The Service Manager on the master gateway node manages the domain configuration. The domain configuration is a set of metadata tables stored in a relational database that is accessible by all gateway nodes in the domain. Each time you make a change to the domain, the Service Manager writes the change to the domain configuration. For example, when you add a node to the domain, the Service Manager adds the node information to the domain configuration. The gateway nodes use a JDBC connection to access the domain configuration database.
You can perform the following domain configuration management tasks:
Back up the domain configuration. Back up the domain configuration on a regular basis. You may need to restore the domain configuration from a backup if the domain configuration in the database becomes corrupt.
Restore the domain configuration. You may need to restore the domain configuration if you migrate the domain configuration to another database user account. Or, you may need to restore the backup domain configuration to a database user account.
Migrate the domain configuration. You may need to migrate the domain configuration to another database user account.
Configure the connection to the domain configuration database. Each gateway node must have access to the domain configuration database. You configure the database connection when you create a domain. If you change the database connection information or migrate the domain configuration to a new database, you must update the database connection information for each gateway node.
Configure custom properties. Configure domain properties that are unique to your environment or that apply in special cases. Use custom properties only if Informatica Global Customer Support instructs you to do so.
The domain configuration database and the Model repository cannot use the same database user schema.