To have more than one instance of IBM®
Cognos® Analytics on one computer, you must configure each instance with
unique values for ports, the web server virtual directory, and content
store database.
Before you begin
For the new version of the product, you require a new content
store. If you are upgrading your entire content store, create a content
store from a backup of your existing content store. If you are moving
your content with deployment archives you can create a blank content
store database.
Ensure that you have your new content store
database in place before you configure the new version of the product.
Important: If you are connecting to a backup of your content
store, the first time you start your IBM Cognos services, you are prompted
to upgrade your reports. Upgrading your reports can take a long time,
and it is better to upgrade them after you have the new version running.
You can upgrade your reports afterwards using IBM Cognos Administration.
Procedure
- For the new instance of IBM
Cognos Analytics, start IBM Cognos Configuration.
- In the Explorer window, click Environment.
- Ensure that the port numbers for the following settings
do not conflict with your other instance or version of IBM
Cognos Analytics:
- Dispatcher URIs for gateway
- External dispatcher URI
- Internal dispatcher URI
- Dispatcher URI for external applications
- Content Manager URIs
- Ensure that the Gateway URI uses
a different virtual directory or alias than your other instance or
version of IBM
Cognos Analytics.
- Click Logging, and ensure that the Local
log server port number is unique.
- If you are using Portal Services, update the applications.xml file
location:
- In the Explorer window, click Environment > Portal
Services.
- In the Properties window, ensure that the
port number for the Location of applications.xml property
matches the port number for the other URI properties.
- In the Explorer window, under Data
Access > Content Manager, ensure
that you do not use the same content store that is used for your other
instance or version of IBM
Cognos Analytics.
- Save the configuration, and start IBM
Cognos Analytics.