IBM Cognos TM1: Administer the Technical Environment (V9.4) SPVC

TM1 Architecture and Installation

• Describe the IBM Cognos performance management (PM) system and TM1's role in PM
• Identify the components of TM1 architecture
• Install TM1 components
• Configure the TM1 server

Replicate and Synchronize Servers

• Describe the replication process
• Identify replication relationships
• Identify possible server configurations
• Replicate cubes
• Remove cube replications
• Synchronize replications

Monitor Server Performance

• Use TM1 log files
• Monitor performance with control cubes
• Dynamically monitor TM1 server threads
• Monitor TM1 server performance in real time

Manage the Server

• Broadcast messages to clients
• Connect and disconnect users from a TM1 server
• Shut down a remote TM1 server

Implement TM1 Security

• Identify TM1 authentication options
• Create users and groups
• Assign object security rights to groups
• Use rules to maintain security rights
• Use TurboIntegrator processes to maintain security

Back Up and Recover Applications

• Create processes to back up data
• Plan for backup and recovery of TM1 applications

Migrate Applications from Development to Production

• Document objects in the TM1 Application
• Manage the application metadata

Add Cube Rules

• Discuss a rule
• Construct rules for elements or consolidations
• Use functions in rules
• Optimize rule performance