All versions stated of an environment presume the initial release of a 3rd party product without any need for patches/service packs or equivalent terms unless stated. Equally, unless stated, we presume that the product has not been configured to disable new features (compatibility modes) and that all patches/service packs are upward compatible for our products.
The software environments listed are applicable to those environments configured to use the Latin 1 code page only. All Cognos products are 32-bit, with the exception of Cognos TM1 64-bit. Cognos products will integrate with 3rd party 32-bit libraries only. All references to Windows refer to Windows on x86 Architecture.
Software environments for Cognos 8 are listed as active, compatible or not supported. Environments denoted as active are the environments tested by Cognos. Although environments denoted as compatible may also be tested, testing may be limited or support may be based on upward compatibility statements from Cognos partners and third-party vendors. Older releases of environments may transition from active to compatible over time as significant testing would have occurred in previous Cognos releases.
Cognos is committed to supporting the latest technologies being used by our customers. As we move forward in our support for these newer technologies, Cognos 8 BI 8.3 will be the last release to support the following environments:
The locale, character set, and language information found on the page linked below are supported by Cognos 8 BI 8.3 products.
| OPERATING SYSTEMS |
FRAMEWORK MANAGER and DATA MANAGER DESIGNER |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER
AND TRANSFORMER |
| Microsoft Vista |
Active |
Active for Browser and Client only |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Standard, Web, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions |
Compatible |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Standard Edition |
Active |
Active |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Web, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions |
Compatible |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition |
Active |
Active |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Web, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions |
Compatible |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1, Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions |
Compatible |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter Editions |
Compatible |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 and SP2 |
Active |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4+(1) |
Active |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition SP4+ and Advanced Server Edition SP4+(1) |
Compatible |
Active |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Edition SP4+(1) |
Compatible |
Compatible |
| HP/UX 11i Version 3 (11.31) (PA-RISC) (required patches) |
N/A |
Active |
| HP/UX 11i Version 2 (11.23) (PA-RISC) (required patches) |
N/A |
Compatible |
| HP/UX 11i Version 1.1 (11.11) (PA-RISC) (required patches) |
N/A |
Compatible |
IBM AIX 5.3 (PowerPC)
(required patches)
(additional required patches for Cognos 8 BI 8.3 SP1) |
N/A |
Active |
IBM AIX 5.2 (PowerPC) (required patches)
(additional required patches for Cognos 8 BI 8.3 SP1) |
N/A |
Compatible |
| Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC) (required patches) |
N/A |
Active |
| Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) (required patches) |
N/A |
Compatible |
| Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC) (required patches) |
N/A |
Compatible |
| LINUX on x86 ARCHITECTURE |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 |
Active |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES/WS 4.0 |
Compatible |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Update 2+ |
Compatible |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES/WS 3.0 Update 2+ |
Compatible |
| Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 |
Active |
| Relational Database Support |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9.5 via DB2 9.5 Runtime Client |
Active |
| IBM DB2 z/OS version 9 via DB2 Connect 9 |
Active |
| IBM DB2 9.1 via DB2 Runtime Client 9.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 9.0 via DB2 Runtime Client 9.0 |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 8.2 Fixpak 5 via DB2 Runtime Client 8.2 |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 8.1 Fixpak 3 and higher via DB2 Runtime Client 8.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 Universal Database for z/OS Version 8.1 via DB2 Connect 8.1 APAR AQ90141 must be applied |
Compatible |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via 10G Runtime Client |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via 10G Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2 (9i) via 9.2 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| Sybase ASE 15.0.2 |
Active |
| Sybase ASE 15.0 |
Compatible |
| Sybase ASE 12.5.3 |
Compatible |
| Sybase ASE 12.5.2 |
Compatible |
| Sybase IQ 12.7 via ODBC |
Active |
| Sybase IQ 12.6 via ODBC |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via Data Direct 5.3 |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via Data Direct 5.2 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via Data Direct 5.1 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 via Data Direct 5.1 |
Compatible |
| Netezza 3.1 (Service pack 2) |
Active |
| Netezza 3.0 (Service pack 5) |
Compatible |
| Content Store Support |
| IBM DB2 9.1 via 9.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Active |
| IBM DB2 8.2 via 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 8.1 via 8.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Compatible |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via Oracle 10G JDBC Thin Driver |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via Oracle 10G JDBC Thin Driver |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2 (9i) via 9.2 JDBC Thin Driver |
Compatible |
| Derby 10.1.2.1 Via Network Client JDBC driver |
Active |
| Web Server Support |
| Apache Web Server 2.0.48+(1) |
Active |
| IBM HTTP Server 6.0 (2.0.47+(1)) |
Compatible |
| Application Server Support |
| BEA WebLogic 9.2 |
Active |
| BEA WebLogic 9.2 Express |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 9.1 |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 9 |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 8.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM Websphere 6.1 |
Active |
| IBM Websphere 6.0.1+(1) |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere 5.1.1.x+ except 5.1.1.4 |
Compatible |
| JBOSS Application Server 4.0.x |
Active |
| Directory Server Support |
| IBM Directory Server 5.2 |
Compatible |
| JRE Support |
| Sun JRE 1.5.0.x |
Active |
| Sun JRE 1.4.2_14 |
Compatible |
| Authentication Provider Support |
| LDAP Version 3 (see Directory Server Support for vendor support) |
Active |
| OLAP Support |
| PowerCubes(5) |
Active |
SAP BW on SUSE only (Cognos 8.3 Service Pack 1 only)
(see minimum requirements for SAP BW OLAP Support) |
Active |
| LINUX ON IBM pSERIES |
CCOGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 |
Active |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Update 2+ |
Compatible |
| Relational Database Support |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9.5 via DB2 9.5 Runtime Client |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 via DB2 Connect 9.1 Runtime Client |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB z/OS Version 9 via DB2 Connect 9 |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9 via DB2 Connect 9 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB 8.2 Fixpak 5 via DB2 Runtime Client 8.2 |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB 8.1 Fixpak 3 via DB2 Runtime Client 8.1 |
Compatible |
| DB2 Universal Database for z/OS Version 8.1 via DB2 Connect 8.1 APAR AQ90141 must be applied |
Compatible |
| Web Server Support |
| IBM HTTP Server 6.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM HTTP Server 6.0 |
Compatible |
| IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47+(1) |
Compatible |
| Application Server Support |
| IBM Websphere 6.1 |
Active |
| IBM Websphere 6.0.1+(1) |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere 5.1.1.x+ except 5.1.1.4 |
Compatible |
| Directory Server Support |
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 5.2 |
Compatible |
| JRE Support |
| IBM JRE 1.4.2 SR8 |
Active |
| Sun JRE 1.5.0.x |
Compatible |
| Authentication Provider Support |
| LDAP Version 3 (see Directory Server Support for vendor support) |
Compatible |
| Content Store Support |
| IBM DB2 9.1 via 9.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Active |
| IBM DB2 8.2 via 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 8.1 via 8.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Compatible |
| OLAP Support |
| PowerCubes(5) |
Active |
| LINUX ON SYSTEM Z |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER |
| SUSE 10 SP 1 |
Active |
| Relational Database Support |
| IBM UDB DB2 9.5 via DB2 Connect 9.5 Runtime Client |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB z/OS Version 9 via DB2 Connect 9 |
Active |
| DB2 Universal Database for z/OS Version 8.1 via DB2 Connect 8.1 APAR AQ90141 must be applied |
Compatible |
| Oracle 10g Release 2 via Oracle 10g Release 2 Client |
Active |
| Web Server Support |
| IBM HTTP Server 6.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM HTTP Server 6.0 |
Compatible |
IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47
|
Compatible |
| Application Server Support |
| IBM WebSphere 6.1.0.17+ |
Active |
| Directory Server Support |
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 6.1 |
Compatible |
| JRE Support |
| IBM JRE 5.0 SR7 |
Active |
| Authentication Provider Support |
| LDAP Version 3 (see Directory Server Support for vendor support) |
Active |
| Content Store Support |
| IBM DB2 9.5 via 9.5 JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Active |
| Oracle 10g Release 2 via Oracle 10g JDBC Driver |
Active |
| OLAP Support |
| PowerCubes(5) |
Active |
| HP/UX ITANIUM SUPPORT (32 BIT) |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER |
| HP/UX 11.31 Itanium |
Active |
| HP/UX 11.23 Itanium |
Compatible |
| Relational Database Support |
| IBM DB2 8.2 via DB2 Runtime Client 8.2 |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via 10G runtime client |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via 10G Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| Content Store Support |
| IBM DB2 8.2 via 8.2 JDBC driver |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via Oracle 10G JDBC driver |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via Oracle 10G JDBC driver |
Active |
| Web Server Support |
| Apache Web Server 2.0.47+ (1) |
Active |
| Application Server Support |
| BEA WebLogic 9.1 |
Active |
| BEA WebLogic 9 |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 8.1 |
Compatible |
| JRE Support |
| HP JRE 1.5.0 |
Active |
| Authentication Provider Support |
| LDAP Version 3 (see Directory Server Support for vendor support) |
Compatible |
| OLAP Support |
| PowerCubes(5) |
Active |
| DATABASE SUPPORT |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER (4) |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9.5 |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 via DB2 Connect 9.1 Runtime Client |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 9 via DB2 Connect 9 |
Active |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9 via DB2 Connect 9 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB 8.2 FixPak 5 via DB2 Connect 8.2 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8.1 via DB2 Connect 8.1 APAR AQ90141 must be applied |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB 8.1 FixPak 6b via DB2 Connect 8.1 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB 8.1 SPx via 8.1 DB2 Connect Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2/400 V5R4 via DB2 Connect 8.2 Runtime Client |
Active |
| IBM DB2/400 V5R3 via DB2 Connect 8.1 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2/400 V5R2 via DB2 Connect 8.1 Runtime Client |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2/390 Version 9.1 via DB2 Connect 9.1 |
Active |
| IBM DB2/390 Version 8.1 via DB2 Connect 9.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2/390 Version 7.1 via DB2 Connect 8.1 |
Compatible |
| Informix IDS 11 via 3.0 Informix Connect |
Active |
| Informix IDS 10 via 2.9 Informix Connect |
Compatible |
| Informix IDS 9.4 via 2.81 Informix Connect |
Compatible |
| Informix IDS 9.3 via 2.81 Informix Connect |
Compatible |
| Informix IDS 7.31 via 2.81 Informix Connect |
Compatible |
| Informix XPS 8.5 via Informix Connect 2.81 |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via OLE-DB |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via native client |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4 via OLE-DB |
Compatible |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via Oracle 10G client |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via Oracle 10.1.x client |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2.0.1 via Oracle 9i client (Oracle 9i Release 2) |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0.2 |
Active |
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15 |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.x |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 VIA DATA MANAGER (READ ONLY) |
| SAP ECC6 on Windows via SAP GUI 6.40 |
Active |
| SAP ECC6 on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris via SAP GUI 6.40 |
Active |
| SAP ECC5 on Windows via SAP GUI 6.40 |
Compatible |
| SAP ECC5 on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris via SAP GUI 6.40 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.7 on Windows via SAP GUI 6.20, 6.40 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.7 on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris via SAP GUI 6.20, 6.40 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.6c on Windows via SAP GUI 6.20 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.6c on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris via SAP GUI 6.20 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.6b on Windows via SAP GUI 6.20 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.6b on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris via SAP GUI 6.20 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.5b on Windows via SAP GUI 6.20 |
Compatible |
| SAP R/3 4.5b on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris via SAP GUI 6.20 |
Compatible |
| ODBC SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER (4) |
| The sources listed below have ODBC drivers that conform to at least the ODBC 3.5 specification or higher. There are many data sources not listed below which have ODBC connectivity from Windows using ODBC drivers to the 3.5 (or higher) specification. These sources are supported but not actively tested. For examples of such sources please click here. |
| IBM DB2/400 V5R4 via iSeries Access for Windows V5R4 (formerly Client Access Family Express V5R4) |
Active |
| IBM DB2/400 V5R3 via iSeries Access for Windows V5R3 (formerly Client Access Family Express V5R3) |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2/400 V5R2 via iSeries Access for Windows V5R2 (formerly Client Access Family Express V5R2) |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 i5/OS V5R3 via Client Express V5R3 |
Compatible |
| Sybase IQ 12.7 |
Active |
| Sybase IQ 12.6 |
Compatible |
| Sybase IQ 12.5.3 |
Compatible |
| Sybase IQ 12.5 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Access 2003 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Access 2000 via ODBC 4.0 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4 |
Compatible |
| HP Neoview version 2.1 |
Active |
| HP Neoview version 2.0 |
Compatible |
| ODBC FROM UNIX AND WINDOWS |
COGNOS 8 SERVER,
DATA MANAGER and TRANSFORMER (4) |
| The following sources have ODBC drivers that conform to at least the ODBC 3.5 specification or higher. |
| Composite version 4.5.0 via ODBC |
Active |
| Composite version 4.01 via ODBC |
Compatible |
| Composite version 3.7.1.6 via ODBC |
Compatible |
| Informix Redbrick Decision Server 6.3 |
Active |
| Informix Redbrick Decision Server 6.2 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via DataDirect version 5.3 |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via DataDirect Version 5.2 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via DataDirect Version 5.1 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 via DataDirect Version 5.2 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 via DataDirect version 5.1 |
Compatible |
| Netezza 3.1 (Service Pack 2) via ODBC |
Active |
| Netezza 3.0.5 via ODBC |
Compatible |
| Sybase IQ 12.7 via ODBC |
Active |
| Sybase IQ 12.6 via ODBC |
Compatible |
| Teradata 12 (via Cognos 8 BI Server Component Updater 8.3.82.1079) |
Active |
| Teradata V2R6.2 via 3.06 (TTU 8.2) |
Active |
| Teradata V2R6.1 via 3.05 ODBC drivers (TTU 8.1) |
Compatible |
| Teradata V2R6.0 via ODBC 3.05 (TTU 8.1) |
Compatible |
| Teradata V2R5.1 via 3.05 ODBC drivers (TTU 8.1) |
Compatible |
| Teradata V2R5 via 3.04 ODBC drivers (TTU 8.0) |
Compatible |
| OLAP SUPPORT |
DATABASE CLIENT / OS |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Hyperion Essbase 9.3.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Hyperion Essbase 7.1.6 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Hyperion Essbase OLAP 7.1.3 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Hyperion Essbase OLAP 7.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Hyperion Essbase OLAP 6.5 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 SP2 |
Windows |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2000 SP4 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 OLAP Server 8.2 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
Cognos PowerCubes Transformer 8.3*
|
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| *Unsecured 8.3 cubes are backward compatible. Secured 8.3 cubes are not backward compatible. |
| Cognos PowerCubes Transformer 8.0 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Cognos PowerCubes Transformer 7.4 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Cognos PowerCubes Transformer 7.3 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| PowerCubes from Cognos 8 Business Intelligence OLAP Modeler |
| PowerCubes from Cognos 8 Business Intelligence OLAP Builder |
| Cognos Finance 7.4 Cubes |
Windows |
Active |
Cognos 8 Planning - Contributor 8.3 Cubes
(Requires Contributor Data Server) |
Windows |
Active |
Cognos 8 Planning - Contributor 8.3 Cubes
(Requires Contributor Data Server) |
UNIX |
Compatible |
| The following versions are the required SAP BW minimums. |
| SAP NetWeaver 2004s BI (Unicode and Non-Unicode) SP10 minimum and note: 1006895 |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| SAP BW 3.5 (Unicode and Non-Unicode) SP17 minimum and notes: 943734, 943942, 970779, 971835, 971837, 973002, 1006895, 971227 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| For additional information regarding subsequent service packs, click here. |
| OLAP WRITE SUPPORT FOR DATA MANAGER |
| IBM DB2 OLAP Server 8.2 |
Active |
| IBM DB2 OLAP Server 8.1 |
Compatible |
| Hyperion Essbase OLAP 9.1 |
Active |
| Hyperion Essbase OLAP 7.1 |
Compatible |
| Hyperion Essbase OLAP 6.5 |
Compatible |
| TEXT SUPPORT FOR DATA MANAGER |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
SUPPORT |
| Fixed length and delimited text files ASCII |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Fixed length and delimited text files EBCDIC |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| COMPOSITE
INFORMATION SERVER v4.5.0 |
| OPERATING SYSTEM |
SUPPORT |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Standard Edition SP1 |
Active |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Web Edition SP1 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Enterprise Edition SP1 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Datacenter Edition SP1 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 |
Active |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 |
Active |
| Sun Solaris 9 |
Active |
| Sun Solaris 8 |
Active |
| Sun Solaris 5.8 |
Active |
| IBM AIX 5.2 |
Active |
| HP UX 11.11 |
Active |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 |
Active |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 |
Active |
| Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise version 10 |
Compatible |
| Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise version 9 |
Active |
| DATA SOURCE |
SUPPORT |
| IBM DB2 v8 for zOS |
Active |
| IBM DB2 version 8 |
Active |
| Informix version 9 |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 |
Active |
| Oracle 10g |
Active |
| Oracle 9i |
Active |
| Oracle 8i |
Active |
| MySQL 4.0 |
Active |
| MySQL 3.x |
Active |
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise version 12.5 |
Active |
| Netezza NPS 3.0 |
Active |
| Netezza NPS 2.5 |
Active |
| MS Access |
Active |
| MS Excel |
Active |
| LDAP |
Active |
| SOAP 1.1 |
Active |
| SAP R/3 4.7 |
Active |
| SAP R/3 4.6 |
Active |
| SAP ECC6 |
Active |
| SAP ECC5 |
Active |
| Salesforce.com |
Active |
| Siebel 7.8 |
Active |
| Siebel 7.7 |
Active |
| Siebel 7.5 |
Active |
| CONTENT STORES VIA JDBC |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Note: The database must be configured to use a Unicode character set. |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (except Express Edition) via JSQLConnect driver* |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (except Personal Edition) via JSQLConnect driver* |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Derby 10.1.2.1 Via Derby Network Client JDBC driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via Oracle 10G JDBC Thin Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via Oracle 10G JDBC Thin Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2 via Oracle 9.2.0.5+ JDBC Thin Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 UDB 9.5 via JDBC Type 2 Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM UDB 9.1 via 9.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS 400) |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM UDB 8.2 via 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 8.1 via 8.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server 15.0.2 via JConnect 5.5 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Sybase Adaptive Server 15 via JConnect 5.5 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Sybase Adaptive Server 12.5.3 via JConnect 5.5 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server 12.5.1 via JCconnect 5.5 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| * JSQL Connect Driver bundled with the product |
| METRIC STORES VIA JDBC |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Note: The database must be configured to use a Unicode character set. |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (except Express Edition) via JSQLConnect* |
Windows |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (except Personal Edition) via JSQLConnect * |
Windows |
Compatible(2) |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via Oracle 10G JDBC Thin Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via Oracle 10G JDBC Thin Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2.0.7 via Oracle 9.2.0.7+ JDBC Thin Driver |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 9.1 via 9.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM UDB 8.1 fixpak 11 (equivalent to 8.2.4) via 8.1 or 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 8.1 fixpak 7a-10 via 8.1 or 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| *JSQL Connect Driver bundled with the product |
| Support for the following databases is not available for the Metric Store:
IBM 8.1 fixpack 12+ (8.2.5+) on HP/UX |
| DATABASE SUPPORT FOR METRIC DESIGNER DATA SOURCES |
METRIC DESIGNER |
| Cognos Series 7 Version 4 PowerCubes |
Compatible |
| Cognos Series 7 Version 4 Impromptu IQD files |
Compatible |
| Cognos Series 7 Version 3 Impromptu IQD files |
Active |
| Cognos Series 7 Version 3 PowerCubes |
Active |
| ODBC data sources |
Active |
| Informix |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 via Native Client |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 via OLE-DB |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via Native Client |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 via OLE-DB |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 via OLE-DB |
Compatible |
| Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Server 2005 SP2 |
Compatible |
| Oracle 10G Release 2 via 10G client |
Active |
| Oracle 10G Release 1 via 10G client |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2.0.1 via 9i client |
Compatible |
| Sybase |
Compatible |
| Teradata (via ODBC) |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 9.1 via 9.1 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Active |
| IBM UDB 8.2 fixpack 7a-10 via 8.1 or 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 8.1 fixpak 11 ( equivalent to 8.2.4) via 8.1 or 8.2 JDBC Type 2 Driver (not supported for DB2 for z/os or AS/400) |
Compatible |
|
Support for the following databases is not available in Metrics Designer:
- IBM 8.1 fixpak 12-14 (8.2.5-8.2.7)
- IBM DB2 OLAP Server v 8.2 (Essbase 7.1)
- IBM DB2 OLAP Server v 8.1 (Essbase 6.5)
- IBM DB2/400 V5R1
- IBM DB2/400 V5R2
- IBM UDB 8.2.10
- SAP BW
- Composite
|
| THIRD PARTY METADATA SOURCES VERSION MIMB 5.x FOR FRAMEWORK MANAGER |
FRAMEWORK MANAGER |
| CA AllFusion ERwin 7.x (*.xml) |
Active |
| CA AllFusion ERwin 4.x (*.xml) |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 Cube Views 9.1 |
Active |
| IBM DB2 Cube Views 8.2 (*.xml) |
Compatible |
| IBM DB2 Cube Views 8.1 (*.xml) |
Compatible |
| IBM Websphere DataStage 7.x (*.dsx/*.xml) |
Active |
| XML/XMI 1.1 OMG CWM 1.0 (*.xml) |
Active |
| Oracle Designer 1.3.2, 2.1.2, 6.0, 6i, 9i, 10g (*.dat) |
Compatible |
| Business Objects Designer 11 – 11.5 (*.unv) |
Compatible |
| Business Objects Designer 6.5 (*.unv) |
Compatible |
| Business Objects Designer 5.1 - 6.1 (*.unv) |
Compatible |
| CA Erwin 4.0 SP1 - 4.1 (*.xml) |
Compatible |
| CA Erwin 3.0 - 3.5.2 (*.erx) |
Compatible |
| Informatica PowerCenter 5.1 to 8.x (MX2 XML) (*.xml) |
Compatible |
| Teradata MDS 6.x |
Compatible |
| Teradata MDS 5.0 - 5.1 |
Compatible |
| IBM Rational Rose 2000 to 2004 (*.mdl) |
Compatible |
| XML/XMI OMG CWM Pre-1.0 (*.xml) |
Compatible |
| CA AllFusion Gen 4.1a 7.5 |
Compatible |
| Sybase PowerDesigner CDM 7.5 - 12.0 (xml format) (*.cdm) |
Compatible |
| Sybase PowerDesigner PDM 7.5 - 12.0 (xml format) (*.pdm) |
Compatible |
| WEB BROWSER SUPPORT BY COMPONENTS |
COGNOS CONNECTION / REPORT VIEWER /
QUERY STUDIO / METRIC STUDIO |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Note: A small number of Cognos Connection dialogs are used in Framework Manager. Reference testing platform is Windows. |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 |
Windows 2000 / 200 3/ XP / Vista |
Active |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 |
Windows 2000 / 2003 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 |
Windows XP |
Compatible |
| Firefox 2.0 |
Windows |
Active |
| Firefox 1.5 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Firefox 1.5 |
Macintosh |
Compatible |
| Firefox 1.5.02 |
Linux/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Firefox 1.0.4+ |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Firefox 1.0.4+ |
Macintosh /
Linux / UNIX |
Compatible |
| Note: Microsoft Office integration is only supported on Windows platforms (i.e. export to Excel) |
REPORT STUDIO / ANALYSIS STUDIO /
EVENT STUDIO |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 |
Windows 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista |
Active |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 |
Windows 2000/2003 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 |
Windows XP |
Compatible |
| APPLICATION SERVERS |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| BEA WebLogic 9.2 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| BEA WebLogic 9.2 Express Edition |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 9.1 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 9 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 8.1.3 +(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere 6.1 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM WebSphere 6.0.1+(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere 5.1.1.x except 5.1.1.4 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Oracle Application Server 10G Release 3 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Oracle Application Server 10G Release 2 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| SAP NetWeaver Application Server 6.4 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| JBOSS Application Server 4.0.x |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| DATA MANAGER APPLICATION SERVERS |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
DATA MANAGER NETWORK SERVICES |
| BEA WebLogic 9.1 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| BEA WebLogic 9 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| BEA WebLogic 8.1.3 +(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere 5.1.1.x except 5.1.1.4 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere 6.1 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM WebSphere 6.0.1+(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Transformer(4) |
| JAVA RUN TIME LIBRARIES |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| JRE 1.5.0_12 |
Windows/Solaris/HP |
Active |
| JRE 1.5.0 SR2 |
AIX |
Compatible |
| Sun JRE 1.4.2_14 |
Windows/Solaris/Linux i386 |
Active |
| IBM JRE 1.4.2 SR8 (pj9xp32142-20070322) |
AIX/Linux-ppc |
Active |
| HP JRE 1.4.2.13 |
HP |
Active |
| JRE 1.4 |
All Platforms |
Compatible |
| COGNOS PORTAL SERVICES |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Microsoft SharePoint Portal 2007 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Microsoft SharePoint Portal 2003 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere Portal 6 |
Windows/
AIX/Solaris |
Active |
| IBM WebSphere Portal 5.0 |
Windows/
AIX/Solaris |
Compatible |
| IBM WebSphere Portal 5.1 |
Windows/
AIX/Solaris |
Compatible |
| BEA Plumtree Portal 5.5 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| BEA Plumtree Portal 5.0 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| SAP Netweaver Portal 7.0 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| SAP Netweaver Portal 6.4 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| WEB SERVERS |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| IIS 6 |
Windows 2003 |
Active |
| IIS 5 |
Windows 2000/XP |
Compatible |
| Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP1 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 SP4+(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Apache 2.0.48+(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Apache 1.3.26+(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM HTTP Server 6.0 (2.0.47+(1)) |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM HTTP Web Server 1.3.26+(1) |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| DIRECTORY SERVERS |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| SAP 3.5 Directory Server |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| SAP 2004s Directory Server |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Netscape Directory Server 6 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| Sun Java System Directory Server 5.1 SP1 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Active Directory Server 2000 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Microsoft Active Directory Server 2003 |
Windows |
Active |
| Novell e-Directory Server 8.7.3 |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 6.0 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| IBM Tivoli Directory Server 5.2 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Other LDAP v3 compliant servers |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| AUTHENTICATION PROVIDERS |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| LDAP Version 3 (see "directory servers" for vendor support) |
Active |
| SAP |
Active |
| Active Directory |
Active |
| NT LM |
Active |
| CA Netegrity SiteMinder 6.0 (agents must be configured to support 4.x agents) |
Active |
| CA Netegrity SiteMinder 5.5 (agents must be configured to support 4.x agents) |
Compatible |
| Access Manager Series 7 Namespace |
Compatible |
| PROJECT REPOSITORIES |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
FRAMEWORK MANAGER |
| Visual SourceSafe 6.0 SP6 |
Windows |
Active |
| CVS 1.11.22 |
Windows |
Active |
| CVS 1.11.17 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| CVS 1.11.5 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| PROJECT REPOSITORIES |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
DATA MANANGER |
| Visual SourceSafe 6.0 SP6 |
Windows |
Active |
| COGNOS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Java 1.5.0+(1) |
Active |
| Java 1.4.2+(1) |
Compatible |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 |
Active |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |
Compatible |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 |
Compatible |
| Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 |
Active |
| STRONG ENCRYPTION PROVIDERS |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Open SLL Toolkit(3) |
Active |
| Entrust File Toolkit (PKCS#7 Toolkit for C/C++) 6.1 SP2 For Window & Solaris ONLY |
Active |
| Entrust File Toolkit (PKCS#7 Toolkit for C/C++) 6.0 SP1_Patch_62953 or SP2_patch_77764 For AIX and HP-UX ONLY |
Active |
| EXPORT TARGET FORMATS |
COGNOS 8 SERVER |
| Adobe Reader 8.1.x |
Active |
| Adobe Reader 8.0 |
Compatible |
| Adobe Reader 7.0 |
Compatible |
