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Hi,
We are thinking about a solution to provide the users with VM (Virtual Machine) which runs Maximo server inside laptop (or surface). This is to support the users when they don't have internet connectivity.
Q1. Does anyone implemented such solution before
Q2. What are license implications. Is there any different licensing model available for running inside VM.
Q3. How to synchronize the data between VM and master DB. Any off the shelf tools available ?
Thanks
>Does anyone implemented such solution before
Developers frequently do this. The code base is completely replicated on a dev machine, and only a db import is required. When the solutions are ready, the entire code base is checked in and QA gets to work. Snapshotting makes reversion possible, but the VM strategy needs to isolate the working environment from everything else. And the snapshots can get large.
> Q2. What are license implications. Is there any different licensing model available for running inside VM.
I think IBM doesn't distinguish between physical and hardware installations, so you need a license.
> Q3. How to synchronize the data between VM and master DB. Any off the shelf tools available ?
Check your database vendor; I know Oracle does this in a variety of ways.
-C
Something to consider is also performance. Most laptops max at 16GB of ram. I've run into challenges getting system resources to run the host OS, the virtual OS & Maximo. The same VM running on a desktop with 32GB of ram runs without incident.