Product:
Cognos BI 10.2.2
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 Server
Problem:
What files should I save in a backup folder, before I apply a fix pack or do a upgrade of a Cognos BI 10.2.x installation?
Solution:
If you have done advance tuning to the Cognos functions then this files are maybe updated;
…\c10_64\configuration\CQEConfig.xml
…\c10_64\configuration\cclWinSEHConfig.xml
…\c10_64\configuration\rsvpproperties.xml
…\c10_64\webapps\p2pd\WEB-INF\p2pd_deploy_defaults.properties
…\c10_64\webapps\p2pd\WEB-INF\xts.properties
…\c10_64\tomcat\conf\server.xml
…\c10_64\webapps\p2pd\WEB-INF\services\reportservice.xml
…\c10_64\webapps\p2pd\WEB-INF\services\batchreportservice.xml
…\c10_64\webapps\p2pd\WEB-INF\classes\vierwerconfig.properties
…\c10_64\templates\ps\portal\system.xml
You should keep a copy of the original file you change with the ending .org like system.xml.org. Then you should copy your updated file with a ending like .ibm – then if the fix pack overwrites your system.xml file you have a copy of the file in system.xml.ibm, that you can copy back after the updated.
If you have done report customization then there is this files you need to make a copy off;
| GlobalReportStyles.css | 8.x styles | Classes that were used in IBM Cognos 8 BI |
| GlobalReportStyles_none.css | Simplified styles | Classes that have minimal styling defined, useful for financial reports |
| GlobalReportStyles_1.css | 1.x styles | Classes that were used in IBM Cognos ReportNet |
| GlobalReportStyles_10.css | 10.x styles | Classes in the default style sheet for IBM Cognos 10 BI |
They are in this folders
| <c10_install>\bin\ | The file in this location is used by Report Server for PDF and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software outputs. |
| <c10_install>\webcontent\schemas\ | The file in this location is used by IBM Cognos Viewer for HTML output. |
| <c10_install>\reportstyles\ | The file in this location is not currently used. |
| <c10_install>\webcontent\reportstyles\ | The file in this location is used by Report Studio. |
Then you also may backup this files if you made changes there:
<c10_install>\webcontent\schemas\GlobalReportStyles_10.css.
<c10_install>\webcontent\pat\res\templates.xml.
<c10_install>\webcontent\pat\res\Resources.xml.
<c10_install>\webcontent\pat\res\reportstudio_en.xml.
<c10_install>\webcontent\pat\res\TableStyles.xml.
<c10_install>\webcontent\pat\res\ChartTemplates.xml.
<c10_install>\webcontent\pat\res\ReportPresets.xml.
You should also export a unencrypted cogstartup.xml file from each servers Cognos Configuration. Save this file in a separate folder like d:\temp\cogstartup backup 20171124.xml
Include the date, when you saved the file, in the filename.
More information:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ba-pp-infrastructure-cognos_specific_page702/index.html