Prerequisite software for reporting servers

The following table provides the software requirements for reporting servers.

Table 1. Software prerequisites for reporting server computers

Requirement

Specification

Reporting server

IBM® Cognos® Analytics 11.2.1 or later continuous delivery releases.

For information about the software prerequisites for IBM Cognos Analytics, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide.

If you are using Linux® 7.x, update pam.x86_64 and then install pam.i686. For example, run yum install pam.x86_64 and then run yum install pam.i686.

Web server

One of the following web servers:

  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.14 or later
  • IBM HTTP Server 9.0.5 or later
  • Microsoft IIS 8.0 and later fix packs (Windows only)

Database client software

IBM Db2® or Oracle database client software.

If the database server is on a separate computer, install the database client software on each reporting server in your deployment.

Db2

Ensure that you use the same version for the database client software and database server software. Apply all required patches, interim fixes, or services to both the database server and the database client software.

Oracle

You can use the Oracle Admin Client or the Oracle Instant Client.

Ensure that you use the same version for the database client software and database server software.