Configure the Cognos® BI
Server to use the IBM® HTTP Server
that operates with the IBM Connections
deployment.
About this task
Use the Cognos Configuration
tool to specify settings that enable Cognos BI
Server to operate with IBM HTTP
Server.
Note: The Cognos Configuration
tool provides a graphical user interface. If your IBM AIX® or Linux server does not support a
graphical user interface, see the topic
Configuring HTTP manually
for Cognos BI Server for
instructions on configuring these settings manually.
Procedure
- Start the Cognos Configuration
Tool:
- Navigate to the /bin64 directory
of the Cognos BI server installation
directory.
For example:
- IBM AIX, Linux: /opt/IBM/CognosBI/bin64/
- Microsoft Windows: C:\IBM\CognosBI\bin64
- Start the Cognos Configuration
tool by running the following command:
- AIX, Linux: ./cogconfig.sh
- Windows: cogconfigw.exe
- Expand and edit the URLs
for the following properties by removing any reference to ports 908x and
replacing them with port 80:
Attention: The URLs must be updated to point to the HTTP server's
host name and port number. The port number must be included even if
it's the standard port 80.
- Gateway Settings
In this section, change only the "Dispatch
URIs for gateway" attribute.
- Other URI Settings
In this section, change only the "Dispatcher
URI for external applications" attribute.
Note: There might be a need to update the Gateway settings
Gateway
URI and
Controller URI to point
to the HTTP server instead of 'localhost' if the problem described
in this
technote occurs.
- Save your changes.
- Exit the Cognos Configuration
tool, making sure to select No at the following
prompt: The service 'IBM Cognos' is not running
on the local computer. Before you can use it your computer must start
the service. Do you want to start this service before exiting?
- Restart the Cognos server:
- Stop the IBM WebSphere® Application Server
that hosts the Cognos server.
- Wait at least 1 full minute to ensure that all Cognos processes have stopped:
- AIX or Linux: cgsServer.sh and CAM_LPSvr processes
- Windows: cgsLauncher.exe and CAM_LPSvr processes
- Start WebSphere Application
Server.
- Start the Cognos server.