For a complete installation, you must install components on your server and then configure them to work in your environment.
Typically, you run the IBM Cognos installation and configuration programs in interactive mode. This means that in a graphical user interface (GUI) the installer prompts you to provide information, and the configuration tool enables you to change default settings.
You can choose to install server components in silent mode.
You can automate the installation of components using response files and running the installation program in silent mode.
For information about silent mode installations, see Setting Up an Unattended Installation and Configuration.
You can automate the configuration of components by exporting the configuration settings from one computer to another as long as the installed components are the same. We recommend that you run IBM Cognos Configuration in interactive mode the first time.
The other option is to edit the cogstartup.xml file, using settings that apply to your environment, and then running the configuration tool in silent mode.
Unless you intend to complete a silent-mode installation, we recommend that you install the software from an X Window System workstation, an X terminal, or a PC or other system with X server software installed.
To run an interactive-mode installation, the console attached to your computer must support a Java-based graphical user interface.