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  • PowerCenter 10.4.1
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  1. Preface
  2. Part 1: Installation Getting Started
  3. Part 2: Before You Install the Services
  4. Part 3: Run the Services Installer
  5. Part 4: After You Install the Services
  6. Part 5: Informatica Client Installation
  7. Part 6: Uninstallation
  8. Appendix A: Starting and Stopping Informatica Services
  9. Appendix B: Connecting to Databases from UNIX or Linux
  10. Appendix C: Connecting to Databases from Windows
  11. Appendix D: Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

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Configure the Properties File

Configure the Properties File

Informatica provides a sample properties file that includes the properties required by the installer. Customize the sample properties file to create a properties file and specify the options for your installation. Then run the silent installation.
The sample SilentInput.properties file is stored in the installer download location.
  1. Go to the root of the directory that contains the installation files.
  2. Locate the sample
    SilentInput.properties
     file.
  3. Create a backup copy of the SilentInput.properties file.
  4. Use a text editor to open and modify the values of the properties in the file.
    The following table describes the installation properties that you can modify:
    Property Name
    Description
    INSTALL_TYPE
    Indicates whether to install or upgrade the Informatica clients.
    If the value is 0, the Informatica clients are installed in the directory you specify. If the value is 1, the Informatica clients are upgraded.
    Default is 0.
    USER_INSTALL_DIR
    Informatica client installation directory.
    DXT_COMP
    Indicates whether to install Informatica Developer.
    If the value is 1, the Developer tool will be installed. If the value is 0, the Developer tool will not be installed.
    Default is 1.
  5. Save the properties file.
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