Powercenter - Installation and Configuration (8.6.1 for Linux)

Author – A.Kishore http://appsdba.info

PowerCenter - Installation and Configuration (8.6.1 for Linux)

Download the software from http://edelivery.oracle.com

 File1 contain the initial software (server)  File2 contain the documentation and the hot fix and the license

Author – A.Kishore http://appsdba.info Repository Account At least two database user accounts are required to host this repository :

POW_REP for the repository Database POW_DOM fro the domain Configuration Database

For Oracle, you must perform the following instruction : drop user POW_REP cascade;

CREATE USER POW_REP IDENTIFIED BY POW_REP DEFAULT tablespace users TEMPORARY tablespace temp quota unlimited ON users;

GRANT CONNECT, resource, CREATE VIEW TO POW_REP; drop user POW_DOM cascade;

CREATE USER POW_DOM IDENTIFIED BY POW_DOM DEFAULT tablespace users TEMPORARY tablespace temp quota unlimited ON users;

GRANT CONNECT, resource, CREATE VIEW TO POW_DOM;

Initial Server Software Installation This sequence of installation don't say that you have to hit the next button and does not take care of review and informative windows.  Frist, run File1\powercentre\install.sh  Select the language to install: English. Ok.  Select the option “Install PowerCenter 8.6.1”  License key : select the license key text file in File2>infa_linux_x86_32bit_861_2of2/Oracle_All_OS_Prod.key  Installation Prerequisites: Next, Next  Choose the installation directory C:\Informatica\PowerCenter8.6.1 (no space)

Author – A.Kishore http://appsdba.info  Enable HTTPS. I choose No because I'm not in a secure environment and don't want to overload the network traffic  Review and Install

admin/admin

Administrator/Administrator

Author – A.Kishore http://appsdba.info HotFix10  Stop any Informatica services that are running. /d04/oracle/obiee/Informatica/PowerCenter8.6.1/server/tomcat/bin/infaservice.sh shutdown  powercentre/Server/Linux/Disk1/InstData/VM/install.bin  Select the language to install; English. Ok  Welcome. Next > Stop PowerCenter Services. Ok  Installation Prerequisites  Apply the Hotfix  Select the path. Verify it and Next  Pre-installation summary. Hit the Install button.  Post-installation summary. Finish

http://linux4.oracle.com:6005/

Administrator/Administrator

Install Oracle client and make an entry in tnsnames.ora

OBI = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = linux1.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = obi.oracle.com) ) )

Author – A.Kishore http://appsdba.info Create – Repository Service

Start and stop –

[obi@linux4 ~]$ cat power_start.sh

/ d04/oracle/obiee/Informatica/PowerCenter8.6.1/server/tomcat/bin/infaser vice.sh startup

[obi@linux4 ~]$ cat power_stop.sh

/ d04/oracle/obiee/Informatica/PowerCenter8.6.1/server/tomcat/bin/infaser vice.sh shutdown

http://gerardnico.com/wiki/powercenter/installation_861

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/golden-orbit-blog/video-informatica-powercenter-installationupgrade- 31823

Author – A.Kishore http://appsdba.info Power Centre port - grep "600" PowerCenter_8.6.1_InstallLog.log