rmu requires an XML configuration file that specifies connection information for the original Metadata Manager repository and authentication information for the original and new resources. Use a text editor to create and update the rmu configuration file.
The rmu configuration file contains the following elements:
configurations
Root element for the configuration file.
sourceService
Defines the original resource.
targetService
Defines the new resource.
MMService
Defines authentication information for the Metadata Manager service.
database
Defines database information for the original Metadata Manager repository database.
user
In the MMService element, defines the Metadata Manager user name.
In the database element, defines the database user name for the original Metadata Manager repository database.
password
Defines the password for the Metadata Manager user. If the domain uses Kerberos authentication, specify either the password or the keytab file.
encryptFlag
Defines whether the password for the Metadata Manager user is encrypted.
url
In the MMService element, defines the Metadata Manager URL.
In the database element, defines the URL for the original Metadata Manager repository database.
namespace
If the domain uses Kerberos authentication or LDAP authentication, defines the name of the security domain to which the Metadata Manager user belongs. If the domain uses native authentication, leave this element empty or set the value to
Native
.
domainName
Defines the name of the Informatica domain. If the domain uses Kerberos authentication, specify either the domain name or the gateway host name and port number. If the domain does not use Kerberos authentication, leave this element empty or omit it.
gateway
Defines the host name and port number of the gateway node in the Informatica domain in the format
<host>:<port>
. If the domain uses Kerberos authentication, specify either the domain name or the gateway host name and port number. If the domain contains multiple gateway nodes, specify the domain name. If the domain does not use Kerberos authentication, leave this element empty or omit it.
keyTab
Defines the path and file name of the keytab file for the Metadata Manager user. If the domain uses Kerberos authentication, specify either the password or the keytab file. If the domain does not use Kerberos authentication, leave this element empty or omit it.
type
Defines the database type for the original Metadata Manager repository database.
Specify one of the following types:
DB2
Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
mmcmdDirPath
Defines the file path for the mmcmd.bat file. Required for both the original and new resources. rmu uses mmcmd to determine the version of the original resource.
filesDirPath
Defines the file path for the original resource configuration file and the metadata source files for the original resource.