Recommendation - Install and Configure the Basic Installation for Distributed Installations
Do a basic installation first, which involves installing one or more instances of each of the required server components: data tier (Content Manager), application tier components, and gateway tier. Perform only the required configuration tasks, such as configuring distributed components to communicate with each other, to get your distributed environment running before you customize your settings.
Later, you can add optional components and customize your configuration settings to better suit your business intelligence needs.
The sequence in which you configure computers is important. You must configure and then start the services on at least one computer where you installed Content Manager before you configure other server components or Framework Manager. For more information, see Installation sequence for server components.
The simplest and quickest way to get IBM Cognos Analytics running in your environment is ensuring that a basic installation works in your environment.