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Page 1: IBM Cognos Architecture Diagram Tool for IBM Cognos 8

IBM Cognos Architecture Diagram ToolFor IBM Cognos BI Version 8.4

User Guide

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INTRODUCTION 3

PURPOSE 3REQUIREMENTS 3

WINDOWS INSTALLATION 3

RUN THE ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM TOOL 4

NAVIGATE TO COGSTARTUP.XML 4SAVE CURRENT SETTINGS BUTTON 4OK BUTTON 4LOGIN TO YOUR DISPATCHER 5VIEW YOUR CONFIGURATION 6STATUS DIALOG 6DIAGRAM 7MENU 7LEGEND 8CLICK ON COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER 8ADD NOTE 9RIGHT CLICK OPTIONS 10HIDE/SHOW CONNECTION LINE 10

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Introduction

Purpose

This document is intended for use with IBM Cognos BI Version 8.4 products. It providesinformation for using the Architecture Diagram Tool. This tool was developed to showthe architecture diagram of Cognos installation components and some settings.

This tool is read-only. Cognos settings can not be modified with this tool.

Requirements

IBM Cognos BI Version 8.4 Other Cognos BI versions are not compatible with this version of the

architecture diagram tool.

Microsoft Windows This tool will run on Microsoft Windows operating system only.

Java This tool will run with Java version 1.5 and higher.

Windows Installation

1. Download the zip file to any directory on your computer.2. Extract the zip file.3. A directory is created containing the files:

run.jar cog.bat lian_en.txt IBM Cognos Architecture diagram Tool for IBM Cognos 8.pdf

4. Place the extracted directory under <Cognos installation>\bin\utilities.5. Check that the java path is included in the System PATH environment variable.

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Run the Architecture Diagram Tool

To run this tool, double click the file run.jar or execute the file cog.bat located in thedirectory <Cognos installation >\bin\utilities\cog\IBM Cognos Architecture DiagramTool_v4.

Navigate to cogstartup.xml

Save Current Settings button

Click the Save Current Settings button to create a property file named configuration inthe tool installation directory. The next time the tool is run, the cogstartup.xml file pathwill be pre-populated with the last saved setting.

OK button

Click the OK button to continue to the dispatcher login page.

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Login to your dispatcher

Parameters to add or modify: User Name: Enter a user name to login to dispatcher. Password: Enter a valid password. Namespace ID: Enter a valid namespace ID. Dispatcher URL: Enter a Dispatcher URL. This value is found in the Cognos

configuration file. Anonymous Checkbox: if anonymous access is enabled in the Cognos

configuration file, check this box to run with Anonymous access

Click the Login button to continue. Click the Cancel button to exit the tool.

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View your configuration

The time required for a diagram to be displayed will vary depending on the size of thedistribution environment. This tool will ping all dispatchers and computers in thenetwork. Allow anywhere from 10 seconds up to 2 minutes for a large distribution.

Status dialog

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The status dialog indicates the completion of network connection testing. Click the Closebutton to continue. Diagram

The Diagram window is resizable. In the case of a very large distribution, the Diagrammay have overlapping components. To make the Diagram easier to read, it isrecommended to maximize the window or resize the window to a larger size.

Menu

File:o New : Enables the user to choose and navigate to a new cogstartup.xml

Connection: the connection between the components of each computer isviewed by a line from the starting component and ending with a circle to theending component.

o Refresh: You can refresh the diagram to monitor the network connectionat any time and notice the changes.

o Gateway – dispatcher connection : toggle to show or hide this connectiono Dispatcher – content manager connection : toggle to show or hide this

connectiono Content manager – content store connection: toggle to show or hide this

connectiono Content manager – authentication provider connection: toggle to show

or hide this connection Run Tools : The following available diagnostic tools that can be run :

o IBM Cognos 8 Dispatcher utility : download from http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg24021220

o IBM Cognos 8 Content Manager size tool : installed with the product andis located at <Cognos installation directory >\bin\utilities\diagnostictools\win32

o IBM Cognos 8 Content Manager browser tool : installed with the productand is located at <Cognos installation directory >\bin\utilities\diagnostictools\win32

Take Screen Shot: take a screen shot of the current saved under the currentdirectory the tool is running.

Help:o Legend: view the legend which explains each symbol

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Legend

Click on components of a computer

Each computer is illustrated by a gray box. Each component is illustrated by a white boxinside the gray box. If you click on each white box you can view more information aboutthat specific component. In the example below, you can see that computer tp-johariiincludes an NTLM authentication provider. Click the AP box to display a popup box withinformation about that specific authentication provider. In the example shown below, thenamespace ID is ntlm and the type of the authentication provider is NTLM. Theexample also shows that the selected computer cant be accessed by the computer runningthe IBM Cognos Architecture Diagram Tool. If the name of the workstation is printed inred-e.g. sottendtdc2 - it could be an indication of high network traffic and therefore atime out of the ping that was sent to the target computer; or it could indicate insufficientprivileges because the computer is inaccessible.

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Add Note

Right click on the main diagram and select Add Note. A text box is displayed at thatlocation. Add comments about specific computers or any errors you have encountered.

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Right click options

Hide/Show connection line

The following example shows the difference between the two diagrams using the hide/show feature.

Show Hide

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