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Reporting Services environment sets up the database and application serving environments for installing Tivoli® Common Reporting. Select the Reporting Services environment package to create the IBM® Cognos® Content Store and WebSphere® application server profile into which Tivoli Common Reporting is installed.

Prerequisites

If you are not installing all integration services in a single installation flow, this software package requires that you have:
Note: WebSphere Application Server and its extension is required, if you want to create the WebSphere application server profile.

User input summary

During the installation, you must provide the following critical information:

Table 1. User input summary for Reporting Services environment
Panel User input summary
Installation Manager > Location

Specify the installation location for Reporting Services environment.

You can create a new software package group or use the existing package group for Reporting Services environment. The default paths are as follows:

  • On Windows systems: C:\Program Files\IBM\JazzSM
  • On Linux or AIX® systems: /opt/IBM/JazzSM
Installation Manager creates:
  • WebSphere application server profile, if the profile is not created
  • IBM Cognos Content Store for Tivoli Common Reporting
You can optionally install WebSphere Application Server.
Installation Manager > Features

Select the Reporting Services environment features as required. Select the Schema feature to create the IBM Cognos Content Store for Tivoli Common Reporting. Select the Application feature to create WebSphere application server profile into which you can install Tivoli Common Reporting.

  • Schema
    • Installation
    • Configuration
  • Application
    • Installation
    • Configuration
Installation Manager > Features > Common Configurations > WebSphere Configuration
Note: This configuration panel is only displayed if you selected the Configuration option for the Reporting Services environment application in the Installation Manager > Features panel.

Specify the details to create the WebSphere Application Server profile and deploy the Reporting Services environment application to it. Then click Validate to test the connection to that profile.

  • Installation Manager specifies the existing installation location for WebSphere Application Server in the WebSphere installation location field.
  • The Create WebSphere profile option is automatically selected from the Profile deployment type list.
  • Use the default JazzSMProfile profile name that is automatically specified in the Profile name field; alternatively, specify a new profile name.
  • Use the default JazzSMNode01 node name that is automatically specified in the Node name field; alternatively, specify a new node name.
  • Use the default server1 server name that is automatically specified in the Server name field; alternatively, specify a new server name.
  • In the User name, Password, and Password confirmation fields, enter the administrator user ID and password to use for the WebSphere Application Server profile.
Installation Manager > Features > Common Configurations > Ports Configuration
Note: This configuration panel is only displayed if you selected the Configuration option for the Reporting Services environment application in the Installation Manager > Features panel.

Use the default port numbers for the new WebSphere Application Server profile; alternatively, specify a different port number in the HTTP transport port field. Installation Manager automatically changes the remaining port numbers that are based on the value for the HTTP transport port.

Installation Manager > Features > Reporting Services environment > Database Configuration
Note: This configuration panel is only displayed if you selected the Configuration option for the Reporting Services environment schema in the Installation Manager > Features panel.

Specify the details to either create or use the database for Cognos Content Store in the selected DB2 instance and then click Test connection to test the connection to that instance.

  1. From the Select DB2 instance list, select the DB2 instance already created. On Windows systems only, Installation Manager reads the DB2INSTANCE environment variable.
  2. From the IBM Cognos Content Store list, select the Create database option to create the database or the Use existing database option to use an existing database for Cognos Content Store.
  3. If you selected the Create database option, Installation Manager specifies the default database name for Cognos Content Store, that is, TCRDB; otherwise, select the name of the existing database from the Existing database list.
    Note: If you select Create database, ensure that a database with the same name does not exist in the selected instance. If you create a new database with an existing name, Reporting Services environment installation might fail.
  4. In the User name and Password fields, enter the administrator user ID and password for connecting to the database instance.
  5. In the Database port number field, either accept the default value of 50000, or change it to the value that was configured for the database instance.

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