VSAM CDC Connector extracts change records from PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows log files and sends the records to

Data Integration

.

Data Integration

can then transmit the change records to a supported target.

When you define mappings in

Data Integration

, you select the extraction maps that PowerExchange generated for the VSAM data sets when you registered the data sets. The VSAM CDC Connector metadata adapter can then retrieve the source metadata from the extraction maps and store this information in the cloud.

To extract source change records from PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows log files, you must run the mapping tasks that are associated with the mappings. A mapping task runs to the end-of-log (EOL) in the PowerExchange Logger log files and then stops. You can manually restart the mapping task from a specific point in the logs, create a schedule that runs the mapping task on a recurring basis, or run the mapping task continuously. If the mapping task fails, VSAM CDC Connector can resume processing from the point of interruption based on recovery information that is stored on the target.

VSAM CDC Connector must be able to connect to an active PowerExchange environment that includes the PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. You do not need to copy the PowerExchange dbmover configuration file or PowerExchange Logger pwxccl configuration file to the VSAM CDC Connector system. For more information about configuring PowerExchange for VSAM CDC, see the

PowerExchange CDC Guide for z/OS

. For more information about configuring the PowerExchange Logger for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, see the

PowerExchange CDC Guide for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

.

VSAM CDC Connector works with the Informatica Cloud Secure Agent. When you install and start the Secure Agent, it downloads VSAM CDC Connector components and the PowerExchangeClient packages. When you define a runtime environment, you configure a Secure Agent group.