Checks the versions of installed products that are used by IBM Cognos BI and gives you an overview of the level of compliance with IBM Cognos Conformance document.
Download Description
Run this diagnostic to get a clear indication whether your installed software is compliant with the IBM Cognos BI version you are running. Certain Advantages
Checks your current versions of installed software with tested versions by IBM
Retrieve a good summary of products and versions used by IBM Cognos BI
Before installing IBM Cognos BI, run this diagnostic to get a report
The data gathered from your computer will give you a rating of “Compliant” or “NOT Compliant” for the selected products installed on your machine.
When the rating is “Compliant”, then IBM has tested this product version against the IBM Cognos BI version you are running.
When the rating is “NOT Compliant” then the version of the product was not tested with the version of IBM Cognos BI version that you are running.
Summary of Information Collected
Application Servers
IBM CognosSoftware Development Kit
IBM Cognos Portal Services
Composite Information Server
Content Store via JDBC
Database Support for Reporting
Directory Servers
Export Format Targets
Java Runtime Libraries
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Support
On Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) Support
Open Target Formats (IBM Cognos 8 BI version 8.3 only)
Operating System
Microsoft Office Connection
Web Browser Support by Components
Web Servers
Prerequisites
Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
JRE version 1.4.x or higher must be installed
Sun Microsystems Java must be in the system path
Installation Instructions
To Run Diagnostic do one of the following steps:
From a Microsoft Windows DOS command, run the batch file.
This is the recommended way, as progress will appear in the command window.
Run the jar file
This will run in the background, no progress will appear, only the result once the diagnostic has been completed.
