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  1. Preface
  2. Installation Overview
  3. Before You Install
  4. Data Archive Installation
  5. Data Vault Installation
  6. Application Accelerator Installation
  7. Application Retirement for Healthcare Accelerator Installation
  8. MongoDB Accelerator Installation
  9. Salesforce Accelerator Installation
  10. After You Install
  11. Data Archive Upgrade
  12. Data Vault Upgrade
  13. Upgrading Oracle History Data
  14. Upgrading PeopleSoft History Data
  15. ILM Data Validation Option Setup
  16. Data Archive Source and Target Database Requirements
  17. Data Archive Connectivity
  18. Data Archive Uninstallation
  19. SAP Application Retirement
  20. Database Users and Privileges
  21. Data Visualization Designer Installation
  22. Data Archive Installation Requirements Checklist and Architecture Options

Installation and Upgrade Guide

Installation and Upgrade Guide

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Installing the Data Vault Service in Graphical Mode

Installing the Data Vault Service in Graphical Mode

The Data Vault Service installation includes a Data Vault Agent.
  1. Log in to the machine with a system user account.
  2. Close all other applications.
  3. Begin the installation.
    • On Windows, run install.cmd from the root directory.
      On Windows 2012, right-click the command prompt icon and open the command prompt window using "Run As Administrator." Navigate to the installer location and run install.cmd from this command prompt window.
    • On UNIX, use a shell command line to run install.sh from the root directory.
      If you do not have an X Window server, the installer runs in console mode.
  4. On the
    Introduction
     page, read the instructions and click
    Next
    .
  5. On the
    Installation Type
     page, select
    Install a Data Vault component
     and click
    Next
    .
  6. On the
    License File
     page, enter the path and file name of the Informatica license key or click
    Choose
     to select a license key file.
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. On the
    Component Selection
     page, select
    Data Vault
     and click
    Next
    .
  9. On the
    Installation Directory
     page, enter the absolute path for the directory in which to install the Data Vault or click
    Choose
     to select or create a directory.
    The path must conform to the length and character restrictions of the operating system.
  10. Click
    Next
    .
  11. On the
    Data Vault Configuration
     page, set the properties for the Data Vault.
    The following table describes the properties that you set for the Data Vault:
    Section
    Property
    Description
    Service Configuration
    Port
    Port number used by the ssasql command line program and other clients such as the Data Vault SQL Tool and ODBC applications to connect to the Data Vault. Default is 8500.
    Service Configuration
    Execution port
    Port number used by the Data Vault Agent and the Data Vault Administration Tool to connect to the Data Vault. Default is 8600.
    Service Configuration
    Temporary directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores temporary result set files.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/temp.
    Query Configuration
    Query threads
    Number of threads used by the Data Vault Agent to process client requests to the Data Vault. Default is 2.
    Query Configuration
    Memory
    Maximum amount of memory in megabytes to use for processing client requests to the Data Vault. The Data Vault Service allocates memory dynamically up to the maximum specified in this property. Default is 2048 MB.
    Query Configuration
    Temporary directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores temporary files.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/temp.
    Query Configuration
    Share directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores temporary files for GROUP BY and ORDER BY queries. This directory must be accessible to the Data Vault Agent. If you install multiple agents, this directory must be accessible to all agents.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/share.
    Query Configuration
    Index directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores index files when you create indexes for archived tables.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/index.
    Metadata Repository Configuration
    Port
    Port number that the Data Vault Service uses to connect to the Data Vault repository. Default is 50501.
    Metadata Repository Configuration
    Cache size (in MB)
    Maximum amount of memory that the Data Vault Service uses for caching during database operations.
    The cache can have a minimum of 64 megabytes and a maximum of 1024 megabytes of memory. Default is 1024 MB.
    If this property is set to a value that is not within the allowed range, the Data Vault Service uses the default.
    Log File Configuration
    Server log directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores server logs.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/fas_logs.
    Log File Configuration
    Agent log directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores logs generated by the Data Vault Agents.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/fas_agent_logs.
    Log File Configuration
    Starter log directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores logs generated during initialization.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/fas_logs.
    Log File Configuration
    Service log directory
    Directory where the Data Vault Service stores service logs.
    Default is <DataVaultDirectory>/fas_logs.
  12. Click
    Next
    .
  13. On the
    Data Vault Administrator
     page, set the properties for the Data Vault administrator user account.
    The following table describes the properties that you set for the Data Vault administrator user account:
    Property
    Description
    User name
    Name of the default administrator user account. The Data Vault Administration Tool, command line program, and other client applications use this user account to connect to the Data Vault.
    The installer sets the name of the user account to
    dba
    . You cannot change the user name during installation.
    Password
    Password for the default administrator user account.
    Confirm password
    Verification of the password for the default administrator user account.
  14. Click
    Next
    .
  15. On the
    Connection Configuration
     page, enter the names for the Data Vault connections.
    The following table describes the connections the installer creates for the Data Vault:
    Connection
    Description
    Data Vault repository connection name
    Name of the connection to the Data Vault repository that the installer creates. The Data Vault Service uses this connection to connect to the Data Vault repository. Default name is
    meta
    .
    Data Vault connection name
    Name of the connection to the Data Vault Service that the installer creates. Client applications can use this connection to connect to the Data Vault Service for query requests. Default name is
    fas
    .
    Use different names for each connection.
  16. Click
    Next
    .
    On Windows, you can install the Data Vault Service as a Windows service. You can configure the service for automatic startup. You can also specify the user account to run the service. By default, the service runs under the LocalSystem account. You can run the Windows service under a different user account.
  17. Select
    Install as a Windows service
     to install the Data Vault Service as a Windows service.
    The following table describes the properties that you can set for the Windows service:
    Property
    Description
    Install as a Windows service
    Indicates whether to install the Data Vault Service as a Windows service. Default is False.
    Number of agents to start
    Number of instances of the Data Vault Agent to start immediately after the Data Vault Service starts. Default is 2.
    Start Windows service automatically
    Indicates whether to start the Windows service immediately after the machine starts. Default is False.
    Use local system account to start the Windows service
    Indicates whether to run the Windows service under the LocalSystem account. Default is True.
    Use another account to start the Windows service
    Indicates whether to run the Windows service under another user account that you specify. If you do not set this option, the service runs under the LocalSystem account. Default is False.
    User name
    User account with which to run the Windows service. Use the following format:
    DomainName\UserAccount
    This user account must have the Act as operating system permission.
    Required if you select the option to use another account to start the Windows service.
    Password
    Password for the user account that runs the Windows service.
    Confirm password
    Verification of the password for the user account that runs the Windows service.
  18. Click
    Next
    .
  19. On the
    Pre-installation Summary
     page, review the installation information, and click
    Install
     to continue.
    The installer copies the Data Vault Service files to the installation directory. After the installation process completes, the
    Installation Complete
     page indicates whether the installation completed successfully.
  20. Click
    Done
    .
The installer creates a log file named
FAS-installer.log
 in the root of the directory that contains the installer files. You can view the installer log file to get more information about the tasks that are performed by the installer and to view configuration properties for the installed component.
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