Installing Cognos with the installation wizard in console mode

Use the IBM® Cognos® installation wizard to install a Cognos cluster, with either one node or multiple nodes.

Before you begin

  • When Oracle is used as backend database server, Cognos BI node needs to be installed on a dedicated server where no Deployment Manager or IBM Connections node is installed; otherwise you will encounter a duplicated jdbc driver path problem.
  • Transformer can be installed on a server different from the Cognos BI server.
  • When working with SQL Server, ensure only the sqljdbc4.jar file and (not sqljdbc.jar) is put into the JDBC folder, which will be used in later step. If you are working with DB2v10, make sure to use jdbc driver v10.1, FP1 or later. You can find the driver in the DB2® JDBC Driver Versions technote.
  • If the WAS administrator of Deployment Manager and the local Cognos node are different in either user name or password, the installation will fail. Refer to this technote to work around the problem.

About this task

Refer to Deploying a Cognos cluster if you want to set up a Cognos cluster environment with multiple nodes installed.

Procedure

  1. Complete the following tasks before starting the IBM Cognos installation:
    1. Prepare the Cognos database server on one host, and install the database client for Cognos Transformer on the host where you install Cognos.
    2. Run the following command to preload libraries needed for the setup scripts:
      • (RedHat Linux™ 6 64-bit systems) Run the following command to preload libraries needed for the setup scripts:
        export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libfreebl3.so
      • ( zLinux systems) Create a symbolic link to the libXm.so.3 package as follows:
        ln -s /usr/lib/libXm.so.4 /usr/lib/libXm.so.3
    3. Install Connections on Deployment Manager and when choosing to install the Metrics application in the Cognos configuration panel, select the do later option.
    4. Enable debug mode of the Cognos installation operation as follows:
      • If you are using root user to run the Cognos Wizard, go to /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs and create log.properties file. Add the following information to the file:
        InstallOperation=DEBUG
InstallOperation/pause.on_error=true
        This property setting prevents the automatic rollback of the wizard and provides adequate time to collect log in case of error.
      • If you are running installation as a nonroot user, create the log.properties file under /home/<nonroot user>/ibm/InstallationManager/logs.
  2. Prepare the installer for Cognos installation as follows:
    • For Microsoft™ Windows™, use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server, 64-bit 10.2.2.0 Windows Multilingual, and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Transformer 10.2.2.0 Windows Multilingual.
    • For IBM AIX®, use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server, 64-bit, 10.2.2.0 AIX Multilingual and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Transformer 10.2.2.0 AIX Multilingual.
    • For Linux, use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server, 64-bit, 10.2.2.0 Linux x86 Multilingual and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Transformer 10.2.2.0 Linux x86 Multilingual.
    • For .zLinux (System z®), use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server, 64-bit, 10.2.2.0 Linux on System z Multilingual (CI5W5ML) and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Transformer 10.2.2.0 Linux on System z Multilingual (CI2QHML).
  3. Use the following command to start server1 of the WAS profile you created in early step, such as:
    • On AIX and Linux:
      /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/AppSrv01/bin/startServer.sh server1
    • On Windows
      C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\bin\startServer.bat server1
    Note: Make sure that the time difference between the Cognos node and Deployment Manager is within 5 minutes and that the Deployment Manager and Cognos nodes (both primary node and secondary nodes) can see each other.
  4. Extract the Cognos installation program to the local server.
    • Go into IBM_Cognos_Install_Linux/IM/linux.
    • Start install.console.sh. The following interface should appear. If your Installation Manager is version 1.5.3, IM will not show or be installed.
    =====> IBM Installation Manager> Install

 

Select packages to install:

       1. [X] IBM Installation Manager 1.7.1

       2. [X] Cognos Wizard 5.0.0.0

 

       O. Check for Other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions

 

       N. Next,        C. Cancel

-----> [N]
  5. Choose the install location for Cognos.
    If you choose to install Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) server, it will be installed under <install location>/CognosBI. If you choose to install Transformer, it will be installed under <install location>/Transformer.
    =====> IBM Installation Manager> Install> Location

 New package group:
           IBM Cognos Wizard_2

 Incompatible existing package groups:
        1. IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.5

 Selected group id: "IBM Cognos Wizard"
 Selected location: "/opt/IBM/Cognos"

 Options:
        M. Change Location

        B. Back,        N. Next,        C. Cancel
 -----> [N]
  6. Choose which feature to install.
    You cannot install the primary BI server and the secondary BI server at the same time. If you want to install the primary BI server and secondary BI server on to the same machine, choose Install instead of Modify to install secondary BI server. You can install BI server and Transformer at the same time.
    =====> IBM Installation Manager> Install> Location> Features

 Cognos Wizard
        1. [ ] Primary BI Server
        2. [ ] Secondary BI Server
        3. [ ] Transformer

        B. Back,        C. Cancel
 -----> [C]
    The WebSphere® Application Server information panel will not show if you only choose to install Transformer.
  7. Enter information for the local node and Deployment Manager on the WebSphere Application Server information panel.
    You need to start server1 on the node profile to make sure the installation process can retrieve node information. The node soap port is detected, but check that it is correct and modify it if incorrect. You can type P at any time to return to the previous input in this panel.
    Common Configurations > Local Node Information


 WAS Installation location:
 ----->/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

 Local node profile:
  1. AppSrv01
 Enter a number from the list above to make a choice.
 Note: Select a node profile by entering its number from the list above.
 ----->1
 Local node profile:
 AppSrv01


 Host name:
 ----->cognos.example.com

 ===== Local Node Credentials =====
 These credentials must exist for the selected Profile.

 Administrator user ID:
 ----->[wasadmin]

 Administrator password:
 ----->passw0rd

 Local Node SOAP port number
 ----->[8881]

 Common Configurations > Deployment Manager Information


 ===== Deployment Manager Information =====
 These credentials must exist for the selected Profile.

 Host name:
 ----->dm.example.com

 SOAP port number:
 ----->8881

 Administrator user ID:
 ----->[wasadmin]

 Administrator password:
 ----->passw0rd

 Press 'Enter' to start validation
 Validate...
Retrieving SSL certificate......
SSLCertificateGetter successfully
Validating WebSphere Application Server settings......
Getting Deployment Manager information......
Verifying local node connections......
Checking if Lotus Connections was installed... ...
Verifying Cognos BI Server installation location......
Validation successful
 Enter 'N' to go to next panel or enter 'B' to go back to top
 ----->[N]
    The Topology panel will not show if you choose to install Transformer only.
  8. Enter the topology information for Cognos on the Topology panel.
    You need to use a new cluster name for the primary BI server, an existing cluster for the secondary BI server. Server name needs to be different across the cell. EnterP at any time to return to the previous input.
    Common Configurations > Cognos Topology


 Input cluster name :
 ----->CognosCluster

 Input server name :
 ----->cognos_server1

 **** The context root should keep same on primary and seconary installation. ****

 Web context root:
 ----->cognos
    Note: Web context root should be same across all BI nodes.
  9. Complete the Database information panel.
    Note: If you are using Oracle, the JDBC driver location must be unique to the Cognos cluster. It cannot be the same as the one used in Connections. Otherwise, a conflict between duplicate JDBC driver location lookups will cause startup errors on the Cognos server. The default Connections JDBC drivers are stored in was_install_root/lib.

    The following examples use a unique Cognos JDBC driver path:

    AIX: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/lib/cognos

    Linux: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/lib/cognos

    Windows: C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\lib\cognos

    Cognos database information needs to be completed for the BI server. Metrics database information needs to be completed for Transformer.

    Note: Pay special attention to the description of the Metrics local database name, because it differs according to database type.
    Enter P at any time to return to the previous input.
    Common Configurations > Database Configuration


 ===== Database Type =====

 Database type:
  1. DB2 Universal Database(TM)
  2. Oracle Enterprise Edition
  3. SQL Server Enterprise Edition
 Enter a number from the list above to make a choice.
 ----->[1]

 ===== Database Server =====

 JDBC driver location:
 ----->/opt/jdbc
 ===== Application: Metrics =====

 Database Name
 ----->[METRICS]

 Host Name
 ----->lc110.example.com

 Port
 ----->[50000]

 User ID
 ----->[LCUSER]

 Password
 ----->passw0rd

 ===== The local database name is used by the database client on the Transformer server to reference the Metrics database. =====

 ===== For DB2, this is the Metrics database local catalog alias name. =====

 ===== If the Cognos Transformer is on AIX/Linux, this is the ODBC data source name in the odbc.ini file. =====

 Metrics local database name :
 ----->METRICS

 ===== Application: Cognos =====

 Database Name
 ----->[COGNOS]

 Host Name
 ----->lc110.example.com

 Port
 ----->[50000]

 User ID
 ----->[LCUSER]

 Password
 ----->passw0rd
 Validate...
 Start validation......
 Validating METRICS database ......
 Validating COGNOS database ......
 Validation successful....


 Enter 'N' to go to next panel, enter 'V' to revalidate DB, or enter 'B' to go back to top
 ----->[N]
  10. Complete the Cognos BI Location panel, which only shows if you choose to install the primary BI server or the secondary BI server.
    Power Cube® location must be on a shared file system and must be the same for the primary BI server, the secondary BI server and the Transformer. Enter P at any time to return to the previous input.
    Common Configurations > Cognos Credentials


 ===== Enter credential details for the Cognos administrator. =====

 Administrator user Id (Please ensure it is a LDAP user and has a correct password. This user name should keep same for Primary, Secondary and Transformer installation.)
 ----->Amy Jones10

 Administrator password
 ----->jones10

 Common Configurations > Installers Location


 ===== BI Server Installer Location:  =====
 Examples: /opt/BI/linuxi38664h/issetup

 Please input the location of Cognos BI Server installer:
 ----->/opt/BI/linuxi38664h/issetup

 ===== PowerCube Location:  =====
 Examples: /opt/IBM/Cognos/PowerCubes

 Please input the locaton of Power Cube:
 ----->/mnt/112/cubes

 Enter 'N' to go to next panel, or enter 'B' to go back to top----->[N]
  11. Complete the Cognos Transformer location panel, which only shows if you choose to install Transformer.
    • Credential details for the Cognos administrator are needed only when only Transformer has been chosen to install.
    • The BI server URI shows only when Transformer has been chosen to install or the secondary BI server and Transformer have been chosen to install. In the latter case enter the URI of the primary BI server.
      Note: In this configuration, increase the connection timeout time to ensure a successful installation.
      • If you are using IHS web server, increase the Keepalive Timeout to 30 in the confirmation file httpd.conf. In UNIX or Linux, the file is in /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/conf/httpd.conf. In Windows, it is in \Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer\conf\httpd.conf.
      • If you are using IIS 6.0, in the properties of Default Web Site, click the Web Site tab, select Enable HTTP Keep-alives, and increase Connection Timeout.
      • If you are using IIS 7.0 or 7.5:
        1. Select Default Web Site.
        2. In the features view, double-click the HTTP Response Headers feature.
        3. Right-click the page and select Set Common Headers.
        4. Select Enable HTTP Keep-alive.
        5. Right-click Default Web Site and select Manage Web Site > Advanced Settings.
        6. Expand Connection Limits and increase Connection time-out (seconds).
    • The Power Cube location is needed only if only Transformer is selected for installation.
    • Enter P at any time to return to the previous input.
    Common Configurations > Cognos Transformer Configuration


Common Configurations > Cognos Credentials


 ===== Enter credential details for the Cognos administrator. =====

 Administrator user Id (Please ensure it is a LDAP user and has a correct password.
 This user name should keep same for Primary, Secondary and Transformer install
 ation.)
 ----->Amy Jones10

 Administrator password
 ----->jones10

 BI server URI (example: http://<your_hostname>:<port>/<bi_context_root>)
 ----->http://cognos.example.com:9082/ada
 Validating...
 Cognos BI URL is valid

 ===== Transformer Installer Location:  =====
 Examples: /opt/Transformer/linuxi38632/issetup

 Please input the installer locaton for Cognos Transformer:
 ----->/opt/Transformer/linuxi38632/issetup

 ===== PowerCube Location:  =====
 Examples: /opt/IBM/Cognos/PowerCubes

 Please input the locaton for Power Cube generation:
 ----->/mnt/112/cubes

 Enter 'N' to go to next panel, or enter 'B' to go back to top
 ----->[N]
  12. Complete the Cognos mapping user panel, which shows if the primary BI server is selected for installation.
    • Enter P at any time to return to the previous input.
    Common Configurations > Grant Access to Metrics


 Please choose whether you want to add user/group map to the metrics-report-run r
 ole or later :
  1. Add the user/group now.
  2. Do it later
 Enter a number from the list above to make a choice.
 ----->[1]

 Please input the LDAP user names to map the metrics-report-run or community-metr
 ics-run role. Keep blank here will skip and clear the current user name mapping.

 (The user names should be separated by symbol '|',  eg. user1|user2|user3) :
 ----->Amy Jones10|Amy Jones11

 Please input the LDAP group names to map the metrics-report-run or community-met
 rics-run role. Keep blank here will skip and clear the current group name mappin
 g.
 (The group names should be separated by symbol '|',  eg. group1|group2|group3) :
-----> group1|group2

 Enter 'N' to go to next panel, or enter 'B' to go back to top
 ----->[N]
  13. Enter I to install.
    Note: After starting the Cognos server, wait at least five minutes before opening the Content Manager's URL.
  14. After installation, check the status of Content Manager at the path <Install location>/CognosBI/configuration/cogstartup.xml, and search for contentManagers.
    When accessing the URL you see the IBM Cognos Content Manager status response page. It should indicate the current Content Manager's state is "Running":
    Note: On the secondary BI server, the Cognos service cannot be started out of the box. You must configure Content Manager first.
    1. Check the Content Manager URL from cogstartup.xml and add the secondary BI server Content Manager URL to the cogstartup.xml of the primary BI server.
    2. Add the primary BI server Content Manager URL to the secondary BI server. It needs to be in the following sequence:
      1. Primary BI server Content Manager URL as the first node
      2. The first secondary BI Server Content Manager URL.
      3. Follow the same sequence for each secondary BI server.
      This process needs to be done after the installation of each secondary BI server. For example: 
      <crn:parameter name="contentManagers" opaque="true">
     <crn:value xsi:type="cfg:array">
       <crn:item xsi:type="xsd:anyURI">http://cognos1.example.com:9082/cognos/servlet</crn:item>
       <crn:item xsi:type="xsd:anyURI">http://cognos2.example.com:9086/cognos/servlet</crn:item>
     </crn:value>
   </crn:parameter>
      You need to restart the Cognos server after changing cogstartup.xml
  15. If Connections and BI are installed on a different server, you need to configure SSO via the WebSphere Application Server administrative console as follows:
    1. Navigate to Global Security > Single Sign-on (SSO) > General Properties.
    2. Select the Enabled option.
    3. Enter the Domain name.
    4. Select the Web inbound security attribute propagation option.
    5. Select the Set security cookies to HTTPOnly to help prevent cross-site scripting attacks option.
    6. Click Apply to save your updates.
    7. Restart the Deployment Manager.

What to do next

After installation, two signons (Cognos administrator signon and Metrics database signon) will be set into the Powercube model files on the Cognos Transformer server. They will be used for PowerCube generation. If you need to change these two signons after the installation, perform the following steps:
  1. Update the cognos-setup.properties file with the new signon information.
  2. Add the passwords that are removed after installation.
  3. Run transformer-logon-set.bat|sh, which is located in the Cognos Install directory. The script needs the Cognos BI server URL as a parameter. You need to pass it in at run time by including it on the command line as shown:
    transformer-logon-set.bat|sh -cognos.server.url=http(s)://cognos_bi_server_domain:cognos_bi_server_port/cognos_bi_server_contextroot
  4. Output from this operation is stored in the /[CognosInstall]/transformer-logon-set.log file. If you encounter an error when running the script, correct the error and run the script again.
  5. If you set the flag removePassword=false instead of accepting the default value of true, then passwords will not be removed and you can just continue to run the next command.