Conduct an architecture review to assess the physical architecture and software installation. References: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/pdf/dk/service-shop/IBM_Cognos_BI_Health_Check_Service_FINAL_10-21-11.pdf
Conduct an architecture review to assess the physical architecture and software installation.
An administrator sees that an environment has a long startup time and wants to remedy the issue.
Which solution should be used?
Set load balancing to cluster compatible.
Check the Fast Startup option under IBM Cognos Configuration.
Increase the size of the JVM heap by selecting Large configuration.
Reduce the size of the Content Store through archiving and removal.
Correct answer: A
Explanation:
If your IBM Cognos servers operate within a load balancing infrastructure, you can turn off the weighted round robin format of load balancing for the dispatcher. Otherwise, load balancing may be duplicated by the cluster and by IBM Cognos software, which can degrade performance. You can set the dispatcher property named loadBalancingMode either to weightedRoundRobin or clusterCompatible. References: IBM Cognos Administration Version 10.1.0, Administration and Security Guide, page 163
If your IBM Cognos servers operate within a load balancing infrastructure, you can turn off the weighted round robin format of load balancing for the dispatcher. Otherwise, load balancing may be duplicated by the cluster and by IBM Cognos software, which can degrade performance.
You can set the dispatcher property named loadBalancingMode either to weightedRoundRobin or clusterCompatible.
References: IBM Cognos Administration Version 10.1.0, Administration and Security Guide, page 163
Question 3
An administrator is evaluating system status using the Scorecard pane on the Status > System page in the IBM Cognos Administration console.
Which statement is true?
If a service is disabled in IBM Cognos Configuration, it is listed in the Scorecard pane.
The status that is displayed for each entry reflects the lowest status for all child entries.
A status of Available is displayed when at least 80% of the child entries have a status of Available.
A status of Unavailable is displayed when at least 80% of the child entries have a status of Unavailable.
Correct answer: B
Explanation:
The metric score for each entry is based on the performance of individual child entries. The status that is displayed for each entry is the lowest status of the child entries. For example, if all the metrics for a dispatcher are good, but one service on that dispatcher has a poor metric, the metric score shown for the dispatcher is poor. Status is one of the following:Available if all components are available Partially available if at least one component is available and at least one component is unavailable or partially unavailable. Unavailable if all components are unavailable References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEP7J_11.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_cra.doc/c_panes_system_status_page.html
The metric score for each entry is based on the performance of individual child entries. The status that is displayed for each entry is the lowest status of the child entries. For example, if all the metrics for a dispatcher are good, but one service on that dispatcher has a poor metric, the metric score shown for the dispatcher is poor.
Status is one of the following:
Available if all components are available
Partially available if at least one component is available and at least one component is unavailable or partially unavailable.