Create an IBM Cognos Controller Database

If you are installing IBM® Cognos® Controller for the first time, you must create an empty Controller database. This is because IBM Cognos Controller requires a configured Controller database to run.

If you installed previous versions of IBM Cognos Controller and have established Controller databases, you do not need to create an empty database for IBM Cognos Controller to run. You can configure the Controller database connections using an existing Controller database.

Before you begin

IBM Cognos Controller databases must be created using Microsoft SQL Server.

To see an up-to-date list of environments supported by Cognos Controller, such as operating systems, patches, browsers, web servers, directory servers, database servers, and application servers, run the Software Product Compatibility Reports (https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProduct?deliverableId=192BADE85BC448E9B6D50967C3BA522E&osPlatforms=Windows&duComponentIds=S001%7CS002&mandatoryCapIds=140&optionalCapIds=22%7C9%7C26).