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PowerCenter - Installation and Configuration (8.6.1 for

Windows 32Bit)

About
This article talk about the installation of PowerCenter from Informatica on:

Windows 32 bit
Oracle Database

I have made it in the context of an Oracle Business Intelligence Application version 7.9.6.1
installation then it's why the computer name is OBIA7961.

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OBIA - Installation Version 7.9.6.1 with EBS, PowerCenter, Oracle Database on Windows
PowerCenter - Installation

Prerequisites

Oracle Database
The oracle database must be already installed: Oracle Database - Installation

Download the files

The files for the software Informatica PowerCenter and PowerConnect Adapters 8.6.1 are available
on Edelivery.com [http://edelivery.oracle.com/]

Choose:

Oracle Business Intelligence on Windows 32 Bit

Oracle Business Intelligence (10.1.3) Media Pack for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) :

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Then this two files :

File1 contain the initial software (server and client)

File2 contain the documentation and the hot fix and the license

The Oracle key (File2>Oracle_All_OS_Prod.key) is not valid for the installation of :

PowerCenter - Data Analyzer

and PowerCenter - Metadata Manager

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 :

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;

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;

Server

Initial Server Software Installation

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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\pc861_win32_x86\install.bat

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>Oracle_All_OS_Prod.key
Installation Prerequisites: Next, Next
Choose the installation directory C:\Informatica\PowerCenter8.6.1 (no space)
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

Domain Configuration

As it's the first time, I choose “Create a new domain” option

PowerCenter Domain Configuration Metadata :

For Oracle : Oracle Database - How to retrieve the connect descriptor parameters? (host, port,
service name and SID)

Powercenter service configuration : set the password (admin for instance)

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This information allow you to connect in the administration console (http://HostPowerCenter:6001

/adminconsole [http://HostPowerCenter:6001/adminconsole])

Then it create domainand node, analyze the system

Next screen, I uncheck “Install Informatica Services with a different account user” because I will
use it only on my laptop (ie PowerCenter don't need to go through the network to retrieve files).

Informatica Services is the Windows service that runs PowerCenter Services on a node in a
PowerCenter domain. Configure the user account if PowerCenter Services needs to access a
network location not available to the current Windows user account.

In the post installation summary, you can see the installed component:
PowerCenter Services ie integration service, repository service, …
PowerCenter Data Analyzer
PowerCenter Metadata Manager & Business Glossary

The repository configuration is no more a step of the installer as in the installation of powercenter
version 8.1.1. A new repository and integration service are now created with the help if the
administration console. See section below.

HotFix10

Stop any Informatica services that are running. Start > All Programs > Informatica PowerCenter
8.6.1 > Services > Stop Informatica Services.
File2>pc861_HotFix10_win32_x86\Server\Windows\Disk1\InstData\VM>Install.exe
Select the language to install; English. Ok

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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

Repository Configuration

Start Informatica services. Start > All Programs > Informatica PowerCenter 8.6.1 > Services >
Start Informatica Services.
Launch the Administration console. Start > All Programs > Informatica PowerCenter 8.6.1 >
Services > PowerCenter Administration Console
Login with the account given in the configuration (admin/admin for this article).
Select configuration assistant (if you don't see it, you can also configure a repository with the
configuration tool on the left side)

Welcome > Next

Enter a name for the repository, click on the configure button and fill in the fields. You must
enter a connect identifier and not a connect string. The connect string for Oracle contains the
credentials.

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If the creation of the repository hang, try to give the DBA privileges to the oracle database account
POW_REP

Integration service: fill a name in : INT_OBIA7961 and click next.

Character Data for Integration service: (Note: Character Encoding give the choice between ASCII
and Unicode)

Finish !

Client
Installation Steps:

Double click on the file install.bat located in this directory : File1\pc861_client_win32_x86\

Choose Language. Next
Choose Install Option. Next
Prerequisites. Next
Installation directory For the path, you can leave the default value because it doesn't contain

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space C:\Informatica\PowerCenter8.6.1
Pre-installation summary. Next
Post-installation summary. Next
Installation Complete. Done

Hot Fix 10 installation:

file2>pc861_HotFix10_Client\install.bat
Select Language. Ok
Welcome. Next. Stop PowerCenter. Ok
Installation Prerequisites. Next
Installation Type: Apply. Next
Installation Directory. Next
Pre-installation summary. Next
Post-installation summary. Next
Installation Complete. Done

It will install :

PowerCenter - Client
PowerCenter - Designer
Repository Manager
PowerCenter - Workflow Manager
PowerCenter - Workflow Monitor
PowerCenter Mapping Architect for Visio (Data Stencil?)
Custom Metadata Configurator

The metadata manager console is not installed as in the installation of the version 8.1.1.

Support

The creation of the repository hangs

The creation of the repository can take maximum 2 minutes.

If you don't see the creation of tables in the POW_REP schema:

close the browser,

give the DBA privileges to the oracle database account POW_REP
and try to create it again

Reference

Installing Informatica PowerCenter Services Software from BI Apps 7.9.6.1

[http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E14847_01/bia.796/e14843/windows_ic.htm#BABCAJGA]
You can find valuable information in the installation and configuration guide
(PC_861_InstallationGuide.pdf) delivered with the file2.

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