Modifying database connection references in Cognos Configuration

You can modify database connection references in IBM® Cognos® Configuration.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the reporting server as a user with administrative privileges.
    Note: For a Linux® server, log on as a non-root user.
  2. Start the IBM Cognos Configuration tool:
    1. Open a Command Prompt window (using the Run as administrator option), or a Linux shell and navigate to the <COGNOS_HOME>/bin64 directory.
    2. Run one of the following commands to open the tool:
      Windows:
      cogconfig.bat
      Linux:
      ./cogconfig.sh
  3. In the Explorer pane, do the following steps:
    1. Expand Data Access (if not already expanded).
    2. Under Content Manager, click Content store.
  4. In the properties pane, modify the values for the following properties:
    1. Database server and port number (for example, eng11:1527).
    2. User ID and password
    3. Service name (for example, OP).
  5. When finished, exit from Cognos Configuration.
  6. Restart the Cognos server to apply the changes.
    For more information, see Starting and stopping the Cognos services.