You can install IBM®
Cognos®
PowerPlay® using a
graphical user interface or by running a silent installation.
Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) is included with Cognos
PowerPlay
installations.
To run a graphical-mode installation on UNIX, the console attached to your UNIX computer must
support a Java-based graphical user interface.
Before you begin
View the IBM Cognos Analytics on
Premises 12.0.x Supported Software Environments
(https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6966712) to verify the software
and hardware requirements.
To run the UNIX Installation Wizard using Graphical User Interface, XWindows must be installed on
the computer from which you run the installation wizard. If this software is not installed, you can
run an unattended installation.
Cognos
PowerPlay and Cognos
Analytics
must be installed to different directories.
Procedure
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Download and extract the PowerPlay installation files for the
appropriate UNIX or Linux platform.
The following directories represent the supported UNIX platforms:
- /bippes/aix64h
- /bippes/linuxi38664h
- /bippes/linuxppc64h
- /bippes/solaris64h
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Go to the operating system directory, and type
./issetup
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Follow the directions in the installation wizard and copy the required files to your
computer.
If you decide to change the default installation directory, specify a directory that contains
only ASCII characters in the path name. Some UNIX and Linux web servers do not support non-ASCII
characters in directory names.
In the Component Selection page, PowerPlay Server
is selected by default.
Tip: The Series 7 Migration Components, available on UNIX
operating systems, but not on Linux, are used to migrate content from IBM Cognos Series 7 to IBM Cognos Business Intelligence version 10.2.2 and earlier. Unless you still use IBM Cognos Series 7, you do not need to
install this component.
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In the Finish page of the installation wizard, click
Finish.
What to do next
You can now configure your PowerPlay
installation. Start with configuring port and URI
settings.