Not all IBM Cognos 8.4 BI components are available for 64 bit systems. Cognos 8.4 BI server components are the only true 64 bits applications. The rest of the IBM Cognos 8.4 BI suite can or cannot be installed on the 64 bit architecture. When installing Cognos 8.4 BI on a 64-bit system, the components must be installed in the appropriate directories. For 32-bit installations, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\cognos\c8. For 64-bit installations, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\cognos\c8_64.
Server Components That Must Be Installed in the 64-bit Directory
The following components can be installed together on one 64-bit server or installed separately on multiple 64-bit servers. When installing the components, ensure that you start from the appropriate directory and disk:
- IBM Cognos 8 BI Server (Content Manager, Application Tier Components, Gateway)
- IBM Cognos 8 Supplementary Languages Documentation (32-bit and 64-bit versions available on the same Supplementary Languages Documentation disk)
- IBM Cognos 8 BI Samples (32-bit and 64-bit versions available on the same Samples disk)
Server Components That Must Be Installed in the 32-bit Directory
The following components can be installed together on the 64-bit server, but in a separate directory from the 64-bit components. They can also be installed on a separate 32-bit system:
- IBM Cognos 8 Metrics Manager (Content Manager, Application Tier Components, Gateway)
- IBM Cognos 8 Transformer (UNIX and Linux utility for building PowerCubes)
- IBM Cognos 8 Go! Dashboard
- IBM Cognos 8 Go! Search
- IBM Virtual View Manager
Client Components That Must Be Installed on a 32-bit Windows Computer
The following client components must be installed on a 32-bit Windows computer:
- Framework Manager
- Metric Designer
- IBM Cognos 8 Go! Office
- IBM Cognos 8 Transformer (Windows modeling tool)