A simple breakdown of the differences and similarities of the new TM1 Operations Console in TM1 10.1 and CubeSpy through Installation, Features and appearance.
Software Installation
CubeSpy
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TM1 Operations Console
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- Run the Installer.
- Open and Point CubeSpy to TM1 when Prompted.
- Add TM1 Servers.
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- Run the Installer.
- Start the Applications Server via Cognos Configuration.
- Add the SSL Certificates into JRE via Command line.
- Configure the Operations Console via an XML Config file.
- Change Internet Explorer browse settings
- Browse to TM1 Operations Console.
- Add Groups, then Adminhosts, then TM1 Servers.
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CubeSpy Setup & Configuration
Software Features
CubeSpy
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TM1 Operations Console
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- Monitor Multiple TM1 Servers. (TM1 9.4 to 10.1)
- Enable TM1 User access based on Software Distribution.
- Profile Creation – Group Servers by Version, Location.
- Windows Tray Icons Displaying Server Queues Graph with Color Coding.
- Monitor User Idle Time as well as Standard Activity Time.
- Broadcast Messages to all users on a Server.
- View Server activity at a glimpse using the Activity Spark Bars.
- Server Monitor Dashboard which displays all active Server Spark Bars.
- Copy Usernames, User Activity to the Clipboard.
- Windows Notifications if/when a Server Stops Communicating with Clients. (Server Shutdown or Crash)
- Windows Notifications when more than a definable amount of users (default is 1) are waiting in a queue on the TM1 Server.
- 24/7 Logging to a Database (CubeSpy Agent)
- Event Log – Process Execution, Rule Saves and Server Restarts (CubeSpy Agent)
- User load charting (CubeSpy Agent)
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- Monitor Multiple TM1 Servers (TM1 9.4 to 10.1)
- Enable TM1 User access based on Groups
- Filter by State and Thread Type.
- No Software Required (But copious Browser Settings)
- Logging to text file.
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Software Appearance
TM1 Operations Console

TM1 10.1 Operations Console - Home Screen

- TM1 10.1 Operations Console – Filter
CubeSpy

CubeSpy Home Screen

CubeSpy 1.5.9 - User Load Charts x2

CubeSpy 1.5.9 - Event Viewer

CubeSpy Monitor
CubeSpy is a TM1 Monitoring application which supports many convenient administrative features such as message broadcasting and a 24/7 User Log. Additional information and a Trial version can be downloaded here.