You must install IBM Cognos Express from a local disk. Installing from a mapped network drive, a UNC path, or a network share will fail.
Symptom
You are installing Express and the following message appears:
Failed system command
""path"-jar
"path" -commandName
"path" - dataFilePath
"path" -logFile
"path" - setUpDir
"path"".
Exit the Installation Wizard?
Cause
You must install IBM Cognos Express from a local disk. Installing from a mapped network drive or a network share will fail. In addition, the installation location must be on a local disk. You cannot install to a network or mapped drive.
Resolving The Problem
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
In the Installation Wizard window that contains the error message, click Exit and close the installation wizard.
Copy the installation files to your computer.
From this new location, double click setup.exe to reinstall Express.