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Chapter 1: Enterprise Reporting • Cognos Planning • Cognos Consolidation These other OLAP sources require an associated pointer file (.mdc) that is easily created using the PowerPlay Connect utility. For information about OLAP data sources, see the OLAP Server Connection Guide. For information about the most recent database versions supported, see the Cognos Global Customer Services Web site (http://support.cognos.com). You can add cubes to a PowerPlay server using PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration or the ppadmtool command-line utility (p. 101). Reports Reports are prepared for report consumers using any PowerPlay client application. PowerPlay users can register a report on the server (publishing) themselves. To publish a report, users must be connected to a cube on PowerPlay Enterprise Server (a remote cube). Publishing a report creates a .ppx file that is associated with the cube. You may add reports using PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration or the ppadmtool command-line utility. However, you must ensure that the associated cube is also on a PowerPlay server, which should always be the case if the .ppx file was created while the user was connected to a remote cube. Location The data source files for cubes and reports may be located on the same computer as the server, that is, the query or report processor component, or elsewhere on the LAN. Performance Performance is generally faster when the data sources are located on the computer that processes them. You can also optimize cube performance in Transformer. For example, you can partition large cubes to speed up access to more frequently requested categories. For information about creating and optimizing cubes, see Discovering Transformer. Consider placing cubes on a computer where PowerPlay Enterprise Server is installed to reduce network traffic. This also ensures that cubes are read into memory for processing as quickly as possible. Windows Privileges Under Windows, services can log on only to system directories, by default. To allow PowerPlay Enterprise Server to access remote cubes, for example, if you use a UNC path, you must give account logon privileges for the remote systems to PowerPlay Enterprise Server. For information about configuring account logon privileges, see the Windows documentation for the Services application of the Control Panel to configure Startup properties. Retain Cubes from Previous Versions If you upgrade from a previous version of PowerPlay Enterprise Server, you can retain the settings for the cubes you currently administer. For instructions about upgrading from a previous version of PowerPlay Enterprise Server, see the installation guide. 14 Cognos PowerPlay (R)
Chapter 2: Configure Servers This chapter describes the operations you use to configure your PowerPlay servers. It contains information about • Server Administration • Windows services and UNIX daemons • configurations at the operating system level • the PDF server • security A Central Starting Point for Server Administration The Cognos server products, namely Cognos Query, Cognos NoticeCast, Impromptu Web Reports, and PowerPlay Enterprise Server, contain common administration tools as well as server-specific administration tools. The Cognos Server Administration utility provides a single point of entry into the administration tools and indicates the order that should be followed to set up and run a Cognos server-based application. Cognos Server Administration acts as a console for relevant administration utilities, including the PowerPlay Enterprise server. To launch Cognos Server Administration, from the Start menu, select Programs, select Cognos, and then click Cognos Server Administration. PowerPlay Server Configuration Services and Daemons Many of the PowerPlay server settings are available from PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration. However, some advanced settings must be configured at the operating system level. The Cognos Configuration Manager is the interface tool that you use to configure all components of a Cognos <strong>Series</strong> 7 installation. The advanced settings discussed in this chapter can also be configured using the Cognos Configuration Manager. For information about configuring the components of PowerPlay Enterprise Server using the Configuration Manager, see the Cognos Configuration Manager User Guide. The following Windows services and UNIX daemons are associated with a PowerPlay Enterprise Server installation: Windows service name Windows process UNIX daemon Cognos PowerPlay Enterprise Server (cern) Cognos Access Manager Server (cern) Cognos Upfront Administration Service (cern) Cognos Upfront Data Store (cern) ppserver.exe amserver.exe UpfrontAdministration.exe upfdbsrv.exe ppserver amserver UpfAdmin dbserv Enterprise Server Guide 15
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