Setting environment variables

You must set the database environment variables for a user before you start the IBM® Cognos® processes.

Procedure

  1. Access the IBM Cognos Analytics documentation at http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEP7J_11.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.cbi.doc/welcome.html.
  2. Search for Suggested settings for creating the content store in IBM Db2 on Linux, Windows and UNIX operating systems.

What to do next

Start the Cognos service from IBM Cognos Configuration to host the IBM Cognos portal. Complete the following steps:
  1. Access the IBM Cognos Analytics documentation at http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEP7J_11.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.cbi.doc/welcome.html.
  2. Search for Starting or stopping the Cognos service.