IBM Cognos Analytics Version 11.0 : Installation and Configuration Table 1

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

IBM Cognos Analytics Version 11.0 : Installation and Configuration Table 1 IBM Cognos Analytics Version 11.0 Installation and Configuration IBM © Product Information This document applies to IBM Cognos Analytics version 11.0.0 and may also apply to subsequent releases. Copyright Licensed Materials - Property of IBM © Copyright IBM Corp. 2015, 2018. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at " Copyright and trademark information " at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies: • Adobe, the Adobe logo, PostScript, and the PostScript logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States, and/or other countries. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. • Intel, Intel logo, Intel Inside, Intel Inside logo, Intel Centrino, Intel Centrino logo, Celeron, Intel Xeon, Intel SpeedStep, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. • Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. • UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. • Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation . US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Chapter 1. Preparing to install............................................................................... 1 Review the Release Notes........................................................................................................................... 1 Critical configuration actions to take first!.................................................................................................. 1 Review supported environments.................................................................................................................2 Verify system requirements.........................................................................................................................2 Memory settings..................................................................................................................................... 4 Java requirements....................................................................................................................................... 5 Review the default port settings..................................................................................................................6 Guidelines for creating the content store....................................................................................................7 Suggested settings for creating the content store in IBM Db2 on Linux, Windows, and UNIX operating systems............................................................................................................................. 7 Suggested settings for creating the content store in IBM Db2 on z/OS ...............................................9 Suggested settings for creating the content store in Oracle...............................................................10 Suggested settings for creating the content store in Microsoft SQL Server....................................... 11 Suggested settings for creating the content store in IBM Informix database server........................ 11 Configure a User Account or Network Service Account for IBM Cognos Analytics................................. 12 Configure web browsers............................................................................................................................ 12 Chapter 2. Distribution options............................................................................ 17 Cognos Analytics components.................................................................................................................. 17 Server components.............................................................................................................................. 17 Modeling components..........................................................................................................................20 Required database components..........................................................................................................21 Cognos Mobile components...................................................................................................................... 21 Distributing components........................................................................................................................... 22 Application Tier Components and Content Managers on separate computers..................................23 Consolidate servers for Linux on System z..........................................................................................24 Installation for optional modeling components....................................................................................... 25 Firewall considerations........................................................................................................................ 25 Distributing Framework Manager components................................................................................... 27 Distributing Transformer components.................................................................................................27 Distribution options for Cognos Mobile.....................................................................................................29 Cognos Mobile components installed on one computer.....................................................................29 Cognos Mobile components installed on separate computers...........................................................30 IBM Cognos Analytics with other IBM Cognos products..........................................................................30 IBM Cognos products that interoperate with IBM Cognos Analytics................................................. 30 Chapter 3. Upgrade IBM Cognos Analytics............................................................ 33 Upgrade process........................................................................................................................................ 33 Reviewing the documentation............................................................................................................. 34 Assess applications in your environment before you upgrade........................................................... 34 Preserved files and folders when upgrading Cognos Analytics ......................................................... 35 Upgrade tasks.......................................................................................................................................38 Chapter 4. Install and configure server components............................................. 47 Installation sequence for server components.......................................................................................... 48 Recommendation - Install and Configure the Basic Installation for Distributed Installations............... 49 Installation modes.....................................................................................................................................50 Installing server components on UNIX or Linux operating systems........................................................50 Installing server components on Windows operating systems................................................................51 iii Installing and configuring Content Manager for the content repository.................................................. 52 Active and Standby Content Manager Components............................................................................53 Installing Content Manager on UNIX or Linux operating systems......................................................54 Installing Content Manager on Windows operating systems..............................................................55 Set up database connectivity for the content store database............................................................ 55 Critical configuration actions to take first!...........................................................................................61 Start IBM Cognos Configuration.......................................................................................................... 62 Set Database Connection Properties for the Content Store............................................................... 62 Configure Environment Properties for Content Manager Computers.................................................66 Specify a connection to an email server..............................................................................................67 Enable Security.....................................................................................................................................68 Start Content Manager........................................................................................................................
Recommended publications
  • Apache Directory Studio Ldap Browser Documentation
    Apache Directory Studio Ldap Browser Documentation Branching and semiliterate Bernard vitaminizes while solid Clarance parachuted her opaque eminently and relucts matrimonially. Kitty-cornered Sidnee hepatizes her granter so cattily that Arnoldo smites very notarially. Breathtaking Romain never umpire so subterraneously or disentails any irremediableness glissando. Path back and ldap browser tool will describe how they Error messages are often times cryptic. Expand it possible connection profiles, apache documentation is. This wonderful LDAP client can be used to search, read create edit any standard LDAP directory. Delete attributes from directory studio, and documents and is helpful, llc contents select only. Bookmarks could be used to cancel access frequently used entries. Liferay user directory studio is apache. This will chart an additional index file but will greatly enhance the speed of better search. As this certificate is used to decrypt data, you should carefully control access. Compruebe si la dirección es correcta o regrese. JPEG photo from file. Ldap browser has a studio can assign it only let you like apache directory studio ldap browser documentation. If you welcome page in an unindexed search and documents and uninstall software into which is. Any other hints there? Every partition are data to organize our website, apache directory studio ldap browser documentation table entry with referrals can create a real action up knime server where an admin email clients. The directory browsers can be contextual masonry inspired by clients to restart, as a new value deleting entries of any reason, enable ldap browser tool! It only takes a minute you sign up. To twilight the selected value has another value editor choose one medium the listed editors.
    [Show full text]
  • Oracle Data Sheet
    COGNOS’ STRATEGYPLUS 4.0 FOR COGNOS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND PEOPLESOFT ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 8.8 Cognos Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) provides Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) customers with enhanced analytical, reporting, and scorecarding capabilities. Delivers end-to-end enterprise business intelligence. Integrated Cognos EBI integrates business intelligence components into a reporting, analysis, and scorecarding for PeopleSoft single, end-to-end framework serving all of the diverse informational Enterprise Performance Management. A PeopleSoft requirements of users across your organization. Using the consolida- Enterprise 8 validated software tion of a company’s various data sources to create a unified view of integration. the business, Cognos provides a consistent information environment. Cognos, Inc. Cognos, the leading provider of enterprise business intelligence (EBI), delivers software that helps companies improve business performance by enabling effective decision making at all levels of the organization. A forerunner in defining the BI software category, Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage— Corporate Performance Management (CPM)—achieved through the strategic application of BI on an enterprise scale. Cognos EBI for PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management 8.8 Integration Cognos offers a certified metadata and security integration with PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management. Through the StrategyPlus utility, PeopleSoft Enterprise metadata
    [Show full text]
  • IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting Version 11.1
    IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting Version 11.1 User Guide IBM © Product Information This document applies to IBM Cognos Analytics version 11.1.0 and may also apply to subsequent releases. Copyright Licensed Materials - Property of IBM © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2021. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at " Copyright and trademark information " at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies: • Adobe, the Adobe logo, PostScript, and the PostScript logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States, and/or other countries. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. • Intel, Intel logo, Intel Inside, Intel Inside logo, Intel Centrino, Intel Centrino logo, Celeron, Intel Xeon, Intel SpeedStep, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. • Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. • UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. • Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
    [Show full text]
  • IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2 Brings Enhanced Capabilities, Improved
    IBM Europe Software Announcement ZP21-0053, dated April 6, 2021 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2 brings enhanced capabilities, improved efficiency, and unified, consistent user experience; IBM Planning Analytics offers more flexible IBM TM1 database tier options Table of contents 1 Overview 3 Technical information 2 Key requirements 4 Ordering information 2 Planned availability date 5 Terms and conditions 3 Product positioning 8 Prices 3 Program number 9 Announcement countries 3 Publications 9 Corrections At a glance IBM(R) Cognos(R) Analytics 11.2 offers the following benefits: • Ease of use through a unified interface that displays functionality in-context, as needed • Improved efficiency with a robust enterprise platform to satisfy all business intelligence needs, including scalability, governance, security, and performance • Unified and consistent user experience across the web and mobile IBM Planning Analytics brings: • More flexibility in deploying the TM1(R) database tier with new memory (RAM) options to support usage, the number of users, and the scale of the solution • Capability for organizations to choose to upgrade their standard configuration of 64 GB memory for the TM1 database tier to 128 GB memory without investing in a Premium Instance • Option for organizations that require greater capacity and scale to take advantage of 1 TB and 2 TB memory upgrades to Premium Instances Overview Cognos Analytics is a business intelligence solution that empowers users with AI- infused self-service capabilities that accelerate data preparation, analysis, and report creation. Cognos makes it easier to visualize data and share actionable insights across your organization to foster more data-driven decisions. Its capabilities enable users to reduce or eliminate IT intervention for many previous tasks, providing more self-service options, advancing the analytic expertise of the enterprise, and enabling organizations to capture insights more efficiently.
    [Show full text]
  • Unravel Data Systems Version 4.5
    UNRAVEL DATA SYSTEMS VERSION 4.5 Component name Component version name License names jQuery 1.8.2 MIT License Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 Apache License 2.0 Tachyon Project POM 0.8.2 Apache License 2.0 Apache Directory LDAP API Model 1.0.0-M20 Apache License 2.0 apache/incubator-heron 0.16.5.1 Apache License 2.0 Maven Plugin API 3.0.4 Apache License 2.0 ApacheDS Authentication Interceptor 2.0.0-M15 Apache License 2.0 Apache Directory LDAP API Extras ACI 1.0.0-M20 Apache License 2.0 Apache HttpComponents Core 4.3.3 Apache License 2.0 Spark Project Tags 2.0.0-preview Apache License 2.0 Curator Testing 3.3.0 Apache License 2.0 Apache HttpComponents Core 4.4.5 Apache License 2.0 Apache Commons Daemon 1.0.15 Apache License 2.0 classworlds 2.4 Apache License 2.0 abego TreeLayout Core 1.0.1 BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License jackson-core 2.8.6 Apache License 2.0 Lucene Join 6.6.1 Apache License 2.0 Apache Commons CLI 1.3-cloudera-pre-r1439998 Apache License 2.0 hive-apache 0.5 Apache License 2.0 scala-parser-combinators 1.0.4 BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License com.springsource.javax.xml.bind 2.1.7 Common Development and Distribution License 1.0 SnakeYAML 1.15 Apache License 2.0 JUnit 4.12 Common Public License 1.0 ApacheDS Protocol Kerberos 2.0.0-M12 Apache License 2.0 Apache Groovy 2.4.6 Apache License 2.0 JGraphT - Core 1.2.0 (GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later AND Eclipse Public License 1.0) chill-java 0.5.0 Apache License 2.0 Apache Commons Logging 1.2 Apache License 2.0 OpenCensus 0.12.3 Apache License 2.0 ApacheDS Protocol
    [Show full text]
  • IBM Infosphere Optim Data Masking Solution Mask Data on Demand to Protect Privacy Across the Enterprise
    IBM Software Solution Brief IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Masking solution Mask data on demand to protect privacy across the enterprise Today’s organizations realize that data is a critical enterprise asset, so Highlights protecting that data and the applications that hold it makes good business sense. However, different types of information have different ●● ●●Safeguard personally identifiable informa- protection and privacy requirements. Therefore, organizations must tion, trade secrets, financials and other sensitive data take a holistic approach to protecting and securing their business-critical information: ●● ●●Easily mask data on demand using predefined transformations and site-specific routines ●●●Understand where data exists: Organizations can’t protect sensitive data unless they know where it resides and how it’s related across the ●● ●●Respond in real time to suspicious enterprise. requests for data ●●●Safeguard sensitive data, both structured and unstructured: ●● ●●Ensure a valid business need to know for Structured data contained in databases must be protected from sensitive data unauthorized access using data transformation techniques such as ●● ●●Discover hidden instances of private data masking or encryption. Unstructured data in documents, forms, image so they can be fully protected files, GPS systems and more requires privacy policies to de-identify ●● ●●Support compliance with privacy regula- or mask sensitive data while still allowing needed business information tions and corporate governance standards to be shared. ●●●Protect
    [Show full text]
  • IBM Informix 14.10: the High-Performance, Low-Footprint
    Solution Brief IBM Informix 14.10 IBM Informix 14.10 The high-performance, low-footprint database for analytics on the edge, in the cloud and on premises Enterprise databases have always needed to deliver fast transaction IBM Informix delivers: processing and the replication speeds necessary for continuous availability without adding undue administrative effort or sacrificing • Powerful, optimized time series and security. Yet, new opportunities like the Internet of Things (IoT) have geospatial data management also arisen, bringing an increase in data of various types, which businesses hope to turn into competitive advantage. For that reason, • Automated administration and self-management features many companies have turned to IBM® Informix®, a solution capable of satisfying database and analytics needs at the core of the enterprise or • Footprints under 100 MB for easy IoT at the edge of your IoT network. gateway embedding • IBM InformixHQ for collaboration and IBM Informix is an embeddable, high-performance database for management across multiple instances integrating SQL, NoSQL, JSON, time series and spatial data, which can be up and running in minutes, and is accessible from virtually any • Integrated in-memory warehouse desktop, laptop or mobile device. Its small footprint—lower than 100 MB accelerator in some cases1 —and ability to run on distributed devices with a variety of automated administrative capabilities means IBM Informix is easier to install and manage with fewer administrators, even when used across thousands of devices worldwide. These features make IBM Informix the database of choice for high-performance, multidatabase installations with remote management—as is the case for IoT edge gateways.
    [Show full text]
  • STAF V3 Installation Guide (PDF)
    STAF Installation Guide STAF Installation Guide December 30, 2016 This document describes how to install STAF V3.4.26 and later. To find more detailed information on using STAF, go to the main STAF web page 1. Introduction 1.1. Installing STAF 1.2. InstallAnywhere 1.3. STAFInst 2. Installers available for each platform 2.1. Overview 2.2. Install properties for STAF Installers 3. Install Topics 3.1. STAF License Agreement 3.2. Installation Target 3.3. Upgrading STAF 3.4. Install Sets 3.5. Registration 3.6. Advanced Options 3.7. STAFEnv script 3.8. startSTAFProc script 4. Using InstallAnywhere to install STAF 4.1. IA Installer Arguments 4.2. InstallAnywhere Graphical Install 4.3. InstallAnywhere Silent Install 4.4. InstallAnywhere Console Install 4.5. Installer Return Codes 4.6. Install Log 4.7. Specifying a Temporary Directory 4.8. Uninstaller file:///C|/dev/sf/src/staf/docs/installguide/STAFInstall.htm (1 of 89)12/29/2016 5:11:02 PM STAF Installation Guide 4.9. Comparison of IA install options and ISMP install options 5. Using STAFInst to install STAF 5.1. STAFInst Install 5.2. Examples using STAFInst 5.3. STAFInst Uninstall 6. Platform Installation Notes 6.1. Linux installation 6.2. AIX installation 6.3. HP-UX IA64 64-bit installation 6.4. IBM i 32-bit (previously known as i5/OS or OS/400) installation 6.5. z/OS installation 6.6. FreeBSD installation 6.7. Mac OS X installation 6.8. Solaris installation 7. Environment Variable Settings 7.1. Environment Variable Settings 7.2.
    [Show full text]
  • Apache Directory Studio User's Guide Apache Directory Studio: User's Guide Version 2.0.0.V20210717-M17 Copyright © 2006-2021 the Apache Software Foundation
    Apache Directory Studio User's Guide Apache Directory Studio: User's Guide Version 2.0.0.v20210717-M17 Copyright © 2006-2021 The Apache Software Foundation Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. Table of Contents I. Getting started ................................................................................................................ 1 1. Download and install ............................................................................................... 1 II. Tasks ........................................................................................................................... 2 1. Running Apache Directory Studio .............................................................................. 2 2. Updating Apache Directory Studio ............................................................................. 2 3. Reporting a bug
    [Show full text]
  • Cisco and IBM Informix Database Software: Enhancing Collaboration
    White paper Cisco and IBM Informix Database Software: Enhancing Collaboration Introduction Cisco® Collaboration solutions help people work together to solve problems, make decisions, accelerate time to market, and transform entire industries faster, no matter how far apart the participants happen to be located. Businesses of all sizes use Cisco Highlights Collaboration solutions, from small businesses to large enterprises. This white paper addresses In fact, IBM® has a sizeable deployment of Cisco Collaboration a number of the features and technology across its offices worldwide. techniques Cisco uses to embed Informix in its solutions, The infrastructure required to power collaboration solutions like this and why. needs to be robust, scalable, and invisible. Cisco chose to embed IBM Informix® database software in their solutions because of the robust embeddability, high reliability, and extreme performance of Informix. Today, Cisco has over 100,000 instances of Informix Contents running in production environments; a number that continues to grow. When a customer makes a VoIP call using a Cisco 1 Introduction Collaboration solution, they have unknowingly just used Informix! 2 Deployment The number of product teams inside of Cisco using Informix is also growing. As a result, Cisco developed its own internal competency 3 Upgrades center around Informix so that its product groups are leveraging Footprint Optimization best practices and have an internal support community, in addition to the enablement support provided by IBM. 4 Backup and Restore This white paper addresses a number of the features and 5 System Monitoring Interface techniques Cisco uses to embed Informix in its solutions, and why. Storage Space Management It also highlights some of Informix’s newer features.
    [Show full text]
  • IBM Cognos Integration Server Make Data Extractions Easier to Build and Maintain
    IBM Analytics Cognos Integration Server Data Sheet IBM Cognos Integration Server Make data extractions easier to build and maintain Organizations need higher performance Highlights with greater ease of use Integrating financial data from disparate sources can be a critical factor • Enables users to populate IBM Cognos TM1 and IBM Planning Analytics in a company’s ability to successfully manage its business. Yet many applications and BI warehouses by organizations find that extracting data from almost any source can moving data and metadata from Cognos be a slow and cumbersome process. They need to be able to extract TM1, Oracle Hyperion, SAP Business Warehouse (BW) or other applications. data quickly, in a repeatable process that eliminates the need to start over again in the next planning or reporting cycle. IBM® Cognos® • Performs automated high-speed Integration Server satisfies this need with a high-performance, data extraction. easy-to-use alternative to manual data extraction processes. • Offers an intuitive interface designed for business users. IBM Cognos Integration Server • Supports continuous planning and As proprietary applications for business intelligence (BI) and reporting cycles. performance management (PM) have transitioned from being data end-points to key sources of information, the need to extract that information from these varied systems for loading into centralized repositories has grown to be a business imperative. The various sources can become “data islands,” with users forced to constantly compare spreadsheets to confirm that the information is correct. Custom interfaces are too unstable to reliably extract data and metadata for reporting purposes. IT requires the rigidity of a relational system while finance users need their cubes.
    [Show full text]
  • PPA Master As of 05 31 18.Xlsx
    GSA Passport Advantage Software 05/31/2018 CURRENT PPA GSA PART NUMBER PPA DESCRIPTION IFF PRICE D03K5LL IBM TIVOLI SYSTEM AUTOMATION APPLICATION MANAGER FOR ZENTERPRISE $24.73 BLADECENTER EXTENSION AND SYSTEM Z PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03LKLL IBM TIVOLI SYSTEM AUTOMATION FOR MULTIPLATFORMS PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) $32.47 LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03LMLL IBM TIVOLI SYSTEM AUTOMATION FOR MULTIPLATFORMS FOR ZENTERPRISE BLADECENTER $32.47 EXTENSION AND SYSTEM Z PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03LPLL IBM TIVOLI SYSTEM AUTOMATION FOR MULTIPLATFORMS XDR FOR LINUX PROCESSOR $114.77 VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03LZLL IBM WEBSPHERE TRANSFORMATION EXTENDER PACK FOR ACORD APPLICATION INSTANCE $48,572.04 FOR SYSTEM Z LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03PFLL IBM INFOSPHERE INFORMATION SERVER PACK FOR SAP BW FOR NON-PROD $55,487.66 ENVIRONMENTS LINUX FOR SYSTEM Z SERVER LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03PGLL IBM INFOSPHERE INFORMATION SERVER PACK FOR SAP BW FOR NON-PROD $33,276.32 ENVIRONMENTS LINUX FOR SYSTEM Z SERVER SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT REINSTATEMENT 12 MONTHS D03PHLL IBM INFOSPHERE INFORMATION SERVER PACK FOR SAP BW LINUX FOR SYSTEM Z SERVER $109,836.27 LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS D03PILL IBM INFOSPHERE INFORMATION SERVER PACK FOR SAP BW LINUX FOR SYSTEM Z SERVER $65,901.76 SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT REINSTATEMENT 12 MONTHS D03PVLL IBM INTEGRATION BUS
    [Show full text]