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

Download installer executable and repository zip files.
Download from Passport Advantage.
Double-click installer file.
Select IBM Cognos Analytics and install location.
If you want shortcut available to all users, click Check box.
Select Installation Type as Customand click Next.
Check Application Tier.
Review installation options and click Install.
Review any error messages.
Installation log files are found here: <installLocation/uninstall/logs>
Click Done.
In your Drivers folder <InstallLocation\drivers>, place appropriate JDBC drivers for Content Store and Audit databases.
Launch Cognos Configuration.
Click Environment
Change HTTP to HTTPS if SSL is being used.
Refer to See SSL Documentation for more details.
If a gateway is to be installed, modify the Gateway URI using the following format: <webserverName:webserverPort/alias/bi/v1/disp>
Under Other URI Settings click the next to Content Manager URI's and add the server and port for the Content Tier that was previously installed.
If the Application server is installed on the same server as another instance of IBM Cognos Analytics and that instance was not running at the time the Application Tier was installed, follow these steps:
1. 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
2. Right click Environment > Configuration Group > Retrieve, and enter the following information that is configured in the Content Tier Installation.
  - User ID: User id of an admin user in the namespace
  - Password: Password of the above user
  - Namespace ID: ID of the namespace
  - Cognos Analytics URL: Content manager URL (content_tier_server:port_number:bi)
3. Click OK.
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.
Click Logging and adjust the local log server port number.
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.
Configure a Mail Server.
1. Click Notification.
2. Set the SMTP mail server.
3. Set the account and password, if applicable.
4. Set the default sender, if needed.
5. Set the SSL encryption enabled value.
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.
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.
Start the Application Tier.
You can now access Cognos Analytics at <applicationtierserver:portnumber/bi>