Cognos 8 Controller 8.2 Software Environments

Updated: December 10, 2007

 

The software environments supported by Cognos 8 Controller 8.2 are described below. They 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 over time from active to compatible as significant testing would have occurred in previous Cognos releases.

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 Intel only. 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 patches/service packs are upward compatible for our products.

 

Environment Section Navigation

Operating Systems | Database Support
Web Browsers | Web Servers | Directory Servers
Authentication Providers | Excel Hosts | Third Party Components
Microsoft .NET Framework | Export Format Targets | Terminal Servers

 

OPERATING SYSTEMS		SUPPORT
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard, Enterprise, Web and Datacenter Editions		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition		Active
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Web Edition		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Standard Edition		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition		Active
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 DataCenter Edition		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server Web Edition		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 DataCenter Edition (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (client-based products)		Active
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (server-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4 (client-based products)		Active
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4 (server-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition SP4 (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition SP4 (server-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Edition SP4 (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Edition SP4 (server-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 DataCenter Server Edition SP3 & SP4 (client-based products)		Compatible
Microsoft Windows 2000 DataCenter Server Editon SP3 & SP4 (server-based products)		Compatible
DATABASE SUPPORT	DATABASE CLIENT/OS	SUPPORT
MS SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition	Windows	Active
MS SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition	Windows	Compatible
MS SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition	Windows	Compatible
MS SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition	Windows	Compatible
MS SQL Analysis Services 2000	Windows	Compatible
MS SQL Analysis Services 2000 SP2	Windows	Compatible
MS SQL Analysis Services 2000 SP4	Windows/Unix	Active
MS SQL Analysis Services 2005 SP2(4)	Windows/Unix	Compatible
Oracle 9i R2 (9.2.0.7) Enterprise Edition (1)(2)	Windows	Compatible
Oracle 9i R2 (9.2.0.7) Enterprise Edition (1)(2)	Unix	Compatible
Oracle 10G R2 via Oracle 10G Client (1)(2)(3)	Windows	Active
Oracle 10G R2 via Oracle 10G Client (1)(2)(3)	Unix	Compatible
WEB BROWSERS	OPERATING SYSTEM	SUPPORT
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2	Windows	Compatible
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1	Windows	Compatible
Internet Explorer 6.0	Windows	Compatible
Internet Explorer 7.0	Windows	Active
WEB SERVERS	OPERATING SYSTEM	SUPPORT
IIS 5	Windows Server 2000 & XP	Compatible
IIS 6	Windows Server 2003	Active
DIRECTORY SERVERS	OPERATING SYSTEM	SUPPORT
Microsoft Active Directory Server 2000	Windows Server 2000	Compatible
Microsoft Active Directory Server 2003	Windows Server 2003	Compatible
AUTHENTICATION PROVIDERS		SUPPORT
Access Manager Namespace LDAP (version 7.x)		Compatible
EXCEL HOSTS		SUPPORT
Excel 2003		Active
Excel XP (2002) SP3		Active
Excel 2000		Compatible
THIRD PARTY COMPONENTS (embedded/bundled)		SUPPORT
MDAC 2.7		Compatible
MDAC 2.8		Active
MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK		SUPPORT
.NET Framework 2.0		Active
EXPORT FORMAT TARGETS		SUPPORT
Adobe Reader 7.0		Active
Adobe Reader 6.x		Compatible
TERMINAL SERVERS		SUPPORT
Note: Cognos Controller is supported in a Citrix environment. This product, used in conjunction with other Cognos products on Citrix, are not supported.
Citrix Metaframe XP		Compatible
Citrix Presentation Server 4.0		Active
Windows 2003 Window Terminal Services		Compatible
Windows 2000 Window Terminal Services		Compatible
Windows XP Window Terminal Services		Compatible

 

Footnotes

⁽¹⁾ Cognos Controller depends on components that are only packaged wth Oracle Enterprise Edition.

⁽²⁾ Not supported for Traditional and Simplified Chinese locales.

⁽³⁾Requires patch 5473334.

⁽⁴⁾There is a limitation with MSAS 2005 Standard Edition, where you can have no more than three partitions. Controller puts each period to a separate partition.