Manually configuring Cognos Analytics on UNIX and Linux operating systems

The console attached to the UNIX or Linux® operating system computer on which you are installing IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson may not support a Java-based graphical user interface.

You must perform the following tasks manually:

Change default configuration settings by editing the cogstartup.xml file, located in the install_location/configuration directory.
Change language or currency support, or locale mapping by editing the coglocale.xml file, located in the install_location/configuration directory.
Apply the configuration and the locale settings to your computer by running IBM Cognos Configuration in silent mode.

For all installations, some configuration tasks are required so that IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson works in your environment. If you distribute IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson components across several computers, the order in which you configure and start the computers is important.

Other configuration tasks are optional and depend on your reporting environment. You can change the default behavior of IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson by editing the cogstartup.xml file to change property values. You can also use sample files that enable IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson to use resources that already exist in your environment.