Table of Contents

Search

  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: Managing Distribution Packages
  10. Appendix C: Connecting to Databases from UNIX or Linux
  11. Appendix D: Connecting to Databases from Windows
  12. Appendix E: Updating the DynamicSections Parameter of a DB2 Database

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

Installation for PowerCenter and Data Quality

Create the Search Service

Create the Search Service

Use the service creation wizard in the Administrator tool to create the service.
Before you create the Search Service, verify that you have created and enabled the following services:

    Model Repository Service

    Data Integration Service

    Analyst Service

  1. In the Administrator tool, click the
    Manage
    tab.
  2. Click
    Actions
    New
    Search Service
    .
    The
    New Search Service
    dialog box appears.
  3. On the
    New Search Service - Step 1 of 2
    page, enter the following properties:
    Property
    Description
    Name
    Name of the service. Consider the following guidelines when you name the service:
    • It is not case-sensitive.
    • It must be unique in the domain.
    • It can't exceed 128 characters.
    • It can't begin with @.
    • It can't contain the following special characters:
      ` ~ % ^ * + = { } \ ; : ' " / ? . , < > | ! ( ) ] [
    • You can't change the name of the service after you create it.
    Description
    Description of the service. It can't exceed 765 characters.
    Location
    Domain and folder where the service is created. Click
    Browse
    to choose a different folder. You can move the service after you create it.
    License
    License object that allows use of the service.
    Node
    Node on which the service runs.
  4. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    New Search Service - Step 2 of 2
    page appears.
  5. Enter the following search properties for the Search Service:
    Description
    Property
    Port Number
    Port number to use for the Search Service.
    Index Location
    Directory that contains the search index files. Enter a directory on the machine that runs the Search Service. If the directory does not exist, Informatica creates the directory when it creates the Search Service.
    Extraction Interval
    Interval in seconds at which the Search Service extracts and indexes updated content. Default is 60 seconds.
    Model Repository Service
    Model Repository Service to associate with the service.
    User Name
    User name that the service uses to access the Model Repository Service. Enter the Model repository user that you created.
    Password
    Password for the Model repository user.
    Security Domain
    LDAP security domain for the Model repository user. The field appears when the Informatica domain contains an LDAP security domain. Not available for a domain with Kerberos authentication.
  6. Click
    Finish
    .
    The domain creates the Search Service. The domain does not enable the Search Service during the creation process. You must enable the Search Service before users can perform searches in the Analyst tool and Business Glossary Desktop.
  7. To enable the Search Service, select the service in the Navigator, and then click
    Actions
    Enable Service
    .
    The Model Repository Service, Data Integration Service, and Analyst Service must be running to enable the Search Service.
After you create the service through the wizard, you can edit the properties or configure other properties.

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