How to script installation of Cognos TM1 Contributor client

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Product:
Cognos TM1 contributor client

Symptom:
How to script installation of Cognos TM1 Contributor client

Solution:
System administrators can install the TM1 Contributor Administration tool using a Windows Installer command line. This also allows the Administration tool and framework to be distributed using Active Directory or other software management tools.

Use the command line to install the following MSI files:
•CognosRCP.msi – Installs the IBM Cognos Rich Client Framework.
•ModelingADT.msi – Installs the IBM Cognos TM1 Contributor Administration tool. This installation does not require any command line parameters.

MSI File Location
The required MSI files are initially contained in the pmpsvc.war file and get extracted when the TM1 Contributor Web application is deployed on the Web server.

After deployment on the Web server, the extracted MSI files are located in the rcp_installs sub-folder under the TM1 Contributor location on the Web server:

Web server program files\TM1 Contributor files\rcp_installs

For example, the typical location for the MSI files on Apache Tomcat is:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\pmpsvc\rcp_installsCommand Line Options

The commands that administrators can use to install CognosRCP.msi are described in the following list.

ALLUSERS=2 Installs the MSI for all TM1 Contributor users.

This command ensures that the registry entries for the IBM Cognos Rich Client Framework are located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Note: You must use this command with the TARGETDIR command.

TARGETDIR=”CognosRCP_install_location” Specifies the install location for the MSI. For example, TARGETDIR=”C:\Program Files”

NOUPDATE=Yes Prevents TM1 Contributor users from receiving automatic updates for the IBM Cognos Rich Client Framework.

Steps to Install the IBM Cognos Rich Client Framework

1.Open a command prompt, and navigate to the location of the CognosRCP.msi file.

By default, the MSI files are located in the following sub-folder on the Web server:

Web server program files\TM1 Contributor files\rcp_installs

2.Install CognosRCP.msi by doing one of the following:

To install the MSI for a single user, type the following command

CognosRCP.msi TARGETDIR=”install_location” Note: To prevent automatic updates for TM1 Contributor users add NOUPDATE=Yes before you execute the command.

To install the MSI for all users, type the following command

CognosRCP.msi TARGETDIR=”install_location” ALLUSERS=2

Note: To prevent automatic updates for TM1 Contributor users add NOUPDATE=Yes before you execute the command.

After you install the CognosRCP.msi, IBM Cognos Rich Client Framework appears on the Windows Add or Remove Programs list. In addition, a folder called CognosRCP is created in the installation location that you specified in the TARGETDIR command.

More Information:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ctm1/v9r5m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.swg.im.cognos.tm1_install.9.5.1.doc/tm1_install_id6072tm1inst_wsi_trbl.html