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InfoSphere Information Server (IIS) Component Descriptions

Each IIS component has a primary function in the InfoSphere architecture, which can be synopsized as follows: Application Function Blueprint Director IBM InfoSphere Blueprint Director is aimed at the Information Architect designing solution architectures for information-intensive projects. Cognos (If purchased) Governance Dashboard (Framework Manager Model provided by IBM), Semantics, Analytics, and Reporting Data Architect Data Architect is an enterprise data modeling and integration design tool. You can use it to discover, model, visualize, relate, and standardize diverse and distributed data assets, including dimensional models. Data Click Data Click is an exciting new capability that helps novices and business users retrieve …

Infosphere Information Server (IIS) Component Alignment

In recent history, I have been asked several times to describe where different IIS components fit in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process.  The graphic above, list most of the more important IIS components in their relative SDLC relationships. However, it is important to note that that these are not absolutes. Many applications may cross boundaries depending on the practices of the individual company, the application spurt licensed by the company, and/or the applications implemented by the company.  For example, many components will participate in the sustainment phase of SDLC, although I did not list him in that role. This …

How to stop and restart Cognos Service from Linux command line

I don’t do this very often but recently had to look this up to help out a project.  Stopping and restarting a Cognos from a Linux command line is relatively simple, just a couple of commands. Log on to the reporting server as Root user or a non-root user with administrative privileges. Find the path to install bin directory.  I use this find command, but you can do what works for you:   find . -name “cogconfig.sh” Launch an and navigate to the bin directory as follows: <Cognos_Home>/bin64 Where <Cognos_Home> is the installation location of the Cognos® application. Do the following …