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IBM Cognos 10 Platform => Cognos 10 BI => Cognos Administration => Topic started by: sravs on 22 Apr 2014 09:17:36 AM

Title: Sql server DB connection to cognos
Post by: sravs on 22 Apr 2014 09:17:36 AM
Hi,

we have unix servers and oracle databases connected to the cognos and working fine. But now few of our users need sql server connected to the cognos. so can I directly enter SQL SERVER database connection string information and connect to the sql server database or do I neeed to install sql server on our server and then connect to SQL server Database.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Sql server DB connection to cognos
Post by: MFGF on 22 Apr 2014 12:24:23 PM
Quote from: sravs on 22 Apr 2014 09:17:36 AM
Hi,

we have unix servers and oracle databases connected to the cognos and working fine. But now few of our users need sql server connected to the cognos. so can I directly enter SQL SERVER database connection string information and connect to the sql server database or do I neeed to install sql server on our server and then connect to SQL server Database.

Thanks!

Hi,

You need just the SQL Server client tools installed on the Cognos server to be able to connect successfully to SQL Server on a different server. If you want to use JDBC access you will need Microsoft's sqljdbc4.jar file on your Cognos server too.

Cheers!

MF.
Title: Re: Sql server DB connection to cognos
Post by: sravs on 22 Apr 2014 12:51:17 PM
ok thanks.. this helps me a lot