Starting IBM Cognos LifeCycle Manager

Before users can start working in Cognos LifeCycle Manager, you must start the Cognos LifeCycle Manager web application.

About this task

The URL that is used to start the Cognos LifeCycle Manager web application in a browser includes a port number. The port number must match the port number that is specified in the install_location\wlp\usr\servers\lcm\server.xml file.

If users are not able to start Cognos LifeCycle Manager, the port number might be taken by another application. If that is the case, modify the port number in server.xml and in the URL.

Procedure

  1. Start the Cognos LifeCycle Manager server:
    • On a Microsoft Windows system, from the Start menu, click LCM Start.
      Tip: You can also type the following command in a command prompt window, from the Cognos LifeCycle Manager install location. Depending on where Cognos LifeCycle Manager is installed, you might have to run the command prompt window as an administrator.

      lcm_start.bat

    • On a Linux® system, run the server start script

      install_location/lcm_start.sh

  2. Start the Cognos LifeCycle Manager web application:
    • On a Microsoft Windows system, from the Start menu, click LCM URI.
    • Type the following URL in your browser:

      http://server_name:port_number/lcm_servlet/webcontent/index.html

  3. To stop the Cognos LifeCycle Manager server:
    • On a Microsoft Windows system, from the Start menu, click LCM Stop.
      Tip: You can also stop Cognos LifeCycle Manager by typing the following command in a command prompt window, from the Cognos LifeCycle Manager install location. Depending on where Cognos LifeCycle Manager is installed, you might have to run the command prompt window as an administrator.

      lcm_stop.bat

    • On a Linux system, run the server stop script

      install_location/lcm_stop.sh