IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes

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6.4.2 Starting the virtual cube

Use the following steps to start a virtual cube.

1. Go to IBM Cognos Administration.

2. Select Status.

3. Select System.

4. Select the server.

5. Select the dispatcher.

6. Select QueryService.

7. Right-click the virtual cube you want to start, and select Start.

When you start a virtual cube, if any of the source cubes are not started, a dialog opens. It

asks if you want to start the source cubes (Figure 6-11).

Figure 6-11 Starting the virtual cube

If you click OK, the source cubes that are listed in the dialog will start, then the virtual cube

will start after the source cubes are running.

6.4.3 Stopping the virtual cube

You can stop the virtual cube from the IBM Cognos Administration page. Go to QueryService,

right-click the virtual cube you want to stop, and select Stop.

6.4.4 Stopping the source cubes

Before you stop a source cube, you must stop the virtual cube. If the virtual cube is running

and you try to stop one of the source cubes, a message is displayed (Figure 6-12).

Figure 6-12 Stopping the source cube