Installing the application services components on UNIX or Linux operating systems

You can install Application services components on one or more computers, depending on your environment.

Before you begin

Go to the IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports page (www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/735235) to verify that the required patches are installed on your computer.

Procedure

  1. Go to the location where the installation files were downloaded and extracted.
    Tip: Use new versions of file compression software to extract the files. Older versions of such software might not extract the files.
  2. To start the installation wizard, go to the operating system directory and then type ./ca_srv_<platform>_<build>.bin
    Tip: When you use the ca_srv_<platform>_<build>.bin command with XWindows, Japanese characters in messages and log files may be corrupted. When installing in Japanese on UNIX or Linux®, first set environment variables LANG=C and LC_ALL=C (where C is the language code, for example ja_JP.PCK on Solaris), and then start the installation wizard.

    If you do not use XWindows, run an unattended installation. For more information, see Installation Guide.

  3. Follow the directions in the installation wizard to copy the files to your computer.
    • When selecting the directory, consider the following:

      Install Application services components in a directory that contains only ASCII characters in the path name. Some UNIX and Linux Web servers do not support non-ASCII characters in directory names.

    • When selecting components, clear all components except Application services.
  4. Click Finish.
    Do not configure IBM® Cognos® Analytics immediately because you must do other tasks first to ensure that your environment is properly set up.

What to do next

Configure IBM Cognos Analytics using IBM Cognos Configuration. Open this tool by typing cogconfig.sh in the install_location/bin64 directory.