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Silent installation for Cognos Analytics on Linux installs Full Components regardless of specified setting in the response file

Troubleshooting


Problem

When installing Cognos Analytics 11.0.10 on Linux platform with silent mode, it is noticed that launching Cognos Configuration displays all components regardless of what entries are specified in the response file For example, response file contains following when user only wants to install Application Tier only BISRVR_CA_INSTALL=1 BISRVR_CA_TOOLS_INSTALL=0 USER_INSTALL_DIR=/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11 BISRVR_CUSTOM_FIRST=1 BISRVR_CUSTOM_EXPAND=0 BISRVR_FEATURE_DATATIER=0 BISRVR_FEATURE_APPTIER=1 BISRVR_FEATURE_GATEWAY=0 BISRVR_FEATURE_SAMPLES=0 #Install #------- -fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/Uninstall_IBM_Cognos_Analytics.lax=Ye s -fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/configuration/preserve/preserve.txt=Y es -fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/configuration/preserve/.ca_base_prese rve.txt=Yes -fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/UnixSetup.sh=Yes For silent (unattended) installation, batch script contains following commands For example. install_location\ca_srv_win64_11.0.10.18031213.exe -i silent -f location\response_filename Manual installation using GUI option is working as expected

Symptom

- Cognos Configuration is displaying all components including Content Store, Content Manager, Gateway URI entries

- Installation directory size is getting bigger as it is installing full components

Environment

Linux

Resolving The Problem

Workaround is updating response file with the following entry in the response file

BISRVR_INSTALLTYPE_CUSTOM=1

For example, response file will now appear as following
BISRVR_CA_INSTALL=1
BISRVR_CA_TOOLS_INSTALL=0
USER_INSTALL_DIR=/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11
BISRVR_INSTALLTYPE_CUSTOM=1
BISRVR_CUSTOM_FIRST=1
BISRVR_CUSTOM_EXPAND=0
BISRVR_FEATURE_DATATIER=0
BISRVR_FEATURE_APPTIER=1
BISRVR_FEATURE_GATEWAY=0
BISRVR_FEATURE_SAMPLES=0

#Install
#-------
-fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/Uninstall_IBM_Cognos_Analytics.lax=Yes
-fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/configuration/preserve/preserve.txt=Yes
-fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/configuration/preserve/.ca_base_preserve.txt=Yes
-fileOverwrite_/data_1/perf/install/cognos/c11/UnixSetup.sh=Yes

Run the installation command and you will now see expected behavior
install_location\ca_srv_win64_11.0.10.18031213.exe -i silent -f location\response_filename

[{"Product":{"code":"SSTSF6","label":"IBM Cognos Analytics"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Administration and Configuration v11x","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"}],"Version":"11.0.10","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22014767

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