You can use IBM®
Cognos® Configuration to create a new empty IBM
TM1® Server.
About this task
These steps create the tms.cfg configuration file and other required
files for a new empty TM1
Server.
Perform these steps only on an empty directory that does not contain any other files.
Procedure
- Use your operating system to create an empty folder for the new TM1
Server files.
- Open IBM Cognos Configuration.
- In the Explorer panel, under Data
Access, right click TM1 Server,
and click New Resource > TM1 Server
Instances.
- In the Name box, enter a name for
your server.
- In the Type box, select TM1
Server instance and click OK.
The new server is added under the TM1 Server node
and the properties for it are displayed in the TM1 Server
instances - Resource Properties list.
- In the Resource Properties list,
click the entry box and click the edit icon.
- Enter or browse to the path for the empty folder where you want to create the new
TM1
Server.
Tip: Do not include the file name in this path. You only need to select the
folder.
- Click Select.
- Click File > Save.
A new tms.cfg file is automatically
created in the folder. Values for the following configuration parameters
are automatically added to the file.
- The ServerName parameter is set to the server
name that you specified.
- The DataBaseDirectory parameter is set to
the data directory that you specified.
- The PortNumber parameter is set to a random
auto-generated port number.
- If you are using this database with TM1 Applications, edit the
tms.cfg file with the required parameter values.
- In the Cognos Configuration Explorer panel,
right-click the new server and click Start.
The basic files for the new TM1
Server are created in the folder.
- To test the new TM1
Server, start TM1 Architect and log in to the database with user name admin and
no password.