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  1. Preface
  2. Upgrade Overview
  3. Before You Upgrade the Domain on Linux
  4. Before You Upgrade the Domain on UNIX
  5. Before You Upgrade the Domain on Windows
  6. Prepare for the Upgrade
  7. Upgrade the Domain
  8. Upgrade the Domain with Changes to Node Configuration
  9. Before You Upgrade the Application Services
  10. Application Service Upgrade
  11. Informatica Client Upgrade
  12. After You Upgrade
  13. Appendix A: Upgrade Checklist

Upgrading from Version 10.1.1 (10.5)

Upgrading from Version 10.1.1 (10.5)

Informatica Client Upgrade Overview

Informatica Client Upgrade Overview

Use the client installer to upgrade a previous version of Informatica Developer. Informatica Developer is installed on the installation directory you specify. The client installer configures the newly installed Informatica Developer with the same settings as the previous version. The client installer does not modify the files of the previous version of the client tools.
Complete the pre-upgrade tasks before you start the upgrade. Run the installer on all machines that host previous versions of Informatica Developer that you want to upgrade. You can upgrade the Informatica clients in graphical or silent mode.
When you upgrade the Informatica client tools, the following components are also upgraded:
  • DataDirect ODBC drivers
  • Java Runtime Environment libraries
You can perform the upgrade from the root of the directory where you download the installation files.
When you run the client installer, you can select the following Informatica client tools to upgrade:

Informatica Developer

Informatica Developer is a client application that you use to create and run mappings, data objects, and virtual databases. Objects created in Informatica Developer are stored in a Model repository and are run by a Data Integration Service. If you upgrade Informatica Developer, verify that the Informatica version, including the hotfix version, matches the version of the domain upgrade.
When you run the client installer, you can upgrade Informatica Developer.
The following entries describe the minimum system requirements to run the Informatica Developer:
Processor
Requires at least 1 CPU.
RAM
Requires at least 1 GB.
Disk Space
Requires at least 8.505 GB.
If you upgrade Informatica Developer, verify that the Informatica version exactly matches the version of the domain upgrade.

PowerCenter Client

The PowerCenter Client is a set of tools you can use to manage the PowerCenter repository, mappings, and sessions. The client upgrade also upgrades the following client tools:
  • Mapping Architect for Visio
  • Mapping Analyst for Excel
The following entries describe the minimum system requirements to run the PowerCenter Client:
Processor
Requires at least 1 CPU.
RAM
Requires at least 1 GB.
Disk Space
Requires at least 4.255 GB.
On Windows, the length of the entire installation directory path, including the zip file name, must be 60 characters or less. Verify that the zip utility version is compatible with the Windows operating system version. When you unzip the file, verify that the zip utility also extracts empty folders.

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