404 Not Found Cognos.cgi not found on this Server (HELP plz..)

[mohsin2010]

The requested URL /cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi was not found on this server.

i have created virtual directory in spite of that it is giving me this error .. .pls help me ...  thnx in Advance !

[MFGF]

Hi,

Is this still using your Cognos Express install?  If so, the Reporter component does not use a traditional web server - it supports connections directly via the dispatcher (using the bundled Tomcat instance).

The Xcelerator component *does* use an IIS web server though, so you will most likely have a configured IIS instance.  There is no point in setting up a 'cognos8' virtual directory for this, though - the Express Manager installer for Xcelerator should set up all the required virtual directories for you.

MF.

[mohsin2010]

hi
i m still using Cognos 8 trial version

sir thank alot for your reply but your reply bounce upon my head can you please tell me in simple words ?? i have created virtual directory using IIS manager and have differentiate the IIS port (80)  with Apachi port (81)  such that (http://127.0.0.1:81) resulting in
(IT WORKS!)

so what should i do pls hlp me out ??

[MFGF]

i m still using Cognos 8 trial version

Hi.

I pointed out to you in a previous post that the Cognos Express trial version is not the same as Cognos 8.  You cannot use Cognos 8 installation instructions and expect them to work with Cognos Express!!!! :)

Cognos Express uses parts of the Cognos 8 architecture for the Reporter module (including Cognos Connection, Query Studio and Report Studio) but web access to this module does not use either an Apache or an IIS web server.  Instead, web access is via the inbuilt Tomcat server which is installed and configured by the Cognos Express Manager component.

You cannot (and should not) configure either Apache or IIS to try to connect to Cognos Express reporter, as Express does not install the relevant gateway component suitable for use with either of these web servers.

If you install the Express Xcelerator module via Manager, you will find that this does use IIS as a web server, but this technology is lifted from the Cognos TM1 product, not Cognos 8, so setting up a 'Cognos 8' virtual directory will not help you.  For Xcelerator, all the relevant IIS virtual directories are set up for you by Manager during the install.

Bottom line - there is no need for you to mess with web servers or web server virtual directories for Cognos Express.  All the relevant access methods to the various modules are set up for you automatically via Manager when you install each module.

Regards,

MF.

[mohsin2010]

Sir for your such cooperation i am very thankful to you with the deep of my heart .. . your posts helped me a lot can you please introduce yourself to me ?? because your technical knowledge force me ask for you intro.. .
            and i want to tell you that i am using cognos trial for just reporting using oracle as back end so after creating connection how do i create report ?  ??? do you have any link for my guidance ?? or you can tell me  shortly ...  :)
     

[mohsin2010]

one more thing that i want to connect using this link
(http://127.0.0.1:81/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes)

81 is my apachi port that i have changed if i undo it then it will be 80 and the same port is of IIS that is 80 after undo the apachi port it do not work and give error 404 i have also mention you my IIS manager such that cognos.cgi is not present under cgi-bin  :(

sir please check the attachment and guide me wha should i do thanx in advance.. .

[MFGF]

i want to tell you that i am using cognos trial for just reporting using oracle as back end so after creating connection how do i create report ?

Once you have a connection to your database, the next step is to create a metadata model which describes the relevant parts of your data (tables, views etc) and how they are joined, and models them in a suitable form for reporting.  This is done using Framework Manager.  Once the modelling has been done, you will need to publish a package to your Cognos Express server, and then use either Query Studio or Report Studio to build a report based on this package.

Regards,

MF.

[MFGF]

one more thing that i want to connect using this link
(http://127.0.0.1:81/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes)

81 is my apachi port that i have changed if i undo it then it will be 80 and the same port is of IIS that is 80 after undo the apachi port it do not work and give error 404 i have also mention you my IIS manager such that cognos.cgi is not present under cgi-bin  :(

sir please check the attachment and guide me wha should i do thanx in advance.. .

You *cannot* use this kind of URL with Cognos Express.  The URL above is pointing to the Cognos 8 gateway (cognos.cgi) and as I explained earlier, Cognos Express does not install a gateway of this kind for use with a web server.  It will not work with Cognos Express. Cognos Express is not Cognos 8.  Just fire up Manager and use the link from there to launch Cognos Connection.

MF.

[mohsin2010]

thank you muppet you are really angel for others gos bless you .. .

[mohsin2010]

using cognos express trial version and oracleXE 10g when i have done each and every thing fine but when i reach to Run Meta data Wizard under Model in Frame work  i m getting such error as shown in the attachment so please kindly inform me .. .??
(Help Urgent Reply Soon) 

[mohsin2010]

ATTACHMENT IS HERE !!

[MFGF]

Looks to me like the configuration for Framework Manager is not set up to point to the correct Cognos Express server.  If you look in your install folder for Express and locate the Framework Manager install folder, you should find a cogconfig.exe in the bin folder within Framework Manager.  Run this and check the Environment settings to see what URIs it currently has configured (and correct these if necessary).

MF.

[mohsin2010]

hi,
    as you told me i did that n found some thing wrong in cogconfig.exe under bin within Framework. i did some configuration in it that cxhost,cxport and given host port as in tnsnames.ora after it i save setting and play service but resulting in error as i mentioned in the attachment ... .  :(

so please sir once again i need your help .. . thanks.
   
 

[mohsin2010]

and the error i m getting while playing cognos service is in attachment

please check it out ... .