Restoring Cognos Analytics

5.0.0 A Cognos Analytics administrator can use the Cognos Analytics administration console to restore the service.

Note: If you are using Cognos Analytics on Cloud Pak for Data 5.0.1 or later, you do not need to use the Cognos Analytics administration console to create a backup and to restore from a backup because Cognos Analytics supports all types of backup and restore on Cloud Pak for Data. For more information, see Backing up and restoring Cloud Pak for Data

Before you begin

Before you restore the Cognos Analytics service from a previous backup, you must first install a new Cognos Analytics service. For more information about how to install the Cognos Analytics service, see Installing Cognos Analytics and Post-installation setup for Cognos Analytics.

Procedure

  1. Upload a deployment to restore the content back to the cluster:

    Run the deployment.sh script with the -c upload option to upload a deployment to the cluster:

    ./deployment.sh -c upload -n ${PROJECT_CPD_INST_OPERANDS} -t ${PROJECT_CPD_INSTANCE_TETHERED} -u user_name -p user_password -d deployment_name.zip

    For more information about creating the deployment.sh script, see Creating administration scripts for Cognos Analytics.

  2. Open the Cognos Analytics service and click Manage > Administration Console.
    The Administration console opens in a new window.
  3. From the Administration Console, select the Configuration tab and then select the Content Administration option.
  4. Select New Import and then select the uploaded file that is displayed.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Enter the password that you set when you exported the content backup, and click OK.
  7. Click Next, Next, Save and run once, and click Finish.
  8. Type a name and then click OK.
  9. Select the Option for when to run the export.

    For example, if necessary, select Now and then check the Upgrade all report specifications to the latest version checkbox and click Run.

  10. Click OK.
    Tip: To check the status of the import, select View details of this import. If the status is not displayed, refresh the page.