Deploying Cognos TM1 Admin Server and TM1 Server

You can install the IBM® Cognos® TM1® Admin Server and Cognos TM1 Server components on a separate Microsoft Windows and UNIX computer in your hardware environment.

For each component you want to install on a different computer, run the Cognos TM1 Installation Wizard on that computer.

You can install the Cognos TM1 Admin Server on the same computer on which the Cognos TM1 Server is installed or another computer on your network.

When a Cognos TM1 server is running, it registers itself on the specified Admin Server. Cognos TM1 clients then connect to this same Admin Server to obtain information about Cognos TM1 servers available on a network.

If you distribute the server components throughout your network, you must know certain information about where your components will be installed, and the configuration of those components. The following list provides information about what you need to know to install each component.

Table 1. Installing Cognos TM1 server components
Component	Description
Cognos TM1 Server	To install and configure the Cognos TM1 server, you must know the name of the computer on which the Cognos TM1 Admin Server is running.
Cognos TM1 Admin Server	This can be installed without any knowledge of your network topology.

Important Notes on Distributed Installations

All services must be running under a single domain account. The Cognos TM1 Installation Wizard sets the parameters of the domain account for you, but you must create the account under which the services run before you run the installation. If services are running under different accounts, they will not be able to communicate with each other.

Cognos TM1 services must run on computers set to the same locale. You cannot, for example, install some services on a computer running the US English locale, and other services on a computer running the German locale. Set the locale using the Standards and Formats option in Microsoft Windows Start Menu, Regional and Local Settings.