Configure Cube Designer for SSL

This topic explains the steps required to configure IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson Cube Designer for accessing a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled Cognos Analytics Gateway.

Procedure

  1. Open a command prompt window with administrator privileges.
  2. Navigate to cube_designer_install_location\jre\bin.
    For example, Program Files\ibm\cognos\dcubemodel\jre\bin.
  3. Run the following command: 
    keytool -import -storepass changeit -alias certificate_alias -file certificate_file_name

    Run this command for each certificate in the chain.

  4. Restart Cube Designer and verify that access to the Cognos Analytics Gateway is working.
  5. If you get warnings in Cognos Configuration, use the ThirdPartyCertificateTool to import the certificates into the CAMKeystore.
    For more information, see Import the CA certificates into IBM Cognos components.For more information, see Import the CA certificates into IBM Cognos components in IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Installation and Configuration.