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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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Review the SPN and Keytab Format Text File

Review the SPN and Keytab Format Text File

The Kerberos SPN Format Generator generates a text file named SPNKeytabFormat.txt that lists the format for the service principal and keytab file names required by the Informatica domain. The list includes the SPN and keytab file names based on the service principal level you select.
Review the text file and verify that there are no error messages.
The text file contains the following information:
Entity Name
Identifies the node or service associated with the process.
SPN
Format for the SPN in the Kerberos principal database. The SPN is case sensitive. Each type of SPN has a different format.
An SPN can have one of the following formats:
Keytab type
SPN Format
NODE_SPN
isp/<
NodeName
>/<
DomainName
>@<
REALMNAME
>
NODE_AC_SPN
_AdminConsole/<
NodeName
>/<
DomainName
>@<
REALMNAME
>
NODE_HTTP_SPN
HTTP/<
NodeHostName
>@<
REALMNAME
>
The Kerberos SPN Format Generator validates the node host name. If the node host name is not valid, the utility does not generate an SPN. Instead, it displays the following message: Unable to resolve host name.
SERVICE_PROCESS_SPN
<
ServiceName
>/<
NodeName
>/<
DomainName
>@<
REALMNAME
>
Keytab File Name
Format for the name of the keytab file to be created for the associated SPN in the Kerberos principal database. The keytab file name is case sensitive.
The keytab file names use the following formats:
Keytab type
Keytab File Name
NODE_SPN
<
NodeName
>.keytab
NODE_AC_SPN
_AdminConsole.keytab
NODE_HTTP_SPN
webapp_http.keytab
SERVICE_PROCESS_SPN
<
ServiceName
>.keytab
Keytab Type
Type of the keytab. The keytab type can be one of the following types:
  • NODE_SPN. Keytab file for a node process.
  • NODE_AC_SPN. Keytab file for the Informatica Administrator service process.
  • NODE_HTTP_SPN. Keytab file for HTTP processes in a node.
  • SERVICE_PROCESS_SPN. Keytab file for a service process.

Service Principals at Node Level

The following example shows the contents of the SPNKeytabFormat.txt file generated for service principals at the node level: 
ENTITY_NAME   SPN                                                KEY_TAB_NAME          KEY_TAB_TYPE
Node01        isp/Node01/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM              Node01.keytab         NODE_SPN
Node01        HTTP/NodeHost01.enterprise.com@MY.SVCREALM.COM     webapp_http.keytab    NODE_HTTP_SPN
Node02        isp/Node02/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM              Node02.keytab         NODE_SPN
Node02        HTTP/NodeHost02.enterprise.com@MY.SVCREALM.COM     webapp_http.keytab    NODE_HTTP_SPN
Node03        isp/Node03/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM              Node03.keytab         NODE_SPN
Node03        HTTP/NodeHost03.enterprise.com@MY.SVCREALM.COM     webapp_http.keytab    NODE_HTTP_SPN

Service Principals at Process Level

The following example shows the contents of the SPNKeytabFormat.txt file generated for service principals at the process level: 
ENTITY_NAME        SPN                                                KEY_TAB_NAME           KEY_TAB_TYPE
Node01             isp/Node01/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM              Node01.keytab          NODE_SPN
Node01             _AdminConsole/Node01/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM    _AdminConsole.keytab   NODE_AC_SPN
Node01             HTTP/NodeHost01.enterprise.com@MY.SVCREALM.COM     webapp_http.keytab     NODE_HTTP_SPN
Node02             isp/Node02/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM              Node02.keytab          NODE_SPN
Node02             _AdminConsole/Node02/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM    _AdminConsole.keytab   NODE_AC_SPN
Node02             HTTP/NodeHost02.enterprise.com@MY.SVCREALM.COM     webapp_http.keytab     NODE_HTTP_SPN
Service10:Node01   Service10/Node01/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM        Service10.keytab       SERVICE_PROCESS_SPN
Service100:Node02  Service100/Node02/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM       Service100.keytab      SERVICE_PROCESS_SPN
Service200:Node02  Service200/Node02/InfaDomain@MY.SVCREALM.COM       Service200.keytab      SERVICE_PROCESS_SPN
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