Upgrade process when installing Cognos Analytics for the first time

This upgrade scenario is applicable to IBM® Cognos® PowerPlay® 10.2.x customers who are installing IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.x for the first time.

In this upgrade, you configure Cognos Analytics 11.0.x to use the Cognos PowerPlay 10.2.x content store.

For information about configuring the content store, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide in IBM Cognos Analytics Knowledge Center (www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEP7J_11.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.cbi.doc/welcome.html), version 11.0.x, section Analytics on Premises.

Use the following steps as guidelines for your upgrade.

1. Back up your Cognos PowerPlay10.2.x content store.
2. Shut down Cognos PowerPlay 10.2.x, and disable its services and processes that might start the services.
3. Install Cognos Analytics 11.0.x to a location different from the Cognos PowerPlay 10.2.x location.
4. Configure Cognos Analytics to use the Cognos PowerPlay 10.2.x content store, and start the IBM Cognos service.
5. Install Cognos PowerPlay 11.0 to a location different from the Cognos PowerPlay 10.2.x and Cognos Analytics 11.0.x locations.
6. Configure Cognos PowerPlay 11.0 as documented, and start its IBM Cognos service.
7. Test the content by opening some cubes and reports in the new version of PowerPlay Studio.
8. Remove the Cognos PowerPlay 10.2.x environment when you are sure that the content was successfully upgraded and everything is working as expected in the new environment.