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  1. Preface
  2. Upgrade Overview
  3. Before You Upgrade the Domain on Linux
  4. Before You Upgrade the Domain on UNIX
  5. Before You Upgrade the Domain on Windows
  6. Prepare for the Upgrade
  7. Upgrade the Domain
  8. Upgrade the Domain with Changes to Node Configuration
  9. Before You Upgrade the Application Services
  10. Application Service Upgrade
  11. Informatica Client Upgrade
  12. After You Upgrade
  13. Upgrade Checklist

Upgrading from Version 10.1.1 (10.4.0)

Upgrading from Version 10.1.1 (10.4.0)

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Upgrading in Console Mode

You can upgrade in console mode to upgrade the domain on the same machine and on the same domain configuration repository database. You can upgrade the domain in console mode on UNIX.
To upgrade the domain to a different machine or to a different domain configuration repository database and change the node configuration, see Upgrade the Domain with Changes to Node Configuration.
When you run the installer in console mode, the words Quit and Back are reserved words. Do not use them as input text.
  1. Log in to the machine with the same user account that you used to install the previous version.
  2. Stop all processes that access the directory and subdirectories of the Informatica product to upgrade, including command prompts and tail logs.
  3. On a shell command line, run the install file from the root directory.
    The installer displays the message to verify that the locale environment variables are set.
  4. If the environment variables are not set, press
    n
     to exit the installer and set them as required.
    If the environment variables are set, press
    y
     to continue.
  5. Press
    2
     to upgrade Informatica.
    Informatica provides utilities to facilitate the Informatica services installation process. You can run the following utility before you upgrade Informatica services:
    Informatica Upgrade Advisor.
    Validates the services and checks for obsolete services in the domain before you perform an upgrade.
    The installer displays a warning to shut down the Informatica domain that you want to upgrade before you continue the upgrade.
  6. Press
    3
     to run the Informatica Upgrade.
  7. Press
    2
     to upgrade to Informatica 10.4.0.
  8. Read the terms and conditions of Informatica product usage toolkit and press
    2
     to continue the upgrade.
    Informatica DiscoveryIQ is a product usage tool that sends routine reports on data usage and system statistics to Informatica. Informatica DiscoveryIQ uploads data to Informatica 15 minutes after you install and configure Informatica domain. Thereafter, the domain sends the data every 30 days. You can choose to disable usage statistics from the Administrator tool.
  9. Press
    1
     to upgrade Informatica services.
    If you are upgrading on AIX, ignore this step.
  10. The
    Upgrade Prerequisites
     page displays the upgrade system requirements.
    Verify the requirements before you continue the upgrade.
  11. At the prompt, enter the directory of the Informatica version you want to upgrade and the directory in which you want to install Informatica 10.4.0.
    The following table describes the directories you must specify:
    Directory
    Description
    Directory of the Informatica product to upgrade
    Directory that contains the version of Informatica services that you want to upgrade.
    Directory for Informatica 10.4.0
    Directory in which to install Informatica 10.4.0.
    Enter the absolute path for the installation directory. The directory cannot be the same as the directory that contains the previous version of Informatica services.The directory names in the path must not contain spaces or the following special characters: @|* $ # ! % ( ) { } [ ] , ; '
    Informatica recommends using alphanumeric characters in the installation directory path. If you use a special character such as á or €, unexpected results might occur at run time.
    On Windows, the installation directory must be on the current machine.
  12. Press
    1
     to use the same node configuration as the previous version.
  13. Enter the user name and password for the Informatica domain.
  14. Review the upgrade information and press
    Enter
     to continue.
    The installer copies the server files to the Informatica 10.4.0 installation directory.
    The installer displays the database and user account information for the domain configuration repository to upgrade. It displays the database connection string for the domain configuration repository based on how the connection string of the previous version was created at installation:
    • If the previous version used a JDBC URL at installation, the installer displays the JDBC connection properties, including the database address and service name.
    • If the previous version used a custom JDBC connection string at installation, the installer displays the custom connection string.
  15. Press
    Enter
    .
  16. If you use a JDBC URL, you can specify additional parameters to include in the connection string.
    If you use a custom connection string, you cannot specify additional parameters.
  17. Press
    Enter
    .
    The
    Post-Installation
     section appears.
  18. Press
    Enter
     to complete the installation procedure and exit the installer.
Review the
upgrade.log
 file to get more information about the tasks performed by the upgrade wizard and to view the configuration of installed components.
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