IBM Cognos Analytics: Architecture and Logging (v11.0) SPVC - J4019G

Description

This course is designed to teach participants how to identify components and sub-components of the IBM Cognos Analytics architecture and how to use tools and techniques to provide a foundation to troubleshoot issues. Through lecture and interactive exercises participants will identify IBM Cognos Analytics components, examine how these components interact with Java, and will explore logging to assist when troubleshooting issues.

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Architecture Overview
1: Introduction and Service-Oriented Architecture
Identify IBM Cognos 11.0 architectural components
Describe Service-Oriented Architecture in IBM Cognos Analytics

2: Explore the IBM Cognos Dispatcher
Describe IBM Cognos Dispatcher
Describe request routing and the routing process
Describe Content Manager Cache Service

3: Examine IBM Cognos services
Identify IBM Cognos services
Explore the architecture in IBM Cognos 11.0

4: Examine Java memory management
Describe Java memory layout
Manage Java memory
Use tools to monitor Java memory

5: Examine audit logging and Indication Processing Facility logging
Describe installation logs and configuration logs
Explore audit logging
Explore IPF logging

6: Perform dye tracing
Identify dye tracing requirements
Perform dye tracing

7: Explore Dynamic Query Mode
Explain Dynamic Query Mode (DQM) logging
Explain IBM Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer (DQA)

8: Explore component logging
Explore component logging for Gateway, Dispatcher, Report Server, and Universal Data Access layer

9: Examine additional tools and special task logging
Explore diagnostic tools and utilities for special task logging

Aim

Please refer to course overview.

Participant requirements

IBM Cognos Analytics: Administration (v11.0) course or equivalent experience administering the IBM Cognos Analytics environment.

Participant

Administrators responsible for administering the IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 environment