 365 SMTP setup for Maximo and choose an OAuth-capable or relay design for current Microsoft 365 tenants.

Maximo5 min read2019-06-05

Invisible Bits of MaximoSolved

Check DB2 instance autostart and configure the fault monitor as a systemd service when it does not start at boot.

Maximo3 min read2019-06-03

Invisible Bits of Maximo

Use the legacy Maximo encryptproperties utility safely, include custom password properties and handle its plaintext backup.

Maximo6 min read2019-05-31

Invisible Bits of Maximo

Give each Maximo cluster member a unique mxe.name so sessions, logs and server-specific properties identify the JVM clearly.

Maximo3 min read2019-09-25

Invisible Bits of Maximo

Generate reviewed DB2 REORG and RUNSTATS scripts for Maximo tables, run them in the right order and verify the results.

Maximo4 min read2019-05-22

I Build Maximo

Choose the right MboSet count mode and avoid turning a simple Maximo customization into repeated database queries.

Maximo5 min read2019-05-20

I Break MaximoSolved

Resolve a legacy Migration Manager name collision where a publish channel interface table has the same name as a Maximo object.

Maximo4 min read2019-05-09

Invisible Bits of Maximo

Map DOCX, XLSX and PPTX attachments to their registered media types so IBM HTTP Server sends useful Content-Type headers.

Maximo3 min read2019-05-01