Metadata Manager runs as an application service in an Informatica domain. The Metadata Manager architecture includes the following components:
Metadata Manager Service
Metadata Manager application
Metadata Manager Agent
Metadata Manager repository
PowerCenter repository
PowerCenter Integration Service
PowerCenter Repository Service
The following figure shows the Metadata Manager components:
Informatica does not support a multi-node domain that has Metadata Manager on one node and the dependent services, such as PowerCenter Repository Service, PowerCenter Integration Service, Model Repository Service, and Analyst Service on another node.
It is recommended that you install Metadata Manager and all the dependent services on the same node.