Chapter 3: Installing ReportNet on Windows 32 <strong>Cognos</strong> ReportNet TM
Chapter 4: Configuring ReportNet After you install one or more ReportNet components on your computer, you must configure them to work in your reporting environment. Initially, default property settings chosen by <strong>Cognos</strong> are used to configure the components. However, you may want to change these default settings if existing conditions make the default choices inappropriate, or to better suit your environment. For all Windows <strong>and</strong> most UNIX installations, use <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> to configure your settings. However, the console attached to the UNIX computer on which you are installing ReportNet may not support a Java-based graphical user interface. You must then manually edit the crnstartup.xml file in the crn_location/configuration directory, <strong>and</strong> then run <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> in silent mode. For all types of installations, some configuration tasks are required. For example, you must configure your Web server <strong>and</strong> specify the database connection properties to the content store. If you distribute ReportNet components across several computers, some additional configuration tasks are required to ensure that the components can communicate with each other. The order in which you configure <strong>and</strong> start the computers is also important. Other configuration tasks are optional <strong>and</strong> depend on your reporting environment. Use these optional configuration tasks to customize your configuration so that ReportNet easily integrates into your existing reporting environment. For example, you can add resources to your environment, such as configuring ReportNet to use an authentication provider. Also, you can deliver <strong>Cognos</strong> content using an SAP Enterprise Portal by configuring <strong>Cognos</strong> Portal Services. Start <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> Use the configuration tool, <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong>, to configure ReportNet components, or to start <strong>and</strong> stop ReportNet services. The account under which ReportNet runs must have access to all required resources, such as printers <strong>and</strong> Web servers. For example, on Windows, to print reports using a network printer, the account must already have access to the network printer, or you must assign a logon account to the ReportNet service. You can configure the ReportNet service to use a special user account by selecting the <strong>Cognos</strong> ReportNet service from the list of services shown in the Services window in Windows. You should start <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> in the last page of the installation wizard on Windows <strong>and</strong> UNIX only if additional setup is not required. For example, if you use an Oracle or DB2 database server for the content store, we recommend that you copy the JDBC drivers to the appropriate location before you start the configuration tool. To start <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> in interactive mode: • On UNIX, go to the crn_location/bin directory <strong>and</strong> then type crconfig.sh • On Windows, from the Start menu, click Programs, <strong>Cognos</strong> ReportNet, <strong>Cognos</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong>. Configuring Single Computer <strong>Installation</strong>s If you install all ReportNet server components on one computer, some configuration tasks are required so that ReportNet works in your reporting environment. Additional configuration tasks are required if the Windows modelling tool, Framework Manager, is installed on a separate computer. <strong>Installation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Configuration</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 33