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  • PowerCenter 10.5
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  1. Preface
  2. Prepare to Install Data Validation Option
  3. Install Data Validation Option
  4. Configure Data Validation Option
  5. Configuring Multiple Environments
  6. Upgrade Data Validation Option
  7. Install DVOcmd on UNIX
  8. Appendix A: Installation and Configuration Checklist

Data Validation Option Installation and Configuration Guide

Data Validation Option Installation and Configuration Guide

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Record the Configuration Information

Record the Configuration Information

When you install and configure Data Validation Option, you need to know information about the domain, services, and databases. Use the tables in this section to record information that you need.

Data Validation Option Repository Information

When the installation completes you are prompted to configure the Data Validation Option repository.
The following table gives Data Validation Option repository information:
Name
Description
Data Validation Option users
Names of the Data Validation Option users. If you plan to use Informatica authentication, you can use a domain user name. If the name does not match a name in the domain, you must link the names through the DVOCmd LinkDVOUsersToInformatica command.
Repository database type
The database type for the Data Validation Option repository.
Database driver
The database driver.
URL to the database
The URL of the database type.
Database user
The database user name.
Database password
The password for the database user.

Domain Information

After you install Data Validation Option, you need information about the domain when you configure the Data Validation Client.
Tthe following table gives domain information:
Name
Description
Informatica domain
Name of the Informatica domain.
PowerCenter Integration Service
Name of the PowerCenter Integration Service.
PowerCenter Repository Service
Name of the PowerCenter Repository Service.
PowerCenter repository user name
User name of the PowerCenter repository.
PowerCenter repository password
Password of the PowerCenter user.
Location of the domains.infa file
Location of the domains.infa file on a machine that hosts Informatica services.
Metadata Manager Service host
Optional. Host name of the machine that hosts the Metadata Manager Service.
Metadata Manager Service port
Optional. Port on which the Metadata Manager Service runs. Default is 10250.
Resource name
Optional. Name of the Metadata Manager resource for the PowerCenter repository for Data Validation Option.

User Authentication Information

If you plan to use Informatica authentication, you need information about user authentication when you configure the Data Validation Client. You can get information from the domain file nodemeta.xml. You can find nodemeta.xml in the following directory:
<Informatica installation directory>\isp\config
The following table gives user authentication information:
Name
Description
Informatica Server Host Name
Host name of the machine where you installed Informatica.
Use the
host
 attribute of the
address
 element in nodemeta.xml.
Informatica Server HTTP Port
Port number through which Data Validation Option accesses the domain. Use the
httpport
 attribute.
Is Secure Connection
Indicates whether TLS is enabled in the domain.
Use the
tlsEnabled
 element in nodemeta.xml.

JasperReports Information

To add the Data Validation Option reports and dashboards to the recommended JasperReports Server, configure the JasperReports properties.
The following table describes JasperReports server properties:
Properties
Description
JasperReports Server Host name
Host name of the JasperReports Server.
JasperReports Server Port
Port number of the JasperReports Server.
JasperReports Server Web Application Name
Name of the JasperReports web application.
JasperReports Server Root Folder
JasperReports Server folder that stores the Data Validation Option reports. Data Validation Option creates the folder on the Jaspersoft Server after you configure the JasperReports properties.
Is Secure Connection
Select if the JasperReports Server runs on a secure connection.
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