Cognos ReportNetTM Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 2: Installing ReportNet on UNIX
To install ReportNet, use the installation wizard to copy the components to your computer. You
can install all components on one computer or across several computers.
Use this checklist to guide you through the installation process:
❑ Check your system requirements.
❑ Review the ReportNet default settings.
❑ Create the database for the content store.
❑ Install ReportNet.
❑ Set up the database client for the content store (Oracle and DB2).
❑ Update your Java Runtime Environment.
After you complete these tasks, you must configure the ReportNet components (p. 33) to work
in your environment.
System Requirements for UNIX
Before you install ReportNet, ensure that your computer meets ReportNet’s software and
hardware requirements. The hardware requirements depend on your reporting environment.
You may require additional resources, such as disk space.
The following table lists the minimum hardware and software requirements to run ReportNet.
Requirement
Operating system
Operating system
specifications
Disk space
Web server
JRE
Database
Specification
One of the following:
• Sun Solaris
• HP-UX
• IBM AIX
File descriptor limit set to 1024 on Solaris
(recommended)
Minimum: 1 GB
A Web server installed and started
Version 1.3.1 of a Java Runtime Environment
(JRE)
• Sun Solaris: 1.3.1_07
• HP-UX: 1.3.1_08
• IBM AIX: 1.3.1 (ca131-20030122a)
One of the following databases available to
store Cognos data:
• Oracle
(version 8.1.7.2 or later if Oracle Server is
on a different operating system from
ReportNet)
• DB2
• Microsoft SQL Server
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