Enabling OBIA Usage tracking in Unix server.

Hi,
I am working in OBIA project where I need to enable Usage Tracking. I have done it successfully in my local machine which is in Windows OS. But when I deployed the same Repository in Unix server its not working.I have enabled the Usage Tracking in NQSConfig.INI and set the connection pool properly for Usage Tracking table.
When I am looking at the server log file, the Usage Tracking subject area is loading properly. But I am not able to understand what additional setting i need to do in Unix server to make it enable.
Please help me in resolving the isssue.
The NQSConfig entry is as below:
[ USAGE_TRACKING ]
ENABLE = YES;
//==============================================================================
// Parameters used for writing data to a flat file (i.e. DIRECT_INSERT = NO).
STORAGE_DIRECTORY = "<full directory path>";
CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL_MINUTES = 5;
FILE_ROLLOVER_INTERVAL_MINUTES = 30;
CODE_PAGE = "ANSI"; // ANSI, UTF8, 1252, etc.
//==============================================================================
DIRECT_INSERT = YES;
//==============================================================================
// Parameters used for inserting data into a table (i.e. DIRECT_INSERT = YES).
PHYSICAL_TABLE_NAME = "Oracle Analytics Usage"."Catalog"."dbo"."S_NQ_ACCT" ; // Or "<Database>"."<Schema>"."<Table>" ;
CONNECTION_POOL = "Oracle Analytics Usage"."Usage Tracking Connection Pool" ;
BUFFER_SIZE = 10 MB ;
BUFFER_TIME_LIMIT_SECONDS = 5 ;
NUM_INSERT_THREADS = 5 ;
MAX_INSERTS_PER_TRANSACTION = 1 ;
Thanks.
Edited by: user8846993 on Jan 28, 2010 4:16 AM

Hi
Check whether you are getting answers capability ....for usage tracking
If you have that ...Did you deploy the usage tracking catalog in your
instance config file...only after that you will be able to see the preseeded
usage tracking dashboard
Regards

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