To prepare for an installation, perform the following tasks:
Verify Informatica services requirements. Verify that application services are running in the domain.
Verify the system requirements. Verify that the PowerCenter Client machine meets the following requirements:
Minimum system requirements
PowerCenter version requirements
Permission requirements
Prepare the Data Validation Option repository database. Perform the following tasks to set up the repository database:
Set up a database user account for the repository database.
Verify the database requirements for the database that you use.
Configure associated PowerCenter users. Each Data Validation Option user is associated with a PowerCenter user.
Record information that you will need when you configure Data Validation Option. Record information about the repository, the domain, and user authentication.