Installing Cognos Analytics in a single Linux environment

You can install Cognos Analytics in a Linux® environment by using the Cognos Analytics installation program. To run the graphical-mode installation program, your computer must support a Java™-based graphical user interface.

Before you begin

The IBM® Cognos® Analytics 11.2.0 or later installation consists of the following components:
  • Installer executable file
  • Repository .zip file
When you run the installer, you must point to the server repository .zip file.

For Linux operating system installations, ensure that you are a root user for the computer you are doing the installation on.

Verify that the Cognos Analytics installer executable file has 755 permissions and that the Cognos Analytics repository .zip file has 644 permissions.

You do not need to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable before you start the IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 or later installation program.

Verify that you have installed the following prerequisite packages on a Linux computer for IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 or later.

The prerequisite packages for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 are:
glibc-2.12-1.166.el6 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
libstdc++-4.4.7-16.el6 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
nspr-4.9.2-1.el6 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
nss-3.14.0.0-12.el6 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
openmotif-2.3.3-5.el6 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
The prerequisite packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 are:
glibc-2.17-55.el7 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
libstdc++-4.8.2-16.el7 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
nspr-4.10.2-4.el7 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
nss-3.15.4-6.el7 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
motif-2.3.4-7.el7 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
The prerequisite packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 are:
unzip-6.0-41.el8.x86_64 or later
libstdc++-8.3.1-4.5.el8 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
glibc-2.28-72.el8 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
libXaw-1.0.13-10.el8.x86_64 or later
libXtst-1.2.3-7.el8.x86_64 or later
libXi-1.7.9-7.el8.x86_64 or later
libXft-2.3.2-10.el8 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
libX11-1.6.7-1.el8 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
motif-2.3.4-16.el8 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
nss-3.44.0-9.el8_1 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
nspr-4.21.0-2.el8_0 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)
libnsl-2.28-72.el8 or later (both i686 and x86_64 packages)

For more information. see Verify system requirements.

For more information, see Software Product Compatibility Reports.

You need to set the correct ulimit values in the /etc/security/limits.conf file for IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 or later.

Here is an example of the entries you might need to add to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:
*       soft    nproc   unlimited
*       hard    nproc   unlimited
*       soft    nofile  8192
*       hard    nofile  8192
*       soft    stack   unlimited
*       hard    stack   unlimited

After you set and save your ulimit values, restart your computer and verify the correct ulimit values.

For more information, see Set the ulimit values on UNIX and Linux operating systems .

Procedure

  1. Log in to your Linux computer as a root user.
  2. Start the Cognos Analytics installer executable file.
  3. Select the language to use for your installation and click Next.
  4. On the Repository selection page, click Choose.
  5. On the Please Choose a File page, select the server repository zip file and click Open.
  6. Click Next.
  7. On the Product Install page, select IBM Cognos Analytics and click Next.
  8. On the License Agreement page, accept the license agreement and click Next.
  9. On the Location page, provide your installation location and click Next.
    If you want the IBM Cognos Analytics installation to automatically create the installation location for you, click Yes.
  10. On the Choose components page, accept the default selections, and click Next.
  11. On the Pre-Installation Summary page, review your information for accuracy and click Install.
  12. When the installation is complete, click Done.