Deploying TM1 Applications components on a single computer

For development, testing, or demonstration purposes, you may want to install all of the required components for IBM® TM1® Applications onto a single computer running Microsoft Windows.

Deploying TM1 Applications to a single computer is the quickest way to get the program up and running.

Installation program

Use the 64-bit installation program for Windows to install TM1 Applications on a single Windows-based computer.

Required TM1 components

The following components are required to deploy and run TM1 Applications on a single Windows-based computer.

  • IBM TM1 Server
  • Cognos® TM1 Admin Server
  • Cognos TM1 Application Server
  • Cognos TM1 Application Gateway
  • Cognos TM1 Web
  • Cognos TM1 Sample databases (optional) - Allows you to easily run a sample TM1 Server for testing purposes.

By default, the Cognos Configuration tool is required and automatically installed with this configuration. After completing the installation, you use Cognos Configuration to deploy and start the TM1 Application Server and manage your TM1 servers.

A version of WebSphere Liberty web application server is also automatically installed for use with TM1 Applications.

TM1 Web is required if you plan to use the TM1 Applications Web client.

Required web application servers

TM1 Applications requires a Java™-based web application server.

You can deploy TM1 Applications to one of the following Java-based web application servers:

  • Use the version of IBM WebSphere Liberty that is provided with the installation
  • Use your own instance of IBM WebSphere Liberty