Cognos Reporting application server

Cognos Reporting application server software requirements.

Component	Description
Operating systems	Supported Microsoft Windows platforms: Windows Server 2019 Standard (64-bit). For the recommended patches for Windows operating systems, see Windows patch recommendations for the Oracle InForm software.
Reporting	For information on the supported Cognos versions and patch numbers, see the Oracle InForm Reporting Cognos Installation Guide on the Oracle Help Center. Note: Note: For a list of the historical Cognos versions supported, see the Reporting & Analysis tab in the Oracle Phase Forward Product Technology Compatibility Matrix available for download from MOS Article 180430.1 (Oracle Life Sciences Applications Supported Technology Stack). For Oracle InForm documentation relating to a version of Cognos listed as supported, contact Oracle Global Support.
LDAP	Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11g. Release 1 (11.1.1.7.2). Note: The Oracle Directory Server can be installed on either the Microsoft Windows or the Linux operating system. For more information, see the Oracle website, the Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition documentation, or your Oracle database documentation.
Database Client	Supported Oracle versions: Oracle Database Client 19.12.0.0 (32-bit) or higher (19.16.0.0 (32-bit) recommended). For details on required components and patchsets, see Oracle client component and patch requirements for the Oracle InForm application server. For optimal performance, Oracle recommends always being up to date with Oracle Critical Patch Updates. For more information, see the Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins list at oracle.com/security-alerts. Required for the Cognos Report Server and the Cognos Content Manager. Note: Note: The Cognos Analytics 11 Reporting application server was validated using Oracle Enterprise Edition 19.16.0.0.
Other	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8. Required for the Cognos Report Server and the Cognos Content Manager. Note: You must install .NET Framework before you install the database client. Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (32-bit). Required for installing the 32-bit version of the Oracle Database Client on the Cognos Report Server and Content Manager. IIS 10.0. The IIS configuration must include the Application Request Routing extension (ARR). If you configure IIS to use HTTPS, disable SSL and enable TLS 1.2 or higher. ASP.NET v4.0.30319 Required for the Cognos Gateway Server. Java Runtime Environment (JRE 1.8 winx64)

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Because the Cognos Analytics 11 Reporting application server requires the 32-bit Oracle database client, you cannot install all the Oracle InForm software components on a single development server. For information about supported deployment options, see the Installation Guide.