PowerCenter 8.6 SE Installation and Operational Guidelines

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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 InstallationInstall Oracle DatabaseThe 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 INFA_DOMAIN Domain Schema Pwd INFA

Source Schema User Name INFA_SOURCE Source Schema Pwd INFA

Target Schema User Name INFA_TARGET Target Schema Pwd INFA

Repository Schema User Name INFA_REP Repository Schema Pwd INFA

Admin console Username admin Admin console Pwd admin

Repository User name Administrator Repository Pwd 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

Extracting PC86 into separate folder

These are the software dumps for PC86 in the zip folder

Create two separate folder for extracting PC86_Server and PC86_Client

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 install.bat to install the server on the machine

First screen that appears after Install.bat

Click on the folder in which you have extract the server from the zip folder

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Click OK

Server Installation wizard

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Server Installation wizard

Click on Next

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Choose Installation Type

This type of installatio can beused to Upgrade the previous version of PowerCenter to PowerCenter8.6.0

This type of installation can be used for the fresh installation of 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 to change the path of the Installation Directory

Click on Next

Browse the Installation directory

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Click on Open

Installation directory setup

Create a separate folder for Server Installtion ( as mentioned earlier in the folder structure for installation )

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Click on Next

This is the path where you want to install

Installation directory setup – Contd...

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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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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

Create or Join Domain

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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 hostnamePort number is 1521 (Default port for Oracle database)

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)

Click on Test Connection to verify the connection details

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Test Connection

Click on OK

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Click on Next

Node Configuration

You can fix the range of ports using the Advanced Configuration option.

Specify the following:

1. Domain name :- convention is domain_hostname

2. Hostname :- Hostname of the machine where PowerCenter is being installed

3. Node name:-convention is node01_hostname

4. Domain port no:Don’t change the value

5. Domain user name:admin

6. Domain password:admin

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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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Click on Next

UnCheck it

Configuring Informatica Services

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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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Specify Username as “admin” and password as “admin”

PowerCenter 8.6.0 Administration Console

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Domain and Nodes

node

Active Domain

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Click on Create >> Repository Service

Creating Repository Service

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Specifying properties for new Repository Service

Enter the name of your Repository

Enter the SID

Enter database username and password

Select the Code Page

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..

SpecifyUsername andPassword forRepository 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 ConsoleSelect Data

Movement Mode as ASCII

Click on OK

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Specifying Code Page

Chech the Box

Click on OK

Select the appropraite Code Page

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Status of Integration Service

Integration service Status

Integration Service has

been created

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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

First screen that appears after Install.bat

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

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Click OK

Server Installation wizard

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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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You can Change the installation directory using this

Installation Directory setup for Client installation

Click on Next

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Click on Install

Pre – Installation Summary

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Installing PC Client 8.6.0 Please Wait....

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Click on Next

Post – Installation Summary

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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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Enter the Domain name

Enter theGateway Host of the Domain

Port No. must be 6001

Configuring Domain – Contd..

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It displays all the associated Repositories to the selected Domain

Click on OK

Configuring Domain – Contd..

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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

Thank You !!