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  • PowerCenter 10.5.3
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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: Managing Distribution Packages
  10. Appendix C: Connecting to Databases from UNIX or Linux
  11. Appendix D: Connecting to Databases from Windows
  12. Appendix E: Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

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Before You Begin

Before You Begin

Before you run the package manager, perform tasks such as setting environment variables and downloading files.
  1. Shut down the Informatica services.
  2. Set one of the following environment variables:
    Variable
    Description
    INFA_JDK_HOME
    Location of the folder containing the supported Java Development Kit (JDK). Set the INFA_JDK_HOME environment variable in the following scenarios:
    • Informatica domain is on Windows or Linux
    • Informatica client
    INFA_JRE_HOME
    Location of the folder containing the supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If the Informatica domain is on AIX, set the INFA_JRE_HOME environment variable.
  3. Verify that the user that runs the package manager has read and write permissions on the Informatica installation directory and execute permissions on the executable file.
  4. Download the following files from the Informatica Electronic Software Download site:
  5. Extract the Integration Package Manager ZIP files to a local drive.
  6. Copy the ZIP files of distribution packages that you need to the following location:
    <Integration Package Manager directory>/source
    The package manager fails if the ZIP files for distribution packages aren't available in the source directory.
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