Troubleshooting
Problem
After new installation of cognos user is getting:
[Content Manager database connection]
[ ERROR ] The database connection failed.
[ ERROR ] Content Manager failed to start because it could not load driver "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver".
[ ERROR ] The database connection failed.
[ ERROR ] Content Manager failed to start because it could not load driver "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver".
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
14 January 2026
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ibm11126545