Need Help Moving Cognos Planning to a new server

[TonyF]

Hi:

Its me again with another Cognos related project and I am not an expert or even mediocre project administrator.

Here is my issue.  I have to move Cognos Planning 8.1 to another server asap.  I called support for some help yesterday morning and I have not heard anything from them.

My setup is that I have a web server, an "app" server (which houses Analyst, Contributor, and my Directory Server), and a database server.  I am only swapping the old "app" server out for a new "app" server.

I was leaning toward attempting to use the same pad, but export and import the users from the Directory Server and copy over the Analyst libraries.  I just need some confirmation on whether this is the right thing to do as far as migrating goes.  Or is there a way to do this easier or are there more steps?

I cannot find anything on the site.  I need help and my servers have been turned over to me.

HELP!!!    ??? ??? ???

And thanks   ;D

[SomeClown]

Should work.  Take exports or screenshots of the admin links and macros in case you have to recreate the pad.

Also, before moving, take all applications out of the job cluster, and delete the cluster and job server.

Make sure you know the password for the Administrator basic account for Access Manager (taking an .lae extract to move?)

You'll also need to change Accman runtime settings for any client machine (Analyst, CAC) since the directory server moved.

After the move, in CAC, validate the accman certificate (two spots like this, one on userclasses page, the other in webclient config I think)

Edit the filesys to point to the new location for system files; in Analyst, there's an option in the library page to do a global edit for a path change

[TonyF]

Thank you!!!

I have received "help" before, but this has to be the most straight to the point advice that I have ever had that worked w/o rigging.  The longest part was figuring out what some of the Acronyms were (like Accman), but once I did, everything worked like clockwork.

Thanks again.

;D

[SomeClown]

You're welcome.  Glad things worked out.