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IBM Cognos 10 Platform => Cognos 10 BI => Cognos Administration => Topic started by: cognostechie on 09 Jul 2015 05:11:30 PM

Title: Cognos 10.2.1
Post by: cognostechie on 09 Jul 2015 05:11:30 PM
Has anybody tried 10.2.1 (any pack) to work on Windows 8 ? The link on IBM web site is confusing to understand and there are certain features which shows a Red Cross meaning they will not work but they do work !

..also, is Windows 8 Professional required or Windows 8 will do ?

Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1
Post by: cognostechie on 09 Jul 2015 05:42:47 PM
..wrote it too fast. Just found that IIS is included with Windows 8 Basic so Cognos BI server can be installed.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1
Post by: MFGF on 10 Jul 2015 02:29:14 AM
Quote from: cognostechie on 09 Jul 2015 05:42:47 PM
..wrote it too fast. Just found that IIS is included with Windows 8 Basic so Cognos BI server can be installed.

Getting it to work and getting it installed in a supported environment are two entirely different things here. It's quite possible you may be able to install BI Server on a Windows 8 machine and get it working, but it isn't a supported platform for the server. It is, however, supported for the client tools (FM, Cube Designer etc).

Cheers!

MF.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1
Post by: cognostechie on 10 Jul 2015 10:40:24 AM
Thanks MFGF ! What about Win 8 Professional ? That's not supported either? I want to install BI server 64-bit, FM, Transformer , Cube Designer and DQA.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1
Post by: cognostechie on 10 Jul 2015 11:03:46 AM
I am checking here:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27042164

Even the Win 7 Professional is not supported for BI server. 10.2.2.1 supports Win 8 Professional.