Install Informatica Developer
You can install the Informatica Developer in graphical or silent mode. Complete the pre-installation tasks to prepare for the installation. You can install the Informatica Developer on multiple machines.
Installing in Graphical Mode
You can install the Developer tool in graphical mode on Windows.
1. Close all other applications.
2. Go to the root of the directory for the installation files and run install.bat as administrator.
To run the file as administrator, right-click the install.bat file and select Run as administrator.
Note: If you do not run the installer as administrator, the Windows system administrator might encounter issues when accessing files in the Informatica installation directory.
If you encounter problems when you run the install.bat file from the root directory, run the following file: <installer files directory>\client\install.exe
3. Select Install Informatica <Version> Clients and click Next.
4. Read the terms and conditions for Informatica installation and the product usage toolkit and select I agree to the terms and conditions.
Informatica DiscoveryIQ is a product usage tool that sends routine reports on data usage and system statistics to Informatica. Informatica DiscoveryIQ uploads data to Informatica 15 minutes after you install and configure Informatica domain. Thereafter, the domain sends the data every 30 days. You can choose to disable usage statistics from the Administrator tool.
- a. Press 1 if you do not want to accept the terms and conditions.
- b. Press 2 to accept the terms and conditions.
5. Version 10.2.1 is for big data products only, such as Big Data Management and Big Data Quality. This version does not support non-big data products, such as PowerCenter or Informatica Data Quality.
- a. Press 1 and type quit to quit the installation.
- b. Press 2 to continue the installation.
If you choose to not accept the terms and condition, the installer prompts you to accept the terms and conditions.
6. The Installation Pre-requisites page displays the system requirements. Verify that all installation requirements are met before you continue the installation.
7. On the Installation Directory page, enter the absolute path for the installation directory.
The installation directory must be on the current computer. The maximum length of the path must be less than 260 characters. The directory names in the path must not contain spaces or the following special characters: @|* $ # ! % ( ) { } [ ] , ; '
Note: Informatica recommends using alphanumeric characters in the installation directory path. If you use a special character such as á or €, unexpected results might occur at run time.
8. Click Next.
9. On the Pre-Installation Summary page, review the installation information, and click Install.
The installer copies the Developer tool files to the installation directory.
The Post-installation Summary page indicates whether the installation completed successfully.
10. Click Done to close the installer.
You can view the installation log files to get more information about the tasks performed by the installer.
Installing in Silent Mode
To install the Informatica clients without user interaction, install in silent mode.
Use a properties file to specify the installation options. The installer reads the file to determine the installation options. You can use silent mode installation to install the Informatica clients on multiple machines on the network or to standardize the installation across machines.
To install in silent mode, complete the following tasks:
- 1. Configure the installation properties file and specify the installation options in the properties file.
- 2. Run the installer with the installation properties file.
Configuring the Properties File
Informatica provides a sample properties file that includes the properties required by the installer. Customize the sample properties file to create a properties file and specify the options for your installation. Then run the silent installation.
The sample SilentInput.properties file is stored in the root directory of the DVD or the installer download location.
1. Go to the root of the directory that contains the installation files.
2. Locate the sample SilentInput.properties file.
3. Create a backup copy of the SilentInput.properties file.
4. Use a text editor to open and modify the values of the properties in the file.
The following table describes the installation properties that you can modify:
Property Name | Description |
|---|
INSTALL_TYPE | Indicates whether to install or upgrade the Informatica clients. If the value is 0, the Informatica clients are installed in the directory you specify. If the value is 1, the Informatica clients are upgraded. Default is 0. |
UPGRADE_WITHOUT_PC | Informatica does not support PowerCenter for version 10.2.1. If you want to install or upgrade to this version, the PowerCenter functionality will not be available. Set the value to 1, to continue with the installation. Set the value to 0, to quit the installer. |
UPG_BACKUP_DIR | Directory of the previous version of the Informatica client that you want to upgrade. |
USER_INSTALL_DIR | Informatica client installation directory. |
5. Save the properties file.
Running the Silent Installer
After you configure the properties file, open a command prompt to start the silent installation.
- 1. Open a command prompt.
- 2. Go to the root of the directory that contains the installation files.
- 3. Verify that the directory contains the file SilentInput.properties that you edited and resaved.
- 4. To run the silent installation, run silentInstall.bat.
The silent installer runs in the background. The process can take a while. The silent installation is complete when the Informatica_<Version>_Client_InstallLog<timestamp>.log file is created in the installation directory.
The silent installation fails if you incorrectly configure the properties file or if the installation directory is not accessible. View the installation log files and correct the errors. Then run the silent installation again.