Install the Software Development Kit on UNIX or Linux

Install the IBM® Cognos® Software Development Kit files from the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit disk in the location where Software Development Kit applications are developed, and in the same location as your IBM Cognos software. In a distributed installation, install the Software Development Kit files with at least one of these server components: Content Manager or Application Tier Components. Also install the Software Development Kit files with the modeling tool, Framework Manager.

The IBM Cognos Software Development Kit and some IBM Cognos software server components are available for installation on 64-bit systems. Ensure that you install the same version, 32-bit, or 64-bit, of both products.

To review an up-to-date list of environments that are supported by IBM Cognos Business Intelligence products, including information on operating systems, patches, browsers, web servers, directory servers, database servers, and application servers, see the IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports page (www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27042164).

It is important to note that the Linux operating system is available in a number of distributions and supports a number of hardware platforms. Ensure that the Linux distribution and hardware combination you are using is a supported combination.

It is important to apply all required operating system patches and to use only the versions of third-party software that are supported for an IBM Cognos product. Otherwise, your product might not work properly.

The IBM Cognos Software Development Kit must be installed on a computer where IBM Cognos software is already installed.

For more information about installing IBM Cognos software components, see the Installation and Configuration Guide for your IBM Cognos software product.

Before you begin

Before you install the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit, ensure that the server components for your IBM Cognos product are installed.

Procedure

  1. Mount the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit disk or go to the directory where the installation files were downloaded and extracted.

    Important: If you are installing on HP-UX, mount the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit disk with Rock Ridge file extensions and do the following:

    • Add the pfs_mount directory in your path.

      For example,

      PATH=/usr/sbin/:$PATH

      export PATH

    • To start the required NFS daemons and run the daemons in the background, type

      bg pfs_mountd and then type bg pfsd

    • To mount the drive, type

      pfs_mount -t rrip <device><mount_dir> -o xlat=unix

      For example,

      pfs_mount /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 /cdrom -o xlat=unix

      You can now install or copy files as a non-root user by using an IBM Cognos disk from this drive.

    • When the installation is complete, type pfs_umount /cdrom and kill the pfsd and pfs_mountd daemons to unmount the disk.
  2. Go to the directory that is appropriate for your operating system and start the installation:
    • If you use X Window System, type ./issetup
    • Otherwise, you must run an unattended installation. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide for your IBM Cognos product.
  3. In the Welcome page, select the language to use for the installation, and click Next.
  4. Follow the instructions to copy the required files to the same location where you installed Content Manager or Application Tier Components from your IBM Cognos product.
  5. In the Finish page of the installation wizard:
    • If you want to view the transfer log or the summary-error log, click the appropriate View button.
    • If you want to see the release notes file, select the View IBM Cognos Release Notes check box.
  6. Click Finish.

Results

You can access the Software Development Kit documentation by using the shortcut in the Start menu.
Parent topic: Installing and configuring the Software Development Kit