You can test your configuration settings by running the test feature as you configure IBM Cognos 8. After you have completed the configuration and started the services, you can test the installation by connecting to the IBM Cognos 8 portal.
Open a Web browser.
Test that Content Store was successfully created and Content Manager started by typing
http://host_name:port/p2pd/servlet
Test the availability of the dispatcher by typing
http://host_name:port/p2pd/servlet/dispatch
If the response includes the string State: Running, the dispatcher is available.
Connect to the IBM Cognos 8 portal by typing one the following, where cognos8 is the virtual directory you created when you configured the Web server.
For the CGI gateway:
http://host_name:port/cognos8
For an ISAPI gateway:
http://host_name:port/cognos8/isapi
For Apache Connector:
http://host_name:port/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos_module
For a gateway servlet:
http://host_name:port/context_root/servlet/Gateway
It may take a few minutes for the Web page to open. If you see the Welcome page in the IBM Cognos 8 portal, your installation is working.