PowerCenter 8.6 SE
Installation and Operational Guidelines
Platform Compatability
• Permissible Server Platforms to install PowerCenter Services
– Windows 2000 / 2003
– Sun Solaris
– HP-UX
– IBM AIX
– Red Hat Linux
– SUSE Linux
• Platforms to install PowerCenter Client
– Windows 2000/2003
– Windows XP
– Windows Vista
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Prerequisites for PowerCenter Server Installation
Install Oracle Database
The server on which PowerCenter Services are installed should be able to
access the oracle database through a native connectivity. Hence install Oracle
SQL*Plus environment on the server and configure TNS Listener
Create a new database User accounts to hold Domain configuration metadata
and PowerCenter Repository.
The Database user accounts should have the following privileges :• Connect (Role privileges)
• Resource (Role privileges)
• Select Catalog Role (Role privileges)
• Create Any view (System privileges)
The Database user account should be assigned a tablespace of minimum
50MB size
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This Section will cover : Credentials
 Server Installation Guidelines
 Application Service Configuration
 Client Installation Guidelines
 Operational Guidelines
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Credentials
 Domain Schema User name
 Domain Schema Pwd
INFA_DOMAIN
INFA
 Source Schema User Name
 Source Schema Pwd
INFA_SOURCE
INFA
 Target Schema User Name
 Target Schema Pwd
INFA_TARGET
INFA
 Repository Schema User Name
 Repository Schema Pwd
INFA_REP
INFA
 Admin console Username
 Admin console Pwd
admin
admin
 Repository User name
 Repository Pwd
Administrator
Administrator
Before Installation, Create these
users in your Database
During Installation create this
Doamin user through
installation wizard while you
are configuring new doamin
After Installation Create this
Repository user through
Administration Console to
access the Repository under
security domain
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Extracting PC86
These are the software
dumps for PC86 in the zip
folder
Create two separate folder for extracting PC86_Server and PC86_Client
Extracting PC86 into separate
folder
It is suggested to install the product in D:/ drive and create the folder structure as
mentioned below
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This Section will cover : Introduction and Credentials
 Server Installation Guidelines
 Application Services Configuration
 Client Installation Guidelines
 Operational Guidelines
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Server Installation
Click on the folder in which you have
extract the server from the zip folder
Click on install.bat to install the
server on the machine
First screen that appears after
Install.bat
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Server Installation wizard
Click OK
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Server Installation wizard
Click on
Next
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Choose Installation Type
This type of
installation can be
used for the fresh
installation of
PowerCenter8.6.0
This type of
installatio can be
used to Upgrade the
previous version of
PowerCenter to
PowerCenter8.6.0
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Install PowerCenter 8.6.0
Select “Install
PowerCenter 8.6.0”
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Browse the PowerCenter 8.6.0 License Key
Browse and
Specify the
location of
PowerCenter
8.6.0 License
file.
Click on Next
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Check Installation Prerequisities
Click on
Next
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Browse the Installation directory
Browse to
change the
path of the
Installation
Directory
Click on
Next
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Installation directory setup
Create a separate folder for Server Installtion ( as mentioned earlier in the folder
structure for installation )
Click on
Open
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Installation directory setup – Contd...
This is the
path where
you want to
install
Click on
Next
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HTTP Configuration
UnCheck it
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Pre-Installation Summary
Click on
Install
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Installing PowerCenter 8.6.0
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Create or Join Domain
Here we have two options : one to proceed with Existing Domain and other
is to Create a new Domain
This option can be
used when you are
installing PowerCenter
for the first time or
you want to create a
new domain
This option can be used
when you are installing
PowerCenter on multiple
machines and you
already created a
domain on another
machine
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Check the services
Following Services (Database instance and Listner) should be started before
moving ahead(creating a domain)
To check the services click on Run >> services.msc
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New Domain Configuration
Click on Create a
New Domain
Click on
Next
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New Domain Configuration
Specify Database
Type as Oracle
Specify Hostname and port
number for the database.
Hostname can be determined
as follows :Start>Run>cmd>
Type hostname
Port number is 1521 (Default
port for Oracle database)
Click on Test Connection to
verify the connection details
Specify the Database User
account ,password that you have
created for Domain in the
beginning of the installation and
SID (the name of your Database)
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Test Connection
Click on
OK
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Node Configuration
Specify the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
You can fix the range of
ports using the Advanced
Configuration option.
6.
Domain name :convention is
domain_hostname
Hostname :- Hostname
of the machine where
PowerCenter is being
installed
Node name:convention is
node01_hostname
Domain port no:Don’t
change the value
Domain user
name:admin
Domain
password:admin
Click on
Next
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Advanced Configuration
Click
OK
Click on
Next
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Please Wait...
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Please Wait...
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Configuring Informatica Services
UnCheck it
Click on
Next
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Configuring Informatica Services – Contd...
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Verifying the existing licenses
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Post Installation Summary
Click on
Done
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This Section will cover : Introduction and Credentials
 Server Installation Guidelines
 Application Services Configuration
 Client Installation Guidelines
 Operational Guidelines
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Starting the Informatica PowerCenter 8.6.0 Services
Follow the steps below for opening
services on the server machine:Go to Start menu>Run>Type
services.msc
After
successful
installation a
service named
“Informatica
Services 8.6.0”
will get
created.
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PowerCenter 8.6.0 Administration Console
Click on Launch
Admin Console
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PowerCenter 8.6.0 Administration Console
Specify
Username as
“admin” and
password as
“admin”
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Domain and Nodes
node
Active
Domain
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Creating Repository Service
Click on Create >> Repository Service
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Specifying properties for new Repository Service
Enter the name of your Repository
Select the Code Page
Enter the SID
Enter database username and
password
Select this option for creating
a new repository
Use this option to reuse
existing repository*
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Wait ......its in process
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Status of Repository Service
Make sure that Repository
service is Up and Running
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Repository Service Properties
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Creating Users to access the Repository
Click on
Configure Security to
create Repository user
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Creating Repositroy User
Click on Create User to create
Repository User
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Creating Repositroy User – Contd..
Specify
Username and
Password for
Repository User
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Setting Privileges for the Repository User
Click Here to Set the
Privileges to the
Repository User
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Setting Privileges for the Repository User – Contd..
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Setting Privileges for the Repository User – Contd..
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Click Here to Go back
for creating a
Integration Service
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Creating Integration Service
Click on Create
>> Integration
Service
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Creating Integration Service – Contd...
Enter Integration
Service name
Select Node
Write Associated
Repository Service name,
User Name and Password
that has been created
through Administration
Console
Select Data Movement
Mode as ASCII
Click on OK
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Specifying Code Page
Select the appropraite
Code Page
Click on OK
Chech the Box
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Status of Integration Service
Integration
Service has
been created
Integration service
Status
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This Section will cover : Introduction and Credentials
 Server Installation Guidelines
 Application Services Configuration
 Client Installation Guidelines
 Operational Guidelines
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Client Installation
Click on the folder in which you have
extract the Client from the zip folder
Click on install.bat to install the
Client on the machine
First screen that appears after
Install.bat
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Server Installation wizard
Click OK
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Welcome wizard
Click on
Next
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Install PowerCenter Client 8.6.0
Click on
Next
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Installation Pre-requisities
Click on
Next
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Create a new directory for Client installation
Click here
to open
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Installation Directory setup for Client installation
You can Change
the installation
directory using
this
Click on
Next
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Pre – Installation Summary
Click on
Install
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Installing PC Client 8.6.0 Please Wait....
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Post – Installation Summary
Click on
Next
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Installation Complete
Click on
Done
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This Section will cover : Introduction and Credentials
 Server Installation Guidelines
 Application Services Configration
 Client Installation Guidelines
 Operational Guidelines
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PowerCenter Repository Manager
Connect to Repository
Manager to create folders
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PowerCenter Repository Manager
Click Ok
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Configuring Domain
Click Here to Configure a
new Domain
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Configuring Domain – Contd...
Click here to add a new
Domain
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Configuring Domain – Contd..
Enter the Domain
name
Enter the
Gateway Host
of the Domain
Port No.
must be 6001
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Configuring Domain – Contd..
It displays all
the
associated
Repositories
to the
selected
Domain
Click on
OK
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Configuring Domain – Contd..
Repository
has been
added
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Connecting to Repository
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Now we can
create Folders
with specific
privileges
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Creating a Folder
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Creating a Folder and Setting the Permissions
Click Ok
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Folder is available to use
Folder has been Created
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Thank You !!