Server Instance loads wrong data directory TM1048745 019 866
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:19 pm
This is an issue with Cognos Configuration and the way it tries to control Windows services relating to TM1 Server Instances - PMR 48745 019 866
Congos Configuration seems to create windows services pointing to the data directory specified in the TM1s.cfg file, as expected.
The problem is that a Server is deleted in Cognos Configuration, and then a new server is created with the same servername parameter as the old server, then Cognos Configuration will use the original service (which it does not delete when deleting the server instance resource). the original service still points to the old data directory. Despite what may be specified in the DataBaseDirectory in the TM1s.cfg file in the newly created server.
Exact steps to reproduce this problem are attached.
As far as I can see this makes currently using the Cognos Configuration utility highly risky in a development environment where server instances may be created, deleted and recreated from backups often.
Congos Configuration seems to create windows services pointing to the data directory specified in the TM1s.cfg file, as expected.
The problem is that a Server is deleted in Cognos Configuration, and then a new server is created with the same servername parameter as the old server, then Cognos Configuration will use the original service (which it does not delete when deleting the server instance resource). the original service still points to the old data directory. Despite what may be specified in the DataBaseDirectory in the TM1s.cfg file in the newly created server.
Exact steps to reproduce this problem are attached.
As far as I can see this makes currently using the Cognos Configuration utility highly risky in a development environment where server instances may be created, deleted and recreated from backups often.
