Cognos on WebSphere Application Server

[chris2001dc]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2003 server with cognos 8.4 and I need to migrate toa Linux red hat with Websphere Application Server. What are my possible choices about architecture?  If i want to replace tomcat with WAS to be the application Server, should I install all the product(cognos 8 - gateway and components) in the linux server?

Thanks,
Chris

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The BI logic consists of 3 parts.
1. The gateway tier.
This can run on a webserver like apache, or can run as a servlet by importing it into the WAS.
2 The dispatcher tier.
This servlet needs to be imported into the WAS.
3. The Content |Manager tier.
This servlet needs to be imported into the WAS.

After that, the tomcat is gone.

[chris2001dc]

Thanks for your answer.
So if I want to run the gateway and the dispacher in a WAS on Linux, I need to install all cognos componentes of cognos in a linux server?

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Yes, all the bibus logic will still run outside the was, so you need a full install.
All the was does, is substitute the tomcat java server functionality.

I would advise to test your installion the classic way, so all works, and only then change the ports, and import the config into the was (and remove the tomcat stack from cognos configuration).
Otherwise you will spend a lot of time importing/testing