Before you install INFACore, perform the following pre-implementation tasks:
•New users can register with INFACore from Informatica Marketplace and create an INFACore trial account. For more information, see Register with INFACore and create a trial account, and then download the INFACore libraries from Informatica Marketplace.
•If you are an existing Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services user, you can raise a service request with Global Customer Support to enable the INFACore edition to your existing organization. When the INFACore edition is enabled, you can select INFACore from the My Services page, and download the INFACore libraries from the INFACore page to your development environment. You can also download the INFACore libraries from Informatica Marketplace.
•Verify if your machine meets the pre-installation requirements.
•Set up your development environment to use INFACore.
Register with INFACore and create a trial account
When you register with INFACore, an organization is created for you.
To create a trial account, perform the following tasks:
You will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to verify and create your password.
The link contains your user name and the login URL details.
2Click Verify me now in the email.
You are redirected to the Create Your Account page.
3Set your password, security question, read the privacy policy, and click Submit.
You are all set! You can use these credentials to log in to INFACore.
Verify system requirements
The machine where you install INFACore requires the following minimum hardware and software configurations:
Component
Requirement
Cores per CPU
A minimum of four cores.
RAM/Memory
A minimum 16 GB.
Operating System
Microsoft Windows
- Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
- Windows 2016 Server (64-bit)
- Windows 2019 Server (64-bit)
Linux
- RedHat 7.x (64-bit)
- RedHat 8.x (64-bit)
- SUSE 12 SPS (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit)
Disk Space
25 GB
Microsoft Visual C++ libraries
64-bit 2010 Microsoft Visual C++ libraries must be installed on the Windows machine.
Network
- Requires access to the web server that runs the Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services.
- Requires network connectivity or internet access to sources and targets.
- Requires ports that are open within the firewall to allow the compute engine to connect to Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services. By default, the agent uses HTTPS port 443 for any outbound communication. For more information, see POD Availability and Networking for INFACore.
Browser
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari
Set up the development environment
Before you install, you need to set up your development environment to use INFACore.
INFACore SDK for Python
To install the INFACore SDKs for Python, set up your Python development environment. The Python version must be 3.8.0 to 3.11.x.
JupyterLab extension for INFACore and the INFACore SDK for Python
Before you install the JupyterLab extension for INFACore and the INFACore SDKs for Python, you need to set up a JupyterLab environment to use INFACore.
INFACore supports the following JupyterLab and python versions:
•The JupyterLab version must be 3.4.2 to 3.x.
•The Python version must be 3.8.0 to 3.11.x.
For example, if you want to set up a conda environment, run the following command from the Anaconda prompt:
