Upgrading from Version 10.2.2 (10.5.5.1)

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Before You Upgrade the Domain

Before you upgrade the domain, perform the following pre-upgrade tasks:

Read the Informatica Release Notes.

Perform the following tasks to set up the machine to meet the operating system requirements:

Verify that the machine has the required operating system patches and libraries.

Verify that the machine meets the minimum system requirements to upgrade the domain.

Verify that the machine meets the hardware requirements to upgrade the application services.

Verify the distributions for the non-native environments.

Review the environment variables.

Review the maximum heap size setting.

Extract the installer files.

Run the Informatica Upgrade Advisor.

Back up the configuration files.

Back up the Data Transformation Files.

Disable the Analyst Service through Administrator tool or through infacmd DisableService.

Perform the following tasks to prepare the Model repository:

Back up the Model repository.

Verify the user account requirements for the Model repository database.

Perform the following tasks to prepare the Data Integration Service:

Record the execution options for each Data Integration Service process.

Verify that all workflows are complete.

Perform the following tasks to prepare the Reference Data Directories:

Back up the reference data directory.

Record the directory location.

Use the native database back-up option to back up profiling warehouse, reference data warehouse, and workflow database.

Perform the following tasks to prepare the domain:

Verify database user account requirements.

Shut down the domain. To shut down the domain, stop the Informatica service process on each node in the domain.

Back up the domain.

Prepare to change the node configuration.

Perform the additional pre-upgrade tasks if you choose to change the node configuration.