A grid is an alias assigned to a group of nodes that run PowerCenter Integration Service or Data Integration Service jobs.
When you run a job on a grid, the Integration Service distributes the processing across multiple nodes in the grid. For example, when you run a profile on a grid, the Data Integration Service splits the work into multiple jobs and assigns each job to a node in the grid. You assign nodes to the grid in the
Services and Nodes
view on the
Manage
tab.
When you select a grid in the Navigator, the contents panel displays the following information:
Properties
view. View or edit node assignments to a grid.
Permissions
view. View or edit group and user permissions on the grid.
In the
Actions
menu in the Navigator, you can delete the grid, move the grid to a folder, refresh the contents on the