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  1. Preface
  2. Performance Tuning Overview
  3. Bottlenecks
  4. Optimizing the Target
  5. Optimizing the Source
  6. Optimizing Mappings
  7. Optimizing Transformations
  8. Optimizing Sessions
  9. Optimizing Grid Deployments
  10. Optimizing the PowerCenter Components
  11. Optimizing the System
  12. Using Pipeline Partitions
  13. Performance Counters

Performance Tuning Guide

Performance Tuning Guide

Caches

Caches

The Integration Service uses the index and data caches for XML targets and Aggregator, Rank, Lookup, and Joiner transformations. The Integration Service stores transformed data in the data cache before returning it to the pipeline. It stores group information in the index cache. Also, the Integration Service uses a cache to store data for Sorter transformations.
To configure the amount of cache memory, use the cache calculator or specify the cache size. You can also configure the Integration Service to calculate cache memory settings at run time.
If the allocated cache is not large enough to store the data, the Integration Service stores the data in a temporary disk file, a cache file, as it processes the session data. Performance slows each time the Integration Service pages to a temporary file. Examine the performance counters to determine how often the Integration Service pages to a file.
Perform the following tasks to optimize caches:
  • Limit the number of connected input/output and output only ports.
  • Select the optimal cache directory location.
  • Increase the cache sizes.
  • Use the 64-bit version of PowerCenter to run large cache sessions.

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