Dispatchers and services

You can use the BI Bus API to manage, monitor, and tune the IBM® Cognos® dispatchers and services. The objects you will work with are stored in the Configuration area of Content Manager.

To access dispatcher properties and change settings, you must have the canUseAdministrationPortal capability and execute permission for the canUseServerAdministrationTool secured feature.

For information about setting access permissions, see Managing security.

To administer dispatchers and services, you can

• Read the availability of services and studios (Read the Availability of Services and Studios)

• Read the status of dispatchers and services (Read the Status of Dispatchers and Services)

• Start and stop dispatchers and services (Stop and Start Dispatchers and Services)

• Remove dispatchers from the environment (Remove Dispatchers from the Environment)

• Test dispatchers (Test Dispatchers)

• Activate a Content Manager service (Activate a Content Manager Service)

• Tune server performance (Tune Server Performance)

• Set the logging level (Set the Logging Level)

• Group dispatchers (Group Dispatchers in Configuration Folders)

• Define server groups (Define Server Groups)

• Configure advanced routing (Configure Advanced Routing)

• Use advanced routing (Use Advanced Routing)

• Hot swap a PowerCube (Hot Swapping PowerCubes)