URLs for Cognos Business Intelligence components

While troubleshooting the Metrics application and HCL Cognos® Business Intelligence components, you might need to visit components URLs to verify the component is running.

Server component URLs

Table 1 provides the URLs for each server component deployed with Cognos Business Intelligence.

Table 1. URLs that you can use for accessing Cognos Business Intelligence components

Column 1 describes a task you might need to complete and column 2 provides the appropriate URL.
Task URL

Verify that the Cognos Content Manager is running.

 
http://Cognos WAS server host name:port/Cognos_context_root/servlet
For example:
http://cognosserver.example.com:9083/cognos/servlet

Verify that the Cognos BI Server contains HCL Connections customized packages for Cognos.

Before federating the Cognos node to the Deployment Manager, use the following URL:
http://Cognos_WAS_server_host_name:port/Cognos_context_root/servlet/dispatch/ext
For example:
http://cognosserver.example.com:9080/cognos/servlet/dispatch/ext
After federating the Cognos node to the Deployment Manager, use the following URL: 
http://Cognos_WAS_server_host_name:port/Cognos_context_root/servlet/dispatch
For example:
http://cognosserver.example.com:9080/cognos/servlet/dispatch
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Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console on the Deployment Manager that supports Connections and Cognos Business Intelligence. Use this URL to manage nodes in the HCL Connections cell.

 
http://Websphere_Application_Server_host_name:port/ibm/console
For example:
http://ConnectionsDM.example.com:9060/ibm/console