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  1. Preface
  2. Upgrade Overview
  3. Before You Upgrade the Domain on Windows
  4. Before You Upgrade the Domain on UNIX
  5. Prepare for the Upgrade
  6. Upgrade the Domain
  7. Upgrade the Domain with Changes to Node Configuration
  8. Before You Upgrade the Application Services
  9. Application Service Upgrade
  10. Informatica Client Upgrade
  11. After You Upgrade
  12. Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database
  13. Upgrade Checklist

Upgrading from Version 10.0

Upgrading from Version 10.0

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Creating the Properties File

Creating the Properties File

Informatica provides a sample properties file that includes the upgrade parameters that are required by the installer. You can customize the sample properties file to specify the options for your upgrade.
The sample properties file is named SilentInput.properties and is located in the root of the client installer directory.
  1. Go to the root of the directory that contains the client installation files.
  2. Locate the file named SilentInput.properties.
    Back up the file before you modify it.
  3. Use a text editor to open the file and modify the values of the upgrade parameters.
    The following table describes the upgrade parameters you can modify:
    Property Name
    Description
    INSTALL_TYPE Indicates whether to install or upgrade the Informatica client tools.
    To upgrade from a previous version of Informatica, set the value to 1.
    USER_INSTALL_DIR Directory in which to install the new version of the Informatica client tools.
    UPG_BACKUP_DIR Directory of the previous version of the Informatica tools that you want to upgrade.
    DXT_COMP Indicates whether to install Informatica Developer.
    If the value is 1, the Developer tool will be installed. If the value is 0, the Developer tool will not be installed.
    Default is 1.
    CLIENT_COMP Indicates whether to install the PowerCenter Client.
    If the value is 1, the PowerCenter Client will be installed. If the value is 0, the PowerCenter Client will not be installed.
    Default is 1.
  4. Save the properties file.

Updated May 14, 2019

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