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System Overview Diagnostic

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Abstract

This diagnostic gathers environment and system information.

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Run the diagnostic to retrieve information about your system environment and system settings.

Certain Advantages:
  • To compare your system values from two different environments such as development and production
  • To quickly gather system information in matter of seconds
  • To check information about your local drives

Summary of Information Collected
  • Computer Name
  • Operating System Version
  • User and System Environment
  • Java information
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Properties and Security Settings
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Trusted Sites
  • Processes
  • Microsoft Data Access (MDAC) Version
  • Network Status, Statistics
  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Add or Remove Programs
  • Microsoft Windows Hotfixes
  • ODBC Versions
Documentation

To retrieve full documentation of the diagnostic and required parameters run the command:
    • java -jar <FileName>.jar --help

Prerequisites

  • Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
        • JRE version 1.5.x or higher must be installed for IBM Cognos 10 Versions
  • Sun Microsystems Java must be in the system paths
 

PLEASE NOTE:
    • We now support Microsoft Windows 7 for Cognos10.x
    • Run diagnostic on Windows 2008 download:
          • SystemOverview for IBM Cognos BI 10.x

Installation Instructions

 

To Run Diagnostic do one of the following steps:


For Microsoft Windows:
 
  • Regular Mode:
      • From a Microsoft Windows DOS command, run the batch file.
            • This method is recommended as progress appears in the command window.
      • Run the jar file
            • The method will run in the background and no progress will appear, only the result once the diagnostic is completed.

    Silent Mode:
      • From a Microsoft Windows DOS command, run the batch file with --silent parameter and optionally output results location, for example:
            • java -jar IBM_SystemOverview.jar --silent [--output <output location>]


For UNIX/Linux:
 
  • Regular Mode:
      • X Windows System Display is required to provide Graphical User Interface (GUI) protocol
      • Download the tar file and uncompress all the files using the command:
            • tar -xpf <FileName>.tar
      • To run the diagnostic type one of the following steps:
            • UNIX: execute_<FileName>.sh
            • Windows: java -jar <FileName>.jar
    Silent Mode:
      • execute the jar file with --silent parameter and optionally output results location, for example:
            • java -jar IBM_SystemOverview.jar --silent [--output <output location>]








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For z/OS:
      • X Windows System Display is required to provide Graphical User Interface (GUI) protocol
      • Download the tar file and uncompress all the files to the same directory using the command:
            • tar -xpf <FileName>.tar
      • To run the diagnostic type one of the following steps:
            • source execute_<FileName>.sh

Download Package

To download this tool contact us at mailto:IBMCognosTools@ibm.com

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Technical Support

Comments & Feedback:

To download this tool or for any other questions or concerns email us at: IBMCognosTools@ibm.com
or Leave your contact information along with your comments at the bottom of this page.

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 October 2021

UID

swg24020682

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