Application Tier Installation

Procedure to Install Application Tier of IBM® Cognos® Analytics 11.1.x

Important: You must specify fully qualified host names in the values for the following Cognos Configuration fields. Each value you specify must also appear in either the field Subject Alternative Name > DNS names or the field Subject Alternative Name > IP addresses.
  • Environment
    • Gateway URI
    • External dispatcher URI
    • Internal dispatcher URI
    • Dispatcher URI for external applications
    • Content Manager URIs
  • Environment > Configuration Group
    • Group contact host
    • Member coordination host
  • Security > Cryptography > Cognos
    • Server common name
    • Subject Alternative Name > DNS names
    • Subject Alternative Name > IP addresses

Procedure

  1. Download installer executable and repository zip files.
    Download from Passport Advantage.
  2. Double-click installer file.
  3. Select IBM Cognos Analytics and install location.
  4. If you want shortcut available to all users, click Check box.
  5. Select Installation Type as Customand click Next.
  6. Check Application Tier.
  7. Review installation options and click Install.
  8. Review any error messages.
  9. Installation log files are found here: <installLocation/uninstall/logs>
  10. Click Done.
  11. In your Drivers folder <InstallLocation\drivers>, place appropriate JDBC drivers for Content Store and Audit databases.
  12. Launch Cognos Configuration.
  13. Click Environment
  14. Change HTTP to HTTPS if SSL is being used.
    Refer to See SSL Documentation for more details.
  15. If a gateway is to be installed, modify the Gateway URI using the following format: <webserverName:webserverPort/alias/bi/v1/disp>
  16. If the Application server is installed on the same server as another instance of IBM Cognos Analyticsand that instance was not running at the time the Application Tier was installed, ensure that the following ports are adjusted to open ports:
    • External Dispatcher URI
    • Internal Dispatcher URI
    • Dataset Service Port Number
    • Dispatcher URI for External Applications
  17. Right Click Configuration Group > Retrieve
    • Set the UserID, password, namespace and URL as configured by the Content Tier
    • Set the Member Synchronization port and Member Coordination port.
  18. Click Logging and adjust the local log server port number.
  19. Under Other URI Settings click the pencil icon next to Content Manager URI's and add the server and port for the Content Tier that was previously installed.
  20. Configure the Audit Database.
    1. Right click on Logging > New Resource > Destination.
    2. Set the name to Audit.
    3. Set the type to Database.
    4. Right click on New Resource > Database > Audit.
    5. Set the name Audit.
    6. Select the type Select your database type.
    7. Select the database server and port number from Content Tier set up.
    8. Set database user ID and password from Content Tier set up.
    9. Set the database name and encryption from Content Tier set up.
  21. Configure a Notification store.
    1. Right Click Notification > New Resource > Database.Fill out the following:
      • Set the name Notification Store
      • Type - select your notification store database type
      • Database server and port number.
      • User ID and password.
      • Database name.
      • Encryption.
  22. Test configuration to ensure settings are valid.
    1. Click on Configuration > Action Menu > Test
      The mail server connection test will fail if mail server is not configured.
  23. Start the Application Tier.
  24. You can now access Cognos Analytics at <apllicationtierserver:portnumber/bi>