Upgrading from Version 10.1 (10.4.1)

10.4.1
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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.

Stop all processes that access the directory and subdirectories of the Informatica product to upgrade, including command prompts and tail logs.

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.

If the environment variables are not set, press

to exit the installer and set them as required.

If the environment variables are set, press

to continue.

Press

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.

Press

to run the Informatica Upgrade.

Press

to upgrade to Informatica 10.4.1.

Read the terms and conditions of Informatica product usage toolkit and press

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.

Press

to upgrade Informatica services.

If you are upgrading on AIX, ignore this step.

The Upgrade Prerequisites
page displays the upgrade system requirements.

Verify the requirements before you continue the upgrade.

At the prompt, enter the directory of the Informatica version you want to upgrade and the directory in which you want to install Informatica 10.4.1.

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 10.4.1	Directory in which to install Informatica 10.4.1. 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.

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 10.4.1

Directory in which to install Informatica 10.4.1.

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.

Press

to use the same node configuration as the previous version.

Enter the directory for the encryption key for the informatica domain.

Informatica uses an encryption key to secure sensitive data, such as passwords, that are stored in the Informatica domain. When you upgrade, you must enter the directory in which to store the encryption key on the node that you are upgrading.

All nodes in an Informatica domain use the same keyword and encryption key. You must keep the name of the domain, the keyword for the encryption key, and the encryption key file in a secure location. The encryption key is required when you change the encryption key of the domain or move a repository to another domain.

Property	Description
Encryption key directory	Directory in which to store the encryption key for the domain. By default, the encryption key is created in the following directory: <Informatica installation directory>/isp/config/keys .

Enter the user name and password for the Informatica domain.

Review the upgrade information and press

Enter

to continue.

The installer copies the server files to the Informatica 10.4.1 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.

Press

Enter

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.

Press

Enter

The

Post-Installation

section appears.

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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Upgrading from Version 10.1 (10.4.1)

Upgrading from Version 10.1 (10.4.1)

Upgrading in Console Mode