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IBM Cognos 10 Platform => Cognos 10 BI => Cognos Administration => Topic started by: LDJB81 on 12 Feb 2014 09:10:10 AM

Title: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: LDJB81 on 12 Feb 2014 09:10:10 AM
Why is the windows 64 bit download 1.25 GB compared with 2.4 GB for fix pack 1? My understanding with fix packs is the latest one has all the previous fixes and anything new.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: EarthDog on 12 Feb 2014 10:10:57 AM
Maybe the FP1 you look at has both versions? 32/64?
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: LDJB81 on 13 Feb 2014 08:53:29 AM
Nope they are seperate.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: Grim on 17 Feb 2014 07:59:01 AM
The size difference is because they didn't include the "Documentation" in FP2. It is a separate download. See here:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036866
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: LDJB81 on 19 Feb 2014 07:22:03 PM
Cheers grim
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: LDJB81 on 24 Feb 2014 09:02:22 AM
Grim

Where your BI server is installed 64 bit and FM/Transaformer 32 bit, should both fix packs be installed?

thanks
Lloyd
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: Grim on 24 Feb 2014 09:19:48 AM
No, well yes, let me explain.
32bit FP install should be on 32bit tiers and...
64bit FP install should be done on 64bit tiers.
Not both on the same tier cause you shouldn't be mixing 32bit and 64bit installs.
*In fact I don't think the new installers let you mix 32 with 64bit.

The 32bit FP should also be applied to FM and Transformer installs.


*I'd have to confirm by trying, but I don't think the 32bit FP install will let you install it to a 64bit tier install. It should give an error. Like I said, I'd have to try to confirm.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: LDJB81 on 24 Feb 2014 12:08:23 PM
Yes thats what I meant. Obviously they would be installed in seperate directories but when I have done installations in the past I have forgot to install the 32 bit fix pack for FM and Transformer.

thanks for clearing that up!
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: MFGF on 24 Feb 2014 01:25:10 PM
Quote from: LDJB81 on 24 Feb 2014 12:08:23 PM
Yes thats what I meant. Obviously they would be installed in seperate directories but when I have done installations in the past I have forgot to install the 32 bit fix pack for FM and Transformer.

thanks for clearing that up!

With FP1 and with IF3, there were some nice changes to Cube Designer, and you miss out on these if you forget to install the 32-bit updates.

Cheers!

MF.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: EarthDog on 25 Feb 2014 04:55:27 AM
I have both of them installed in different dirs

d:\cognosbi

d:\cognosbi32

And they work just fine by now in both my production and development server.
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: DustPanMan on 27 Mar 2014 05:51:47 PM
Has anyone else seen an issue where the installation of FP2 hangs?  I got to component 20 of 710, and I have been there for about 45 minutes.   :(

The Process issetup is not taking up any additional memory either.  What is the risk in cancelling the process and starting over?
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: DustPanMan on 27 Mar 2014 05:53:08 PM
It's a miracle!  Within 30 seconds of hitting "Post", it started moving again.  I read somewhere else that another person had this same issue.  Don't give up on your install if it hangs guys!  Cheers!
Title: Re: Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 2
Post by: bdbits on 31 Mar 2014 11:53:35 AM
If only I had a nickel for every time I've had that happen... well, instead of posting here I would be some place much warmer, perhaps sipping on a beverage and enjoying the local flora and fauna.