Client computers—Macintosh

Browsers

• Removed: Apple Safari 5.1 or higher (not supported for Cognos Reporting)
• Added: Apple Safari 12.0.3 or higher (not supported for Cognos Reporting)

Client computers—Tablets

• Removed: iOS—iPad running iOS 9.1 or 9.3 and Apple Safari.
• Added: iOS—iPad running iOS 12.1.4 and Apple Safari.

Roles and features for the InForm application server

Application Server

• Added: .NET Framework 4.5

Web Server (IIS) > Security

• Added: Basic Authentication
• Added: Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
• Added: Digest Authentication
• Added: IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
• Added: URL Authorization
• Added: Windows Authentication

Server features

• Added: .NET Framework 3.5 Features
• Added: .NET Framework 3.5 (Includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)

Minimum hardware requirements—Cognos Reporting application server

Memory

• Removed: 4 GB RAM
• Added: Minimum 10 GB RAM

  Disk storage

• Removed: 10 GB minimum free space for the Cognos Analytics 11 Reporting application, Cognos Analytics 11 Reporting Temp space, and Oracle client files.
• Added: A minimum of 7 GB of free space is required to install the software and 5 GB of free space on the drive that contains the temporary directory used by IBM Cognos components.

Software requirements—Cognos Reporting application server

Reporting

• Added: Cognos 11.1.1

Windows patch recommendations for the InForm software

English Windows operating system patches

• Updated: English Windows operating system patches—InForm application server
• Updated: English Windows operating system patches—Cognos application server

  Japanese Windows operating system patches

• Updated: Japanese Windows operating system patches—InForm application server
• Updated: Japanese Windows operating system patches—Cognos application server

Minimum Oracle client patches required for the InForm application servers

Oracle 12.1.0.2 for Windows 64-bit

• Removed: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.190416, Patch number 29413116
• Added: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.191015, Patch number 30049606

Minimum Oracle client patches required for the Cognos Analytics 11 Reporting application servers

Oracle 12.1.0.2 for Window 32-bit

• Removed: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.190416, Patch number 29413116
• Added: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.190716, Patch number 29831650

Minimum Oracle database server patches required for the InForm study database and Reporting and Analysis database servers

Oracle 12.1.0.2 for Windows 64-bit

• Removed: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.190416, Patch number 29413116
• Added: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.191015, Patch number 30049606

  Oracle 12.1.0.2 for Linux x86-64

• Removed: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.190416, Patch number 29141015
• Added: Oracle version 12.1.0.2.191015, Patch number 29918340