Manually configuring IBM Cognos Analytics on UNIX and Linux operating systems

The console attached to the UNIX or Linux® operating system computer on which you are installing IBM® Cognos® Analytics may not support a Java-based graphical user interface.

You must perform the following tasks manually:

For all installations, some configuration tasks are required so that IBM Cognos Analytics works in your environment. If you distribute IBM Cognos Analytics components across several computers, the order in which you configure and start the computers is important.

Other configuration tasks are optional and depend on your reporting environment. You can change the default behavior of IBM Cognos Analytics by editing the cogstartup.xml file to change property values. You can also use sample files that enable IBM Cognos Analytics to use resources that already exist in your environment.