
Set up the Web application server to host the report server
and the database client so that a connection is established from the
report server to the data warehouse. If you want to host the content
store on the same system, install the database server.
About this task
The report server is a Java™ Web
application server that runs on WebSphere® Application
Server. The report server is used for accessing the following databases:
- The data warehouse, which stores data from the operational product
sources
- The content store, which stores the reports, data source connections,
and server and user preferences
- If you want to run the report server on
an existing instance of WebSphere Application
Server, ensure that the existing instance is version is 6.1.0.21 or
later.
- If you are installing the report server on an existing
instance of WebSphere Application
Server, see if the [WebSphere_installation_directory]\AppServer\java\jre\lib\ext\ directory
has the bcprov-jdk14-134.jar file. If the jar
file is present, before you run the installer in automatic mode, back
up the jar file and delete it from the directory.
- Before you install the content store database:
- If you are hosting the content store locally, install the
database server and client.
- If your content store is hosted remotely, install the database
client if the database server installation did not include the client
services.
- If the data warehouse and content store do not use a database
from the same vendor, install the database client of the data warehouse
database.
For up-to-date information about installing
and configuring databases, see the product documentation.