Installing the application services components on Windows operating system

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

For Windows computers, the default installation location uses the Program Files directory. If you install to this location, ensure that you run IBM Cognos Configuration as an administrator. Alternatively, you can install the product to a directory outside of Program Files, such as C:\IBM\cognos\analytics.

Procedure

  1. Go to the location where the installation files were downloaded and extracted, and double-click ca_srv_<platform>_<build>.exe.
    Tip: Use new versions of file compression software to extract the files. Older versions of such software might not extract the files.
  2. Select the language to use for the installation.

    The language that you select determines the language of the user interface. All supported languages are installed. You can change the user interface to any of the installed languages after installation.

  3. Select the Custom installation option, and 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 web servers do not support non-ASCII characters in directory names.

    • When selecting components, clear all components except Application services.
  4. Click Finish.

What to do next

You can start IBM® Cognos® Configuration using the IBM Cognos Configuration shortcut from the Start menu.