Configuring Framework Manager inside the network firewall

Use the following steps to set up communication between Framework Manager and IBM® Cognos® Analytics components when Framework Manager is installed inside a network firewall.

About this task

You must specify fully qualified host names in the values for the following Cognos Configuration fields. Each value you specify must also appear in either the field Subject Alternative Name > DNS names or the field Subject Alternative Name > IP addresses.

  • Environment
    • Gateway URI
    • External dispatcher URI
    • Internal dispatcher URI
    • Dispatcher URI for external applications
    • Content Manager URIs
  • Environment > Configuration Group
    • Group contact host
    • Member coordination host
  • Security > Cryptography > Cognos
    • Server common name
    • Subject Alternative Name > DNS names
    • Subject Alternative Name > IP addresses

Procedure

  1. On the computer where you installed Framework Manager, start IBM Cognos Configuration.
  2. In the Explorer window, click Environment.
  3. In the Properties window, for the Gateway URI, type the appropriate value.
    Use the HTTPS or HTTP protocol to select SSL or non-SSL communication.
  4. Change the host name portion of the Gateway URI from localhost to either the IP address or the host name of the computer where the Gateway component is installed.
  5. Specify the value for the Dispatcher URI for external applications by typing the URI of the server where Application Tier Components are installed. For more information about this parameter, see Configuring IBM Cognos Framework Manager.
  6. In the Explorer window, under Cryptography, click Cognos, the default cryptographic provider.
  7. Under the Certificate Authority settings property group, for the Password property, type the same password that you configured on the default active Content Manager computer.
  8. From the File menu, click Save.