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Planning & Consolidation => COGNOS Planning => Topic started by: kostlin on 26 Feb 2007 11:55:29 AM

Title: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: kostlin on 26 Feb 2007 11:55:29 AM
Is it possible to install both 7.3 and 8 (Analyst & Contributor) on the same server and be able to switch between the two when needed? If so, how do you go about this?

We have some models created in 7.3 and some created in 8 but would like to have all our models we have worked on in the part on a server which we can then refer to.

Any info will be helpful
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: andrewbho on 27 Feb 2007 09:50:22 AM
Yes, 7.3 and 8 is the same product and depending on your 7.3 version it has the same database.  Think of 8 as SP5.
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: kostlin on 27 Feb 2007 10:07:09 AM
What I hoped to do was install Both 7.3 MR1 AND 8 in parallel on the same server? But maybe this is not necessary?
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: andrewbho on 27 Feb 2007 07:42:17 PM
It wouldn't matter because by the time you install 8 files you will write over the cer4 directory.  Like I said, it's the same version.
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: andrewbho on 27 Feb 2007 07:43:02 PM
With 8, you will have CDS, but Analyst and Contributor are the same.
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: kostlin on 28 Feb 2007 02:30:00 AM
OK thank you.
One last question. If Iââ,¬â,,¢ve created models in 7.3 these can be accessed and re-modelled if I have 8 installed? And moving between a clients 7.3 installation and our 8 installation will not cause any problems?
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: andrewbho on 01 Mar 2007 02:24:26 AM
How many more times are you going to ask the same question? 

It's the same product, use some common sense.
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: kostlin on 01 Mar 2007 02:44:17 AM
Sorry, im new to EP and have been asked to look into it. Thanks for the help
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: d3h9 on 01 Mar 2007 05:49:03 AM
CenterStone ,contributor web  client 7.3 and 8.1 is not compatible.  Be care with it =)

If you dont have much administrators link and macros I think you need import all applications to 8.1.
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: kostlin on 01 Mar 2007 06:02:03 AM
Ah thank you!
Well we have many models and they have many macros and Admin links.
Thank for the help
Title: Re: Install 7.3 AND 8 in parallel on server
Post by: andrewbho on 05 Mar 2007 09:51:30 PM
If your users have Admin rights, the Active X files should upgrade itself.  From my conversations with Support, there is no cab file change from 7.3 SP4 to 8.1.   There were major improvements in admin links when MR1 came out.  I  guess next time we run through a thread like this, lets specify the version and release number.